Monday, October 12, 2015

Motivational Monday


WHEN I'M TAKING MY LAST BREATH,
I WANT TO LOOK AT 
HOW I USED UP THE BEST OF MYSELF.
HOW MUCH DID I
SWEAT,
PUSH,
RIP,
FALL,
HIT,
CRASH,
EXPLODE?...
MY DREAM IS TO BE SO WELL USED
THAT IN MY LAST HALF-SECOND,
I JUST BURST INTO DUST.
(Elizabeth Streb)

Now that's a motivational Monday kick-in-the-pants reminder if ever there was one. 

Let's live, people. Let's really live. 

35 comments:

  1. If that were true, I think I should've been dust ten years ago. I'm paying for all the falling, hitting, and crashing now. LOL!

    Have a great day, Madeline!

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  2. I live more quietly than this, but the end result is similar. I hope to have no regrets and therefore try to make each decision, take each action, live each day thinking of how I impact others. I want to live on by positive resonance.

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    1. I love your comment, Kai. I, too, live quietly and quotes like this - as wonderful and inspiring as it is - can sometimes make me feel like I'm not being or doing enough. It really comes down to what "living" means to us. :)

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  3. Wow! That is powerful. It gave me chills. I think we all want that.

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  4. What a wonderful quote! I could stand to live a little more (or a lot more).

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    1. As long as you know what "living" means to you, for you. Check out Kai's comment above. :)

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  5. Like Chrys, this gave me chills! Love it! Thanks as always for sharing.

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  6. I agree. I need to change my attitude. I need to live everyday and not just say "One day I will . . . " I should absolutely live more. Thank you for reminding me.

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  7. Oh, this is wonderful. Definitely powerful. With a bang, not a whimper.

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  8. Great advice. Hard to put into practice sometimes when we're caught up in the day to day.

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    1. I agree. That's why I enjoy coming across these quotes and writing these posts - I need the reminder myself. :)

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  9. That is a totally awesome quote!!! Where do you find them, Madeline! You seem to have a treasure box of quotes. :)
    Thanks for sharing!

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    1. I just keep an eye out for quotes - lines, words, etc - that strike me as I read then I save them for a possible future post. In a folder, not a treasure box - unfortunately. :)

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  10. I'll second that! Too often we get wrapped up in the little things that don't matter. One of my favorite quotes is about my life being like a pair of shoes, meant to be worn out in the service of others.

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    1. That a wonderful quote and idea, Crystal. Thanks for sharing it.

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  11. Awesome. That is life well and truly lived.

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  12. A wonderfully motivational sentiment. I try... But the mundane tends to get in the way.

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    1. That mundane stuff is definitely tricky. We can only do what we can do. :)

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  13. Well, that does work for motivation lol Well said ;)

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  14. Wow, this is absolutely amazing and powerful in so few words.

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