Stop Wasting Your Life (You Won’t See The Last Time Coming)
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What does it mean to recognize the last time?
If this were my last time picking up a pen, turning thoughts to words and words to sound waves, what would I want most to say? Man, what a question. Well, I suppose I'd start with that very notion. The last time. The idea that any point could be the last time. The last time you pick up your pen, call a loved one, go on a jog. Like, we just don't know. And the word urgency probably isn't the right framing, but I would point to the magic in giving the present, the now, the respect that it deserves. Not treating each moment as though it's merely a bridge to the next moment. I'd emphasize the notion that every breath is the opportunity. I'd probably reference some of the things I've learned recently. Not because of recency bias, but because of the fact that it took me so long to get it.
That it took me decades to finally understand so many of them. For example, people. People is a big one. It's been a very big theme, right? Having the right people in your life fixes so many other problems. What do I do when respect isn't reciprocated? How do I handle constant misalignment in my life? Where do I grow and enhance my energy when it feels suppressed? Well, if you treat your inner circle the same way security treats a vault at a bank, so many of those questions solve themselves. Spend your time cultivating a circle that lights up your life, not constantly patching up holes left by people who let you down. Let's see, I'd suggest a perspective shift, a very specific perspective shift. See, we look at life through a personal lens.
We see the world as we are, and that makes sense. It's logical. But it's important to know that we're often incapable of seeing life through the eyes of others. It's just impossible to feel their pain or understand where they've been before. I've come to this recently as, you know, there are just people in my life that I'd swear to you are angels. Like honest to God, angels walking amongst men. They're so kind and loving and they're so giving and they radiate positivity and hope and beauty. They just remind you of the good in life. And so you assume if you were to turn them upside down and shake them, that's all that would come out of their pockets, right? Good stuff.
How can we give the present the respect it deserves?
But behind their eyes is often silent struggle and internal battles. A desire to give others love that perhaps they didn't get somewhere along the way. Look, I'm not saying this to be a downer or to turn an objectively good thing into a sob story. I guess I'm just suggesting that you take care of the angels in your life. Sometimes their wings are the heaviest. I'd probably remind you of this. I'd remind you that you can go away for years And when you came back, things would pick up right as they were. You'd see the messages weren't urgent. The emails didn't matter. The job was one of many. The clothing was stupid. The title didn't mean that much. And like, I get it. We have to play the game to some extent.
You know, I certainly play it. But it helps me to remember this stuff doesn't matter as much as we sometimes fall into the trap of thinking it does. Give me a bonfire, good people, and some reminiscing over a cold drink or two over all that stuff. That's one of the cool things about having moved so many times over the last decade. I've realized that I'd rather be broke with people I love doing something that excites me in a small mountain town than rich and lonely in Miami. And I don't think I'm unique there. Am I saying stop climbing? No. Absolutely not. Go. Push boundaries. Dive fully into life. See what this short time on our floating rock can become. Just don't let it consume you. In other words, protect your North Star.
What else? Well, I'd probably talk about the things I'm most proud of. And right on top of that list, would be the messages over the years from people saying simply, Eddie, thanks. That connected. That meant a lot. Or you helped me look at this situation differently. I have momentum again. That's what it's all about. And I'd ask you, what can you do that you love that leaves this place a little better than you found it?
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