YOLO
by Bert Oliva
Today is the first day of the rest of your life.
That’s kind of a cheesy phrase, but it is utterly true. Today is all you have. This day. This hour. This minute. This moment. So what are you doing to make the most out of it?
Are you spending most of your day is anger, stress, or upset? Are you making excuses and feeling guilty?
Or are you truly living? Breathing in this one moment, enjoying it for what it is, and getting what you have to get done done?
Living in the moment can be a dangerous idea to some. Some people feel that it means you should just do what you want to do and forget all responsibilities. A lot of my younger coaching students tend to quote “YOLO – You Only Live Once” as the reason for not doing things they’ve committed to but instead doing whatever they want, even if those things put them in danger or hurt those around them.
That’s not my definition of living in the moment. Living in the moment means enjoying every moment for what it is. When you’re stressed at work, breathe in and be grateful for you job. When you feel overwhelmed a home, breathe in and be grateful for your family.
Life is not about avoiding the negative. It’s about accepting the negatives, seeing the positives of them, and moving through them to get to the goals you’ve set for yourself.
Negatives are everywhere, but when you start focusing on the positives, you’ll start seeing those negatives as simple stepping stones to get to where you have chosen to go.
Live Life,
Bert Oliva
MAR