Appreciate and Seize the Opportunity

Today I was thinking about the "tentativeness" of life. In particular the names of famous people who have died at "young" ages over recent months came to mind…Tony Snow, Tim Russet, Bernie Mack, Isaac Hayes. In particular these passings oriented me towards appreciating the life I am leading. And, especially, to not put off till tomorrow what I can do today, even if it means stepping through huge fear to do it.

If we focus on the positive outcome, it can help move us through the fear. A writer with whom I was recently working comes to mind. She was having a really hard time believing that it was her natural born right to enjoy the process of writing. "What are you waiting for?" I asked. And she was puzzled. We discussed some fun symbols she could put in her writing space to remind her to have fun…. which is what she really wanted though was terribly fearful to have happen. She put the various objects in her writing space after that. It was no miracle, but it came pretty close.

Seize the day continues to be the message I give myself each day. It is as well a message I impart to my clients.

You can read more about my writing strategies in Overcome Writer's Block Easily