Live Life to the Fullest
“Success is LOVING life and DARING to live it.” – Maya Angelou
Do you desire more out of your life? I do, every day. If you had to share with someone what “living life to the fullest” means to you, how would you describe it? What words would you use? What picture would you paint? What does that look like? What will you do today to live your life to the fullest?
If you don’t know the answer to those questions, that is okay. I want to encourage you to have fun with this…. take off the “fear of failure” or “self-limiting belief” boundaries and DREAM BIG.
Start making a plan today to live your life to the fullest.
Start with your MINDSET. How would you like your MINDSET to be at the start of the day as you live your life to the fullest? How would you like your MINDSET to be at the end of the day? And then … go from there!
“How Dick Van Dyke, Betty White and Carl Reiner Stay Vital in Their 90s”
Speaking of MINDSET, let’s start with some simple steps from a 2017 article on Dick, Betty and Carl.
1. Stay busy and current
2. Build face-to-face interaction daily
3. Be the boss of your body
4. Don't fear the aging process
5. Live in the moment
6. Enjoy the fruits of your labor
7. Figure out what you love and do it every day
Betty White, a 99-year-old actress and comedian, promotes sleep. She says, “Get 8 hours of beauty sleep, 9 if you’re ugly!”
SIMPLE WAYS TO CREATE YOUR FULL LIFE!
MAKE A DECISION
DO SOMETHING THAT SCARES YOU
FORGIVE YOURSELF AND OTHERS
GRATITUDE ATTITUDE
BE DESCIPLINED AND SPONTANEOUS
GLEAN FROM LIFE AND GIVE BACK
SURROUND YOURSELF WITH FAMILY, FRIENDS AND NEW FRIENDS
FIND PURPOSE IN YOUR LIFE’S WORK
CHASE DOWN AND TACKLE YOUR DREAMS
PURSUE THINGS BIGGER THAN YOURSELF
HOLD ON WITH OPEN HANDS
STRIVE TO IMPROVE A LITTLE EACH DAY
KEEP MOVING FORWARD AND SLOW DOWN
PLAY WITH CHILDREN
TAKE MINI GET-A-WAYS
DO NOTHING
LAUGH UNTIL YOU CRY
JUST BE / BE PRESENT
VOLUNTEER
EMBRACE TODAY
BE A PARTICIPANT IN YOUR LIFE; DON’T WATCH IT PASS BY
DON’T SWEAT THE SMALL STUFF
DISCOVER SOMETHING NEW EACH DAY
TRUST YOURSELF
FOLLOW YOUR DREAMS NOT YOUR FEARS
EMBRACE EACH EXPERIENCE AS IF IT IS YOUR FIRST
RINSE AND REPEAT …
LIVE TODAY AS IF IT IS YOUR LAST
HANDING OFF THE BATON
My Courageous Friend,
Recently, I had to say my final goodbye to my precious Sylvia, my 88-year-old sweet Southern “second mother.” She was given the opportunity to choose how she would “live her life to the fullest” for the next 4 – 6 weeks. She selflessly spent that short time allowing friends and family to come to her house and visit with her, say their final goodbyes and love on her. She shared how she considered it a blessing from God to be able to know how much time she had left so that she could continue to make an impact on others. She continued to live life to the fullest as Heaven was drawing nearer. I believe every person she spent time with was getting a piece of her “baton” as she whispered “take it and continue the race.”
Live life to the fullest my friend. Grab hold of the baton that is being handed to you. It may be from a friend, a family member or even a stranger. Keep it moving forward and one day, you will hand it off.
WHAT WILL YOU DO TODAY TO “LIVE YOUR LIFE TO THE FULLEST?”
