(#5241) Get busy living or get busy dying, your choice!

      After the innocence of life has lost it's sheen we are left with a world where finite possibilities exist. Unlike when we are bright eyed bushy tailed youngsters with all our lives just beginning before us. After the stark awakening we get as we age that life only holds so many things and the possibilities are not as abundant as we originally thought life gets hard to exist in. But that is one perspective. Life is also a continual eye opener if we keep our values and ethics grounded in our lives with the same respect and dignity we should give to others as the same. Being cheerful and courteous as a default position is a great way to keep the best of ourselves and our relationships fun and happy.
     I have a lot of new friends come into my life as well as leave my life yet I don't tire of knowing them all. We are all so unique that nothing is the same from one person to the next as a general rule. We are all exceptional and when we allow ourselves that perspective then we see the ongoing beauty in the world and it is amazing. As well it never gets old. Too many times I see others who have crawled deep within themselves as a turtle would within it's shell. Trying to just exist without making any headway toward new relationships. Well that is not me and it shouldn't be anyone else either.
     The get busy living part of that statement is the staying in the mix of our society without feeling like we need to hide from it. Grasp the opportunity to say hello and actually wait to hear a response. Make a joke of something about yourself as an ice breaker when the chance arrives. Give someone else a chance to wear a smile on their face because you made an effort. There are some in this world who would rather fight than have peace and that is their best answer to existing. Those are the get busy dying folks who have lost the will to live to the fullest in the short time we all have to be alive.