Jan 28 2009
Live Loud
“Do not waste life. Every time you let someone leave you without knowing how they make you feel, you have died a little death for nothing. Do not assume that you have more than the moment you are living in. It’s never too soon or too hard to tell someone that you love them, thay they move you, that you are better for knowing them. Your job is to celebrate love, and to trust in the universe to bring you the people you need and tell you how to be with them when they arrive. Live a life that will end with regretting only things you did, not things you never did. Tell everyone, make them hear you, put aside your petty fears and love loud.”
I just came across that in a book I’m reading - Sleeping Over By Stacey Ballis - and thought I would share it. I think they are very beautiful and very true words. We take a lot of things for granted in our lives, and time is one of them. We assume that we will have another chance to say the things that live in our heart, but sometimes we don’t. My only resolution for 2009 is to live without regret. It means not saying no when my heart says yes. It means cherishing everyone I love and never wasting a moment with them. It means telling the people I love that I love them, and knowing that if I die tomorrow, none of my love was unspoken. And what it really means is making mistakes. Fumbling, flailing my way through life. Embracing those moments of pure embarassment, knowing that I got there by pushing fear aside and saying or doing what I felt. Too often I swallow the words that so desperately want to be spoken, and instead say something easy, something safe. No more. Living without regrets means living purely, honestly and courageously. I know this will be hard, but it will worth it. 2009 is my year to live and love loud.
Great ideas to live by. I’ll have to check that book out. Currently I’m reading Animals in translation.
The book is pretty good, especially considering that it’s straight up cheesy looking chick lit that I got for $2.50.
I am 100% guilty of saying no when my heart says yes. Or vice versa. I am the biggest pushover when it comes to my family. I am also guilty of telling my kids, “Yes, later.. mommy’s busy” when I’m busy with house chores and other stuff.
This post is a great reminder for everyone to live for the moment and not take TIME for granted.
Shemah - I think we’re all guilty of that sometimes. I think that the passage from the book is so beautiful and eloquent, and while it’s something that we all know deep down, when you read it like that it really clicks.
Thanks for the comment!!