Live This Day!

“Live this day! Yesterday is but a dream and tomorrow is only a vision, but today well-lived makes every yesterday a dream of happiness and every tomorrow a vision of hope. Never agonize over the past or worry over the future. Live this day and live it well.” ~Quote of the Day from Peace Pilgrim

Pat Walker, my good friend and co-worker for many years at Weight Watchers sent me this quote and I wanted to share it with you. Thanks, Pat!

What does “Live this day and live it well” mean to you? What has to happen for you to live THIS day and live it WELL? Making healthy lifestyle choices is not as overwhelming as we sometimes perceive it to be, if we just understand what that really means. No matter how long you have wanted to be healthy and at a healthy weight or how badly you want it now, your power to make those changes lies in one, single chunk of time…and that chunk of time is NOW. All we have to concern ourselves with is making the best choices for ourselves for today. One day. This day. Not a future day that we can fret and worry in anticipation of and not a past day that no longer even exists. Nope. None of that. Just this moment, as you read these words, is where ALL of your power lies, SO USE IT! Use your energy to focus on what you want to have happen today to make you feel healthy and strong. Moment by moment, make better choices and as you do, make sure to pay attention to how good they make you feel so that you want to continue your new patterns. How hard can it be to do anything for ONE DAY? Seriously? How good does it feel to be true to yourself and follow through on what you told yourself you were committed to doing? Pretty darn good! I believe the word might be EMPOWERING! No guilt, no fear, no remorse. Soon those moments have turned into days and days to months, but you barely notice because you’re focused on what really counts….your life in the NOW and you can see the beauty it holds more clearly than ever before.