“We all have time, love, and death in common—we all want more time, all we need is love, and we will all die—our greatest days are still ahead of us,” Loren Ridinger.  My company held their annual convention a couple of weeks ago and this was one of the beautiful reminders that came out of it.  Loren boiled life down to these three truths because life is far simpler than we make it.  Life isn’t about the things we get or even what we can get out of it—it’s about what we make of it.  Our time is finite and one day we will all die, this is one resource once spent we can never get back.  Choosing how we spend our time and with who is equally important because those who surround us help show us the truth of our lives.  We see if we are living our truth by the people who surround us.  We all need connection and support and love so we want to be around people who understand us and encourage us to be our best selves.   

Life is a precious thing and we put a lot of weight on it with our expectations.  The truth is all we need to focus on is being ourselves, accepting ourselves, finding love for ourselves first, and spending our time well.  Time well spent will generate greater results than running around all day doing aimless activities.  Jumping from one distraction to another or following what feels good in the moment without thinking of the ultimate goal will lead us down an aimless path.  Take the time to figure out who we are and what we need, what we are here to do, and what will support us on that journey in our life.  If we do that then we will be able to live our lives with less anxiety and fear and certainly no fear of missing out.  If we focus on these things and understand these are the basic needs we all search for, then we can relate to one another better and form the community we need, community that supports our core and foundation.  There is always hope, there is always something coming for us.  Live life well, live life honestly, and we can’t go wrong.