Life is short - Seize the day

*Please read this blog bearing in mind the intended respect of the author for all mentioned below*

If you, like most of us, often procrastinate... saying that you will achieve your aim on a mythical 'tomorrow'; start your plan next week or maybe consider doing something next year... this weekend has been a quick, short, sharp and tragic reminder of how short life is. 

This weekend, we have been rocked by the death of those in Oslo and of the young people on Utøya island, the China rail crash, escalating emergency situation in Somalia... as well as the surprising (yet sadly, not so surprising) death of Amy Winehouse. These incidents were the result of very different factors... yet undoubtedly have a common message... that life is fleeting. 

So, what does that mean? How will these sad reminders of our mortality affect us? The possibilities are endless:

Not at all

It may be sad... but what has happened to these people has nothing to with you, or how you live your life

Stop for a moment

You'll spend 48-72 hours reeling from this weekend's news... and get straight back to your daily routine. No one's claiming there's anything wrong with your daily routine... but when you think about it, it is amazing how we can often go from being so moved... so affected... yet soon suffer amnesia in respect to why we felt that immediate and powerful reaction

A more lasting impact

Make a decision to truly live each day to the full. Plan, set goals and act on them... start the process today. 


This weekend... I choose to take a few moments to reflect on recent events and, while I didn't have the priviledge of knowing any of these young people - send my condolences to their friends, families and loved ones. 

And tomorrow, I will respect their legacies... and take some actions towards creating my own.... a bid to avoid resonating with the words ''If I had my life to live over again."

Carpe Diem... Seize the day...