There was this guy who told me before, “Get a life!”
I actually got choked and didn’t reply.
His words opened my heart and mind into a reality if I’m
having a good life or not. To think that this guy came from the same faith
community where I belonged before.
In retrospection, I was convinced that I was having a
good kind of life. I had a supportive family, intelligent friends, humorous and
faithful faith community friends, building houses for the poor, showcasing our
talent, getting good grades, having a sort of an influence, had a colorful past
and experiences which made me who I am right now. Maybe during that time he was
pertaining to me about getting in or diving in a sort of like adventure. Maybe
for him, living a comfortable life isn’t enough to say that you’re living a
life to the fullest. I think he was being subjective in telling that to me.
Anyway, his comment was thought provoking.
So here’s the list to say YES TO A BEAUTIFUL LIFE GOD HAS GIVEN US. A YES TO EVERY SEASON. A
RESOUNDING YES TO WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW. Some maybe applicable and some
may not to you and me. It really depends where we are right now. Say yes:
1.
To be a hero or heroine for someone or a
group of people.
2.
To accept someone’s invitation for lunch or dinner.
3.
To sit down, relax, pray, and reflect upon God’s
goodness in your life.
4.
To study and deepen your relationship with
God.
5.
To sing in a videoke whole heartedly with
friends and laugh like you’ve never laughed before.
6.
To write a thank you note to your loved ones.
7.
To hold a hand of your grandparents and
whisper to them that they’re still beautiful and handsome despite of their age.
(I hope I can return to this time while I can do this to my grannies.)
8.
To do scuba diving, mountain climbing, snorkeling,
bunjee jumping and shout at the top of your lungs.
9.
To serve in your faith community or even do
some mercy missions.
10.
To listen to someone’s story of defeat,
victory, joy, upset, dreams and vision.
11.
To build true, deep, and awesome friendship.
12.
To kiss your mom
or your dad on their cheek or forehead. (believe me, they’d melt when you do that.)
13.
To invite someone for a cup of coffee or just
a chitchat.
14.
To show your care and on being a credible, efficient,
and effective employee to your boss.
15.
To promotion and salary increase! J
16.
To be brave enough to stand up for your right
and dignity as a person.
17. To jog, exercise, and do some warm up
stretching.
18.
To give a smile to a sad and down-trodden
friend or officemate.
19.
To have an awesome photoshoot with friends.
20. To the
man of your dreams.
21.
To motherhood and fatherhood.
22. To join
a band, literary, dance, singing, art or any competition where you can enhance
and challenge to the limit your talent.
23. To open
a business and to embrace financial literacy.
24. To shout
to the world you’re the awesomest person in the world. J
25. To love
yourself in the depths of your being.
26. To
believe in the power of your dreams and visions.
27. To drive
a car.
28. To clean
your house, cook a meal, and serve your family.
29. To joke
and play around, make silly face and tap your inner child again. J
30. To read
a novel, self-help book, or even comics. Be well-informed.
31.
To bounce back after reaching your breaking
point.
32. To
improve your social skills, and on being charismatic.
33. To clean
as you go.
34. To
develop your good habits. Dress up. Work on your posture.
35. To paint
your future with different color hues.
36. To never
underestimate and downgrade the lowly people.
37. To
return to your old-fashioned values and restore them now.
38. To
confess your weaknesses.
39. To ride
a bike alone or with someone.
40. To fly a
kite.
I believe that when we say yes to life, we
say yes to Jesus. For that let’s encourage one another to create an awesome
life now and as he said, “Do not worry about
tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day
has enough trouble of its own.” Matthew 6:34
I think what’s more helpful is to take the time to
reflect on our seasons and be deliberately aware of how God is moving in this
time of our life. For only then do the
seasons become more beautiful, purposeful, fruitful, meaningful, in our eyes.
Oh, lastly, when I see that guy again, and he'll tell me that same comment. I’ll reply in confidence, “I just didn’t get a life. I’m
actually embracing it and loving it to the fullest. So I wish you do the same.” Then, I'll put a smile on my face.
Note: That guy I’m pertaining to was just an acquaintance. J
Mind to add some of your yes moments… J You may leave a comment below. Thanks.
