Stop Taking Things for Granted!

You see, we often get so caught up in our busy lives that we tend to forget just how important it is to truly live in and experience each and every moment in it’s simplicity. We live for the big things, the exciting things, instead of appreciating the little things in daily life. We live for the weekends, the holidays, or the vacation we’ve been dreaming of for years, instead of cherishing the days we spend in bed with a cup of of ice cream watching our favorite TV show. You got my point right?

While of course it’s great to have goals and things to work towards, I think it’s equally important to remember that each day, hour, or minute from now is never permanent, and to thus, live accordingly, by making each and every day the best as it can be. We all have those “bad days” we would like to forget. But give it a good think.. how bad is it really? Aside from the really, really devastating days, are the other ‘bad days’ really were that bad?

Lets See!

You accidentally dropped your brand new Smart Phone, smashed and water damaged the hell out of it. Or you got in a minor car accident in which you or no one else was seriously hurt. Or your flight was delayed due to bad weather. Annoying? Yes. Life altering? No. Lets consider the following....

The fact that you have a Smart Phone says enough. It tells me that you can afford the necessities and live a pretty comfortable life. It tells me that you have water to drink, food to eat, and hopefully a roof over your head. This is a luxury many people don’t have.

Be thankful you got in that accident. It will teach you to be better aware of your surroundings and to be a better driver. Oh yeah, and that cell phone you were texting on before you almost killed someone… put it way. Texting can wait. Your life won’t.

Finally, Your flight is delayed. Annoying, but tolerable. Be happy you’re not thousands of feet in the air experiencing the vomit-inducing turbulence, or worse yet, crashing to the ground due to the planes inability to handle severely poor weather conditions. 

You can choose to look at every situation in two ways: positively or negatively. Seems simple. And it is. You can either think that it was a bad day and you’ll be given a new and better start tomorrow or you can accept that you are simply having a bad moment and move on.

Moments that have us questioning all of the people and moments we don’t always appreciate to their full potential. We have all kinds of these moments that take us back to the sad truth about life. And it usually takes something as traumatic as a loved ones death, or experiencing a major heart break, to bring us unwillingly back to the reality.

It’s often an important and life-changing moment that leaves us re-evaluating the important things in life…the things we often otherwise take for granted. You know the ones – our health, our families, our jobs, having a place to live, something to eat, or even the sheer fact that we opened our eyes to yet another beautiful day of life on this earth this morning.

And so… afterwards, we make that simple promise to ourselves that we will be better about treasuring the people and the things important to us, and make time to do the things we’ve always dreamed about doing.