Even though it took only an hour to get there but about 3-4 hours to get back--because everyone else had the same plan apparently--it was well worth the journey. I'll never forget that experience with my children and I'm sure they never will either.
On the drive home I passed a sign that said, "What's blocking the sun in your life?"
Like many I was already in deep thought since I'd just witnessed an astonishing phenomenon, but seeing that sign took me even deeper.
If you've been following me on social media, you've probably noticed that I've been living my life to the fullest lately, even more than I previously had. In just the past week I've flown for the first time on a plane, visited "Ripley's Believe It Or Not" in Orlando, climbed mountains and hiked with my boys through Talullah Gorge where I also slid down sliding rock into the deep lake below, and camped in the wilderness at Camp Rainey Mountain.Don't worry, I haven't been diagnosed with a life threatening ailment... I've simply come to the conclusion that life is much too short to be living for anything other than... well... LIFE!
Every moment I get to make memories with my family; try things I've never tried; experience, see, and learn all there is to discover on this beautiful earth is a moment I don't want to take for granted and the more I practice this lifestyle, the more I couldn't imagine it any other way!
The concept of living life to the fullest has likely crossed your mind on a regular basis but so few of us actually begin to walk in this notion. So the question is, what is stoping you from shining as the bright star you were created to be? Is there something or someone standing in your way?
If you wake up each day simply to go to work, make money to take care of your bills, eat, sleep, then do it all again, you are likely experiencing some sort of blockage. Unless of course you just love getting up and working hard all day to make ends meet, pay taxes, and pay for a house you barely have time to live in.
Now I know what you're thinking, "I have to work! Bills have to be paid!".... and that's all well and true... BUT, have you ever thought about consolidating your bills so that you aren't working so hard living paycheck to paycheck? Are there things you can live without? Is there some way to make that thing you REALLY love to do the same thing that pays the bills? Even if it isn't paying much at first, are there some ways you can downsize until it's making more than enough?
I know that minimalistic living isn't for everyone but have you ever thought about how much more time you could spend with the people you love, or doing the things you love to do, if you didn't have so much stuff or need so much money to pay for it? If you didn't have that fancy car or furniture you're still paying off, what would you do with the extra cash?
Remember this... no one has ever come to the end of their life and thought, "Man I sure wish I had made more money or had more things!"
So why not start now thinking about the things you wish you had more time for and start making more time for them... even if that means making more time for yourself. As they say, where there is a will there is a way! So just do it... start today! (Promise I did not mean to rhyme there.)
You must move whatever it is that's stoping you from shining! Whether it is your own fear, your past, or even someone you love holding you back, you've got to decide what's most important and live your life shining despite any setbacks! Don't get to the end of your life and realize you never really lived! Start living today because each amazing moment of your life only happens once and then it's gone!
Until next time!
~ Vitelle
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