A blog after a long time:
I was reading an article "100 Things To Do Before You Die". On the list were things like climb Mt. Everest, parachute from plane, hand feed a shark, go on an African safari, etc. I skimmed the other things that they have suggested should be on everyone's list. I had no desire to do even one of them.
So then I thought, is there anything I'd like to do before I die that I haven't done yet? Hypothetically, if someone is living fully, they're doing what matters(or is important) to them whenever and however they can. There is something pathetic and desperate about having to make lists of things to do before you die so you can be sure by doing them, you will have really "lived". The Japanese say: "live everyday as if your hair was on fire" and within realistic bounds, that sounds just about right. Most of the time we know almost as soon as the situation arises whether we will later regret not doing it. We also know that most of the time that despite of many fearful, well behaved inner voices telling us not to do something, we should ignore those voices and just go ahead and do it. Because when we do and it works, it makes us bigger and life richer. If it fails, we hurt for a while but then generally heal and move on. You don't need to climb Mt. Everest to have led a fulfilled life. You only have to have the courage, and usually it is only the small courage, to say yes. Say yes and do something when your first, second and third instincts may be to say no because it frightens you.
Stay Awesome!! \m/
