I woke up one morning and I experienced this enthusiasm for life.  I had this urge to live every day of my life like it’s the last one.

This is what I wrote…at 7 A.M.   ( I read this a couple of days later and asked myself: Wouldn’t it be nice to feel like this all the time?)

There are so many places to visit, people to meet, books to read , books to write,  movies to watch, sports to practice, dances to learn , museums to visit, conversations to have, businesses to build, gardens to cultivate, pictures to draw, wine to taste, meals to cook, children to play with, jokes to laugh at, cars to drive, planes to fly, dogs to walk, great cities to discover…

My biggest challenge is to choose what I want first and foremost. My time is so limited and at the same time when I compare myself to other species, I have so much.

I look at the ravens and the squirrels in my backyard, no sooner that I put the bread and seeds for them to eat, a bunch of them come and pick some pieces. These creatures don’t waste any time and their lives are short and simple, yet very efficient.

What is the point of this comment? It is that some of us, humans, have a tendency to complicate simple things when we should just enjoy the moment.

We have so many possible activities to indulge in when we really think about it, it is overwhelming. Think of the type of teas and coffees to try, newspaper, magazines to read and web sites to discover.

It’s a world of unlimited possibilities.

Life is too short not to live to the fullest and not to do what we love to do.We have to live our passion in order to be completely happy. Maslow wrote many years ago , “What a man must be, he must be in order to be happy”.

Personally I try to constantly spend more time to work on the things that really make me happy.

I enjoy working on projects that make me enthusiastic. I spend quite a lot of time reading, writing, visiting art museums.I take my time to understand the works of art, the painter or the sculptor’s intentions. I like to exercise and to enjoy the outdoors activities to breathe some fresh air.

I really enjoy travelling and discovering new countries and new cities, new cultures and new people.

Ask yourself:

What are the limitations that are preventing you to live your dream’s life?

What do you really enjoy doing when you have free time?

How could you spend more time on what you really care about?

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P.S. Here is an interesting TED talk on the secrets of success… ( short, inspiring and humoristic)

http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/richard_st_john_s_8_secrets_of_success.html