With each day that passes, you have the chance to make it memorable. If you had one day to do anything or go anywhere, what would you do? I know when I have the time I'll be on an adventure, hours away from home with my camera in hand and my best friend not far away. We don't waist any time, always exploring. Hours of screaming lyrics to our favorite songs on the long car rides, driving around in the middle of nowhere trying to find the perfect view to capture or maybe just walking around and seeing as much of our own back yard as we can. I can't just jump on a plane and go across the world, but I can drive 5 hours just to go for a hike in the mountains and two hours to rent a bike to ride along the beach. We don’t let a day pass without doing something that brings a smile to our faces. But your perfect day may be spending time with someone you love, or reading under a tree, it really doesn’t matter as long as you are spending it a way that makes you happy.
But the days we don’t have free time, where we work long hours and are stuck doing things we don’t want to do, those days aren’t a waste. They’re important because they make you appreciate when you're able to go on your adventure, those days might actually be more important. They give you a chance to hold onto the things you do that makes you smile; they give you a challenge to stay positive when your doing something you don’t enjoy. The hard part is making things we don’t want to do enjoyable, but its possible. Living each day like it's your last is a mindset. It's not exploring every day and doing something memorable with every moment. That’s not practical, but having the mindset that if something ever happens, you're happy with the life you lived; that’s realistic.
Steve Jobs said, “I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself: 'If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?' And whenever the answer has been "No" for too many days in a row, I know I need to change something. Memories you have made will last; you're going to remember the days you spent doing something you love, versus the days you spent unhappy. Living every day like it's your last isn’t realistic, but having an attitude that every day counts is! Don’t waste time; you only have so much.
