Life wastes itself while we are preparing to live. – Ralph Waldo Emerson
If you had one week left to live, would you still be doing what you’re doing now? In what areas of your life are you preparing to live? Take them off your To Do list and add them to a To Stop list. Resolve to only do what makes you come alive.
Bonus: How can your goals improve the present and not keep you in a perpetual “always something better” spiral? (Author: Jonathan Mead)
Only one week to live ????? I would party my brains out ! I’d bring together all the people who have ever had an impact on me, and we’d all party like there was no next week. We’d eat like kings and queens… totally organic, free-range, fair-trade and FREE. There’d be music… every type of instrument – drums, guitars, bongos, clickers and clackers, didgeridoos, and more – would allow us to create soul-shaking spirit-awakening music. And when we needed a break, we’d listen to stories, especially those from the elders. They’d remind us of what is truly important in life. I think I’d put up a huge canvas, where anyone could make beautiful art. And maybe another on which we’d create a family tree, showing how we’ve come to be in the same place, tracing our roots, and proving that we are all related, if not by blood, then simply by the fact that we’re standing on the earth. We’d do all of this surrounded by nature, in a field, perhaps by the water. Now this sounds a lot like the International Indigenous Leadership Gathering I attended last week (more on that to follow), not so much a party as it was a chance to be reminded of our connection to the natural world, and how we must work to restore that. I’d borrow that AND party, like a rock star among rock stars. I am rich on account of the people who’ve come into my life, some for a short time while others have remained; all have left their mark, as no one else can. Until the invitations go out, I want to spend more time recognizing/celebrating/thanking all those who I’d like to party with. Call it the perpetual pre-party mode… Happy hour anyone ?
Peace out and party on,
Patrick
