Living each day to the fullest

Every day when I walk into my seventh period Composition class, the first thing written across the top of my teacher's board is "Today is the only (insert date here) you will ever experience. How are you going to live it?" Many of us take things for granted, whether it be our health, our family, or something as simple as it being January 25, 2011. This quote always makes me think "What am I going to remember about today?" It could be a funny story from the day, or a good grade I got on a test. Sometimes there are days that I don't want to remember, and those will always stick with me no matter what, purely because I don't want to remember them. Hopefully, those are the memories I will someday tell my kids, or grand kids. We need to remember those memories, and the people present in them, because life is unpredictable. One of my favorite country songs by Tim McGraw is titled "Live like you were dying." None of us want to think about dying or losing one of our loved ones, but the reality is, we don't know when it's going to happen, only the big guy upstairs does. We need to take advantage of every opportunity given to us, because otherwise we may never get to do it. Do the things that you want to do!!! Get that crazy tattoo, tell that guy your true feelings, or go skydiving. Whatever it is you choose to do, just remember : today is the only January 25, 2011 you will ever experience, how are YOU going to live it??