Only one Shot!

One life is all we get as a gift for being born in this world. You can make the amount of mistakes you want, or you can avoid them as much as possible, you can live a life of boredom or you can live a life of excitment, etc. Whatever you choose as the right way to live is all you will have as life. I sometimes think how interesting this is and at the same time how risky. I mean, only one shot at life? So everything I am choosing today is really ALL I will experience and live. Wow! I know this is common knowledge from the time we are born, but in thinking about it in this perspective I am now asking myself, what do I want to experience? What do I want my life to be? Which dreams and goals are worth achieving in this one shot I have at life? So many questions...

I am realizing today that when putting things into perspective they are better understood. Thoughts about life have always been in my mind, but had never really thought about it in this way. In looking at it from this angle there is almost a feeling of desperation growing from within, like a cry saying "make it worth it!".

But how do I know that what I am doing is worth (or will be worth) that one shot? I don´t consider that I have a bad life, to be honest I would say somewhere up there a bright star is shinning for me, because even with the ups and downs that were experienced until now, the good still far outweighs the bad. Still, in thinking that there is only ONE life, do I just want it to be good? What if I want it to be amazing? What will my future decisions be now that my perspective about life has deepened?

With so many thoughts running wild in my head, what to do, what not to do, what to try for what not, stay or go, enjoy not enjoy, etc., the one thing I can say for sure is that I want to live my life to the full. Be there mistakes or not, I want to give it my best try at that one shot. Every minute of the day the clock is ticking and those many minutes that we received when we were born are slowly decreasing at each passing day. Now I am asking myself what I am wasting time with, all the pointless drama, problems, concerns, sadness, depression, laziness, gossip, inertia, web, tv, etc. Anything that steals away from living life to the full and making the most of it.

Maybe in the end of it all what will be cherished the most will be the moments shared with the special people that surround us. Doing good and having something to show for yourself is certainly important, but it is now dawning on me that the only thing we really leave behind is our impression on others. What we exchange in experience is what will stay in each of our minds and hearts forever. Could it be that living life to the full is really about making the most out of the time with each person you cross paths with? Now I can understand a little better about this one shot, it´s only one but it´s not supposed to be a lonely one. Would you have a shot with me!? :-)
    

Going wild...

It is crazy how we dont stop and think about why things are as they are, why we react a certain way, and why certain things affect us the way they do, etc. In the busy day to day not often do we find the time to stop and reflect on the happenings around us and our attitudes towards them. It almost seems like our lives are sort of robotic in a way, since it is usually led by our personal impulse or what everyone else seems to be doing.

Stopping every now and then to question yourself and what's happening around you might seem like an odd thing to do, but amazingly enough it helps you understand yourself better, if you're truly honest, and it helps you make better decisions overall. It really doesn't take much to just ask the questions that haven't been asked, or aren't being asked, but it makes a world of difference when you do, as those questions are the revealing factor of incredible things about yourself and the world you live in.

This is why I love the idea of creating this blog. I have come to realize that I need a moment to sort out the questions in my mind, to express any conflicts I encounter as I live my life, and to hopefully in the future inspire others to think about their lives as well. My main goal is to ask the questions and sometimes bring out some hypotheses, which will be just that - hypotheses. No ready solutions, or right answers, the goal is to question, if the answers or solutions come then it will be a byproduct of the goal, but certainly not the goal in itself.

In closing, here's some food for thought, some of what got my thoughts going wild...

Quality questions create a quality life. Successful people ask better questions, and as a result, they get better answers.

He who asks a question is a fool for five minutes; he who does not ask a question remains a fool forever.

Question with boldness even the existence of a God; because, if there be one, he must more approve of the homage of reason, than that of blind-folded fear.

The art and science of asking questions is the source of all knowledge.Questions provide the key to unlocking our unlimited potential.

Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is to never stop questioning. - Albert Einstein

The power to question is the basis of all human progress. - Ghandi

No man really becomes a fool until he stops asking questions.