Life’s tough and then you die. This is the mantra of some. It’s too hard. I’m not even gonna try … I’m no good at it, so I’m not going to play … I don’t like that, so I am not going to eat it.

What is this? What is this all about? How did this happen? Somewhere along the line, the wondrous and childlike desire to experience the new, investigate the unknown, and to try, try, try … disappeared. Somewhere we stopped exclaiming, “I can do it!” (even while failing to do it over and over again), until that magic moment when we could, in fact, do it! Glorious, wonderful, exhilarating … the meat and substance of living. Can it get any better? That is hard to beat, so what happened?

Go on. Yes, you’re grown up. Yes, you are mature, but don’t let go of that childlike mind. Make a fool of yourself. Express yourself. Embrace your shortcomings, and rejoice with childlike enthusiasm. It is the only way to live. Many years ago, when pondering why I was here, and what my life was all about, I realized that I was here for the experience. I printed up a big banner and posted it in my office over the door, so that I could see it every time I left the office. I am here for the experience, so when I say “no”, to whom am I speaking? Guess what … I am saying it to me. I am denying myself the experience. I am denying myself the essence of the reason that I am here in the first place. I realized this, and decided that it was absolutely silly to deny myself any experience. I want to go for it. Life’s not tough. Life is a joyous, fun-filled adventure, each and every day!

When I wake up each morning, I am glad to still be here to engage in more experiences … to love, to share, to yell, to rejoice, to share, and to experience each day in Heaven, right here on earth. I give thanks to my higher power and rush out to embrace the day.

Warriors, seize the day. Carpe Diem. Yes warriors, it is all about you, and life is all about what you do with it. You are warriors. Go out and seize the day. You will be the cause of what will happen, and it will be whatever you make of it. So it is written.