Are you living everyday to the fullest?

Just what the titles says. Are you?

I'm not.
Haven't been, probably not since my early 20's have I done... anything productive. I have my reasons and they are just that, reasons. I won't say excuses, cos for the purpose of my mental health at the time, they were and will remain seen as reasons.

An acquaintance I have, that I knew a few years ago has popped up. As beautiful as he is, we will never be anything more than what we are, passing acquaintances.

Anyway, his msn status changed last night and all it said was: "I hope everyone is living everyday to its fullest". Not a question, just a statement.

For whatever reason it made me start to think about it, more so, than if he had ASKED it. When people ask me such things, I instantly get my back up all defensive, like I need to be prepared to be preached at, etc.

Recently I've decided (more so divinely guided) to learn about churches and religions. I've found a place to start, and will inform you if I gain anything from my explorations. Add the above statement to the equation, and I find myself with a whole new level of motivation than I've had in the last 11 years.

Seriously, in the last week, I've begun to research a higher guidance, joined a gym (yes you read it correctly), started the repairs around my apartment, started taking the stairs at work, walking the hill of death after work, and over all just stopped being a professional procrastinator. (which I've been extremely successful in, til now). Funny how a small sentence, or support from an old high school friend can change things for the better.

I'm a firm believer that people come and go from your life for all different reasons, lengths of time, short, long, etc.. for the greater good, to rehash old issues etc, whatever the reason/purpose these folks have popped up, truly makes me believe I need to be doing more with my day to day life. I never want to look back and have any regrets.

Baby steps, but I'll get there. I've told myself the changes I make in the next little while, may be only little over all. I do not believe they have to be life changing, just pertinent to your life and yours only.

My statement to all of you is the same: I hope you're living everyday to the fullest.


I was in the middle of a report when I wrote this, so it may be less to the point than I was hoping to make.