Take The Risk to LIVE

It is worth it!

Can you imagine that in 100 years from now there is 99% probability that none of us will still be part of this universe?. At that period in time most of us will be gone. It is tempting to think that it’s far away. And the reality is that it is quite closer than our minds can perceive. We know exactly the year; the date even the hour of when we were born, still no one knows when each of us will be taking his/her last breath…

In that matter I am one of those who are aware and accept death as a part of the human journey. We were born to live, experience life and all that our soul require to be fulfilled in the limited amount given. And then, die. That is inevitable, unpredictable. #momentomori = «remember you are a mortal»

So coming back to the subject of living and existing…

Living is distinct from existing. Are you alive or are you existing? Will you spend the limited amount on this earth existing or do you want to LIVE?

Paul Mc Gregor elaborated the distinction as follow:

Living is taking life as it comes, embracing it and doing as much as you can to feel fulfilled.

Existing is a long survival.

Living is choosing happiness, it’s choosing to live.

Existing is you being here physically, but doing what you have to do to get through the day.

My way of understanding living & existing.

On one hand I perceive living as enjoying each moment in life and trying to make the best out of each, no matter how one wants to label it: happy, sad, painful, undesirable etc..

Living for me is dreaming, having dreams and thrive into getting to accomplish them. Putting in tiny daily efforts to see that dream, desire become a reality.

Living is letting go of the need to constantly be «hustling», constantly doing. And be still enjoying for a while the act of just «being». Stop, pause and admire what is already «achieved».

Living is LOVING, choosing to love and express it. Loving is risky, very risky, because you know what you put out there, and you have no “control” over how the external factors will respond to that energy you put out there. Still loving is worth it (if you ask me). I have this philosophy that:

If the only thing I have to regret on my death bed is to have loved, then I can very well accept that and die peacefully fulfilled.

Living is letting space and room for all human emotions to be — without nevertheless reacting on each (still practicing the non-reactivity on my side, work in progress).

Living is having a lifestyle that is the closest to one’s values no matter how contradictory they are to the environment one finds him/her-self into.

As Byron Katie would agree: living is loving (at least accepting) what is. Especially when one has no control over it. It is letting go of what could/would have been. Observing what is and working into finding the strength to accept the “uncomfortable”. Strength to accept change (inevitable).

Living is finding harmony, balance between being and doing. There’s a reason why we are called human “beings” and not human “doings” :).

Living is cultivating the conscience that we are all mortal and that “this too shall pass” as Echkart Tolle wrote.

All matters and we (beings) shall all pass.

While on the other hand I perceive existing as a life journey “gone through” with fear being the main decisive factor.

Existing is being able to dream and being stopped by fear into attempting to accomplish them.

Existing is “going through” life forgetting the unlimited power we have each been granted of: choosing. This naturally does not always apply if one has an illness or physical, psychological limitation-s.

Nevertheless as Viktor E. Frankl wrote in his book Man’s Search for Meaning :

“Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: The last of a humans freedom — To choose ones attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose ones own way.”

So, go for it. Choose or create your own way. This is YOUR life to live, no one else’s. The way won’t be straight forwards, nothing in life is.

All that is worthy comes from and within some degree of challenge and discomfort. Remembering in times of challenges that in each difficulty lies an opportunity (if one is willing to look for it while crossing the darkness).

Are you willing to take the risk?

Thank you for your precious time. Take gorgeous care of yourself ❤