“I have but one life and life is naught but a measurement of time... If I waste today I destroy the last page of my life." The effects of thinking and living this philosophy have compounded. Each year I can face a greater Voldemort. Sales and business hurdles, Jiu jitsu competitions, performing on stage, teaching new things - Fear is a signal of something to overcome. And in the hard times, Mandino’s words call from deep to remind me that a life of procrastination and leisure doesn’t come due today, but in the end days of my life.
We program our consciousness with every thought, action, and word, and we hit save when we sleep. Who you are tomorrow depends on who you are today.
Looking at each day like it’s one-day life has helped reshape the mental grooves of my paradigm into a version of me that can actually fulfill my greatest desires and overcome my greatest fears. It’s made me extraordinarily grateful for life. In the words of Marcus Aurelius: “Perfection of character is this: To live each day as if it were your last, without frenzy, without apathy, without pretense.”
Life is long, but it's over in an instant. Let’s make the most of each day. Confront Death head-on.
This day may be my last, but “if it to be my last, it must be my best.”