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October 21, 2005
Live Each Day
By QBlog in Miscellaneous
You've no doubt heard the saying "live each day as if it were your last." It's the type of advice given to encourage people to savor the moment. A modified version of cape diem with a role-playing twist. We imagine that tomorrow may never come and hopefully live today to the fullest.
It's really not bad advice because there certainly aren't any guarantees of what the future holds. Yet, like many good things, the advice has been overused and trivialized by Chicken Soup books and Dr. Phil shows. It's the same thing the sports industry has done with words like "legendary," "dynasty" and "hero" by tossing them around almost indiscriminately.
Mutations
The "live each day" phrase isn't just overused, it's also mutating. We now see (especially in the Self Help industry) phrases like "take each breath as if it were your last" and "treat your spouse as if it were the last day you'll ever see him/her." I recently read Tonya Grimes (link via MLM Blog) advice to "Work Like It's the Day Before Vacation!."
Enough! Or is it? Maybe if a little is good, a lot is better? Sure, why not? So now I'm jumping on the bandwagon and offering some advice of my own. Feel free to add yours. If we're going to trivialize something let's not do it half-assed.
Live Each Day
- Burn Each Fire As If It Were Your Last
- Wash Each Plate As If It Were Your Last
- Smoke Each Cigar As If It Were Your Last
- Drink Each Beer As If It Were Your Last
- Spank Each Child As If It She Were Your Last
- Fry Each Fish As If It Were Your Last
- Build Each Dam As If It Were Your Last
- Prospect Each Friend As If It He Were Your Last
- Sell Each Widget As If It Were Your Last
- Fly Each Plane As If It Were Your Last
- Kill Each Deer As If It Were Your Last
See, isn't this fun? I'm writing this blog post as if it were my last.
Comments
Hey, has anyone heard the latest? QBlog is quitting!! What a shame!
(Spread each rumor as if it were your last.)
As I read the post and got to "treat your spouse as if it were the last day you'll ever see him/her." a warped thought popped into my head:
"treat your spouse as if he/she were your last".
A twisted mind is a terrible thing to waste.
:-)
A twisted mind is a terrible thing to waste.
Speaking of bad phrases gone out of control. The Mayor's Research Assistant (smart little liberal arts major that he is) points out that a mind is not a terrible thing. It is a terrible thing to waste a mind, agreed, but a mind being terrible? Perish the thought.
Is a brainwashed mind a terrible thing too?
Attend that function like it's your last one!
Write each post as if it were your last.
I wonder if Tony thought that?
Or
Spank a kid like it's day before vacation
Eat Burgers like it's day before vacation
Pooh like it's day before vacation
Pee like it's day before vacation
Fill gas like it's day before vacation
:D
A mind is a terrible thing to use.
Gee, as long as they don't apply this for economics or any other long-term value. I guess no one should save any money ! What a waste of advice.
Eat McDonalds As If It She Were Your Last!
Party As If It She Were Your Last!
Spend money As If It She Were Your Last!
Shop As If It She Were Your Last!
"A mind is a terrible thing to use."
That is, if you are of a mind...
Hope you don't mind. I always try to be mindful of others.
(I mined deep for that one!)
PW
Fight with PW as it was your last.
Sit in paranoid contemplation as if it were your last.
-r
PS:
Write each post-script as if it were your last.
-=-
well, to join in the fun...
Live each day like yesterday was your last day in quixtar
"Wash Each Plate As If It Were Your Last"
I'm still laughing at that one.
Post each comment, as if it were your last.
...in which case, this was a wasted last! :)
Go to each quixtar function as if it's your last?
Spend each dollar on quixtar as if it's your last?
Treasure each day wasted with your upline as if it's your last?
This is an interesting and thought provoking message. Thanks QBlog!
Posted by: Joecool18 | October 21, 2005 6:44 PM