Sorry, but I'm not a "live for the moment" kind of guy. I prefer the phrase "relax and enjoy the ride."
To me, the phrase "live for the moment" (LFTM) means just sit there and enjoy the current view. The day I hand over the keys to my childhood home to someone who doesn't love it as much as I did, now that will involve a LFTM. I plan on standing for a minute in each room of the house and absorb the atmosphere. Study the walls, the floors, the closets. Relish in memories that occurred in each spot.
Personally, I want to limit the amount of LFTMs in my life. Why just enjoy the view? Why not be involved with the view? Interact? Play a part? Relax and enjoy the ride sounds like you are actually moving towards something. Not just stuck there on your a**.
George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Agatha Christie, Marie Curie, Helen Keller, Nat King Cole, Stephen King, FDR, JFK, MLK... I wonder how many of these people "lived of the moment?"
Sara Perkins did. Sara Perkins lived for the moment. Are you saying "Who's Sara Perkins?" If so, precisely my point. Abraham Lincoln had a war to fight. It involved planning, coordinating, praying, sweating, making tough decisions that would effect multitudes. He wasn't sitting around enjoying the moment. He worked hard.
I am a new writer and it's hard work. With so much imagination in me, I worry I will not get it all written. It's not just a career move, it's a creative outlet. I struggle to find the right words. There are times I just can't get to the computer fast enough to write. I have been in the shower, overcome writer's block, dry off quickly, and race directly to the computer to write it. Thank god the curtains were drawn. No free shows for the neighbors!
My journey to becoming writer is a passionate one. I want to write and publish. I want my readers to come along with me and watch stories unfold. This requires discipline and hard work. Writing is hard.
I get tired of people telling me to "live for the moment." From now on, when they do, I've decided to tell them to sit back and enjoy the view. I'll drive. I've got places to go, people to see, things to do.
CSM
To me, the phrase "live for the moment" (LFTM) means just sit there and enjoy the current view. The day I hand over the keys to my childhood home to someone who doesn't love it as much as I did, now that will involve a LFTM. I plan on standing for a minute in each room of the house and absorb the atmosphere. Study the walls, the floors, the closets. Relish in memories that occurred in each spot.
Personally, I want to limit the amount of LFTMs in my life. Why just enjoy the view? Why not be involved with the view? Interact? Play a part? Relax and enjoy the ride sounds like you are actually moving towards something. Not just stuck there on your a**.
George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Agatha Christie, Marie Curie, Helen Keller, Nat King Cole, Stephen King, FDR, JFK, MLK... I wonder how many of these people "lived of the moment?"
Sara Perkins did. Sara Perkins lived for the moment. Are you saying "Who's Sara Perkins?" If so, precisely my point. Abraham Lincoln had a war to fight. It involved planning, coordinating, praying, sweating, making tough decisions that would effect multitudes. He wasn't sitting around enjoying the moment. He worked hard.
I am a new writer and it's hard work. With so much imagination in me, I worry I will not get it all written. It's not just a career move, it's a creative outlet. I struggle to find the right words. There are times I just can't get to the computer fast enough to write. I have been in the shower, overcome writer's block, dry off quickly, and race directly to the computer to write it. Thank god the curtains were drawn. No free shows for the neighbors!
My journey to becoming writer is a passionate one. I want to write and publish. I want my readers to come along with me and watch stories unfold. This requires discipline and hard work. Writing is hard.
I get tired of people telling me to "live for the moment." From now on, when they do, I've decided to tell them to sit back and enjoy the view. I'll drive. I've got places to go, people to see, things to do.
CSM
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