A friend of mine who became one of the people who won
the Baja 1000 (a few times) said something that struck me.
He said
“You know, if I knew I was making history, I would have paid more attention”
Interesting. The fact of the matter is that small or large; winning or losing, we are all making our own history every single day. Everything we do in a day matters. Everything we do in a day creates 
the butterfly effect. But we don’t think about it nor do we appreciate the moment because we are so focused on the next day or week and then the next that we don’t see history in the making. Your Mama, like mine, had probably told you “Don’t wish your life away” when we wished for the weekend or the vacation or our birthday or Christmas….. Appreciation of the moment is the one single thing that I internally adjusted when I was fighting cancer. I smell the rain. I take deep breaths. I see everything. I feel everything. I am amused and intrigued by everything. I used to run out the door to my car to get to wherever I was going. Now I actually, physically….smell the flowers. I kick at the snow in winter and I admit I have dropped my 
briefcase and made a snow angel and coaxed others to get down there with me. I tell my daughter every single time we text each other, speak, e-mail that I love her….I hug her every time we meet and leave each other. I tell my family & friends I love and appreciate them knowing deep within my soul that those could be the last words they ever hear or I ever speak. I smile at everyone I pass along the way and they smile back and make my day.
What do I want to remember when my time is here? The smell of my beautiful garden, my gorgeous daughter, my amazing family, my awesome friends and all the smiling faces of all those strangers.
My fortunate, blessed life.
I will not leave this earth with regrets of a life not lived and not appreciated in EVERY SINGLE MOMENT.
Want to know what is more interesting? When I filled me up with all that gratitude and appreciation and joy, all the crappy stuff that used to be lurking in there just seemed to disappear, effortlessly. 
Crack the code. Live, simply live, and notice that life. It matters. You matter. You can be whoever and whatever you desire. I know…. I replaced my old crappy life with an awesome abundant life and all it took was a little thing called cancer and the opportunity to get a mulligan, a do over, to do it right. You don’t have to ask for that mulligan, you just have to walk slower, see better, smile more and really thank your lucky stars, your God, your higher power that you get another moment but…..whoever or whatever you choose to acknowlege, make sure you say “Just wait, I am not finished with this moment ”…..fate can’t help but give you the time to do just that. 
Yes, you can survive this life or you can live this life and it is your choice.
Are You “All In”?
I enjoyed this moment. I hope you did too.
Here is a little something that we knew when we played in the sandbox and may have forgotten in our “grown up” years…..
Fun, Laughter, and Enthusiasm…We should strive to keep that childlike spirit in our work and our play. When we grow up we take ourselves way too seriously, and sometimes we become a heart attack waiting to happen.
No Limit Thinking…As children we believe that we might become president, a great artist or a great
explorer. But as adults we begin to put fences around those dreams.
No Inhibitions…Children speak from the heart, and as adults we should strive to do more of that.
Read People and Situations…Children can see past the trappings of material success and see into the core of people. As we grow older we begin to label people, and as the saying goes, “labeling is disabling.”
Creativity and Imagination…A great philosopher once observed, “Genius is childhood recaptured at will.” The imagination and creativity we had at five too often begins to fade at fifteen.
And P.S……think before you tell someone to “Grow up” never dampen the spririt of those who soar without wings and live without limitations.
Just a little something from me to you.
Marq
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