Presumably, given that you are reading this, you are living a life of some sort.
Right?
Tell me this: Is it the life you had in mind? The one you dreamed of when you were, say, 16, or maybe 21, or maybe the one you were sure you'd have by the time you reached 40?
Maybe the one you never told a single living soul that you wanted, the one you gave up on ages ago because other stuff got in the way, you got practical and serious-minded and told yourself to put all the silliness behind you? (See Pages, at left, for continuation of "What was it that you had in mind?)
It's a journey, this life, and mine has been full and varied. I've loved a lot and been loved, I've wept a good bit and I suspect I was the reason for a few tears shed by others.
I've been enchanted by the power of words and the incredible resilience of the human spirit forever. I love sorting out what makes us human beings tick and trying to find out how to make us tick better, starting with me. So now I'm a psychologist and a writer. On the way here, I was a teacher, an editor, a striker on a shrimp boat, an unsuccessful advertising sales rep, a little theatre actress, a student pilot, and a handful of other things. And I'm not done yet.
Take four minutes and let this volunteer firefighter tell you how to make your life count.
Really.
Just do it.
You have four minutes.
http://www.ted.com/talks/mark_bezos_a_life_lesson_from_a_volunteer_firefighter
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