Monday, April 25, 2011

Live Your Life On The Edge, Just Don't Step Off.

It is far too often that we live our lives shut away in a closet fearing what life holds for us. Pick your euphemism; when it's your time it's your time, when the reaper comes-a-call'in, it all amounts to the same thing; when your numbers up, it's up. Personally, I believe God has a plan and it is exactly what it sounds like, his plan. If we think nothing bad will happen if we just play it safe, we sell ourselves short on that plan. Conservative goals breed a conservative life, and a conservative life will leave you with one thing in abundance, regret. I'm not saying we should all take to playing chicken with freight trains, just don't let a fear of life replace the joy of success, or failure. Experience everything, preferably within the limits of your respective legal jurisdictions, but experience it all none the less. Life is short, take advantage of what this world has to offer. Dance, laugh, run, help a stranger for no reason, or make total fools of yourselves, just don't do it on national TV unless you are Charlie Sheen. Go out and find your personal edge wherever that edge may lie. Set up camp there and don't ever leave. Write that amazing novel, paint a masterpiece, bike in the Tour De France, compete in The Iron Man, sky dive naked, whatever it is, just do it. Find that edge and live there. If you don't, wondering if you should, could change to wishing you had, and by then it could be too late. What's your edge? What do you want to do. Post it here then go do it! Just stay away from those trains.

4 comments:

  1. Great blog, Chuck! I like the concept--it gets readers thinking. I want to hear more about your book!

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  2. Every day I choose my life. Hopefully without judgement of myself or others. The only edge is that of accountability, which I accept fully. My life, my choices, grateful to those that choose to include me in their lives, grateful to those who allow my choices to be included in theirs. At day's end there are no regrets, no "I wish I would'ves. Just love, peace and the anticipation that should I awake the next morning I'll get to choose all over again.

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  3. Sky dive naked? I wouldn't even sky dive clothed!

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  4. Hey Chuck. Great post. Am following and reading tweets. Good luck with The Revealing. my blog is http://characterswellmet.blogspot.com Reggie Ridgway

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