Live the Life you Create

Do we spend too much time in life "wanting more"? Do we spend too much time wishing or dreaming our lives were something different? It is ok to dream, build, create and even "want" a certain life. But, we live the life we create and if you stop and realize everything that is right in front of you, maybe you can live the life you dream or want.

I enjoy new places, people and experiences but my heart is also content with the life I have lived. I have seen and done more than many an not as much as others. There are places on this Earth I would love to travel and experience, but is it what I really want? Not a fan of the travel to get there, the flight or lengthy drive, the hurry up and waiting in airports, the crowds, the stress you can feel of the people around you. Don't get me wrong, flying on a plane is exciting. I love the take off and G force speed you can feel in your heart, looking down on Earth and seeing how quickly the terrain changes, being in the clouds and being as close you can to what an eagle feels as it floats freely in the sky. I actually enjoy a road trip, seeing the country side, new mountains, plains and listening to music.

I also love home, home is where my heart is content. I am surrounded by mountains, nature, trees, wildlife and peace. Reflecting on life as I listen to so many people, " wanting more", "wanting to go places", "needing a vacation away from life". I appreciate the beautiful life I have. I have experienced learning how to sail, snow and water ski, repel down a bluff. I have been on a boat in the ocean with the orcas and sperm whales breaching close enough you could almost touch them and certainly hear their calls. I have hiked many mountains and waterfalls and some multiple times. I learned to ride a motorcycle across the desert and sat on a horse back (even an elephant). I have not jumped out of an airplane but enjoyed the safe feeling at I Fly of what it is like to sky dive and floated across the countryside in a hot air balloon.

Our world is beautiful and more than one person can ever see or take in, there are some amazing beautiful places to take your breath away. But, home fills my heart and its the people in my life that make a difference. We live the life we want, enjoy what you have and keep it simple. Keeping it simple you can fill your heart and find there is more than you need right in front of you.

My dad would make me smile when he would say, " today is the best day of my life. Yesterday is gone only a memory, tomorrow is not here yet and only a dream. Today is here and now, it must be the best day of my life". Appreciate today and what is here and now before its gone and don't hold out for what might be tomorrow, it might not happen. Live today!