I agree, absolutely, we need to live with a sense of urgency. Living in hope-filled awareness of mortality is freeing. It helps clear the mind and helps us to focus on the truly important and valuable.

What a thought provoking post…

Thanks, Teem, for those good thoughts. Appreciate the post!

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Shelley, thanks for stopping by again. Have a good weekend!

Hi Victoria,
Thanks for stopping by my site recently.

I take this post to heart. I’ve lost a friend recently, and two others have cancer. These things have brought about a sense of urgency, like you mentioned.

And yet that urgency has many faces. Sometimes it tells me to get up and DO something, like kiss a kid, write another novel, call a friend. Sometimes, though, it tells me to take a solitary walk on the beach and just breathe in God’s peace. It boils down to being mindful of the present, rather than just being busy preparing for the future.

Thanks for your thoughts.

What an excellent and thought provoking post.Amen!
Love,Sharon

Julie, thanks for visiting and sharing your heart here. I especially appreciated that you said “It boils down to being mindful of the present, rather than just being busy preparing for the future. Exactly. I’m so sorry to hear about the loss of your precious friend and your other friends who face cancer right now. When my parents were dying, it was heartbreaking, yet eye-opening, and the Lord showed me so much…maybe some of those varying ‘faces of urgency’ you mentioned because I did all sorts of things “in the moment” after that. It sure puts life into perspective.

Bless you, Julie. I’ll pray for you and your friends. Please visit when you can. {{Hugs}}

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Sharon, hi there, my friend. You always bring a smile to my face when I see one of your posts here. Hope all is well, and that you’re having a restful weekend. Thanks for your kind words.

So very true! Your post reminded me of a song’s lyrics that say, “I want to live like I’m leaving, just like I’m leaving today”. None of us are promised tomorrow or even our very next breath, so we must live every moment like it’s our last! Great post. I love this site!

This is so very true!

Hi Paula! So true–we never know what tomorrow will bring. Still learning to make the most of each day. {{hugs}}

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Robin, hello and welcome. Thanks for posting. God bless you.

Vicki, I’ve thought many times about this topic, and it always comes back to the same point for me: All of us begin to die the moment we are born. Life is precious and unpredictable. Check out the newspaper. Daily, people leave us. So I suppose if this were a perfect world and we were all in tune with that reality, we’d treat each day as if it were our last.

Unfortunately, I don’t and that’s why reminders like your post have a way of getting right to the heart. Thanks, Vicki.

Bonnie (Macromoments) ~ Thanks for posting. This month my mother passed away 2 years ago, so it’s still very real to me–the fact that life is short and precious. But this earth is not my home. Somehow I need to keep it all in balance.