Take Your Sweet Time

Live. And live well. BREATHE. Breathe in and breathe deeply. Be PRESENT.

Do not be past. Do not be future. Be now. On a crystal clear, breezy 70
degree
day, roll down the windows and FEEL the wind against your skin.
Feel the warmth of the sun.
If you run, then allow those first few breaths on a cool autumn
day to FREEZE your lungs and do not just be alarmed, be ALIVE.
Get knee-deep in a novel and LOSE track of time.
If you bike, pedal HARD...
and if you crash, then crash well. Feel the SATISFACTION of a
job well done, a paper well-written, a project thoroughly completed,
a play well-performed. And if you eat, then SMELL.
The aromas are not impediments to your day. Steak on the grill, coffee
beans freshly ground, cookies in the oven. And TASTE. Taste every ounce
of flavor. Taste every ounce of friendship. Taste every ounce of life.
Because it is most definitely a gift.
Kyle Lake