Life is short…Are YOU living it to the fullest?

“You never know the biggest day of your life is the biggest day.
Not until it’s happening.
You don’t recognise the biggest day of your life.
Not until you are right in the middle of it.
The day you commit to something/someone.
The day you get your heart broken.
The day you meet your soul mate.
The day you realise there’s not enough time because you want to live forever.
Those are the biggest days, the perfect days”- Greys Anatomy

I chose this quote as it is one of my favourites. The truth is, life is short. Years are gone before you know it. Months fly. We always say ‘wow I can’t believe it is the end of the year already’.  The one thing in life that is unknown is the future. We don’t know what tomorrow will bring. Unfortunately death is inevitable. Most of us live to see our parents die. Some of us even experience the loss of a sibling or partner. I have another Greys quote that is on just this:

“Did you say it?
‘I love you’,
‘I don’t want to live without you’,
‘you changed my life’.
Did you say it?
Make a plan, set a goal and work toward it.
But every now and then look around, drink it in because this is it.
It might all be gone tomorrow” – Greys Anatomy

The quote speaks for itself. So many times in life, out loved ones walk out the door never to return and we never got the chance to tell them what they mean to us. We never got the chance to say goodbye. Life is unexpected and I truly believe that at the end of the day you need to be grateful that you made it and you need to express gratitude to everyone around you because you never know when it will be too late. You need to go to sleep knowing that you are on good terms with everyone. Can you imagine if you had a huge fight with someone you love and never got the chance to apologise? Even if it is an ego issue, say sorry and move on. Life is too short to hold grudges and too seek revenge. We need to enjoy every moment we have and to be grateful for everything good in our lives.

Here is a beautiful poem about death.

“I read of a man who stood to speak
at the funeral of a friend.
He referred to the dates on her tombstone
from the beginning… to the end.
He noted that first came her date of birth
and spoke the following dates with tears, 1964-1994
but he said what mattered most of all
was the dash between those years.

For that dash represents all the time
that’s she spent alive on earth…
and now only those who loved her
know what that little line is worth.
For it matters not, how much we own;
the cars.. the house..the cash,
what matters is how we live and love
and how we spend our dash

So think about this long and hard.
are there things you’d like to change?
For you never know how much time is left,
that can still be rearranged.
If we could just slow down enough
to consider what’s true and real.
and always try to  understand
the way other people feel.

And be less quick to anger,
and show appreciation more
and love the people in our lives
like we’ve never loved before.
Remembering that this special dash
might only last a little while.

So when you eulogy’s being read
with your life’s actions to rehash
would you be proud of the things they say
and how you spend your dash?” – Linda Ellis

The thing to remember is from reading this post, is remember that time is limited, remember to tell those you love that you love them. Hug people, kiss people. Live your life to the fullest because like the poem said, you want to know you have out in all that you can in that dash and that your life is one worth remembering. <3