Daily Mood Quote
Day 150 – September 30, 2011
“Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air...”
~Ralph Waldo Emerson
The only thing missing is “walk in the rain.” I did that this morning, it was pretty cool (about 50 degrees) with a spitting rain and moderate breeze. And although being hit in the face with spitting rain can sometimes be somewhat annoying, today for some reason it wasn't and I enjoyed the walk. Henry David Thoreau said “An early morning walk is a blessing for the whole day.” At least Emerson and Thoreau agreed on that! I have to also agree. Granted, it was a short walk (seeing the doctor once for a sinus infection is fine, twice is just plain stupid) and I didn't want to get a cold along with a sinus headache. I think I foresee the purchase of a treadmill in my future. I really don't want to lose any of the gains I have achieved from exercising thus far. At my age those gains actually mean something. It gets tougher and tougher to regain lost ground.
So, how does one live in the sunshine,when its overcast, swim the sea when you're 1000 miles from it and drink the wild air when your having an “ozone action day” and saturated by pollen (well at least that , the pollen, has really been “wild” this year)? I'm not sure, but I suspect living each day to the fullest might be a good place to start. It's Friday and I can't think of a better day to start reengaging in life. Smile as often as you can, appreciate the opportunity to embrace life and then embrace it, and sometimes when you have the opportunity, leap into life without looking (but only if your having fun, please don't do anything dangerous). In the movie Yes Man, Carl Allen (played by Jim Carrey) is a character whose life was crushingly disconnected and routine. He had a boring job and very few friends, until he attended a meeting that challenged him to say “YES!” to life. In that movie Terrence Bundley a motivational speaker (played by Terence Stamp) said a very insightful thing to Carl Allen (Jim Carrey) “You cant audit life my friend.” And so it is, “live” life, wrap your arms around it and find the good, even on the windy, rainy, cold days. There is no substitute and no better time to start than now.
How will you “live in the sunshine” today?
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