I have loved and followed the work of Robin Sharma for nearly 2 decades. He just speaks to my being in a way that makes perfect.
As both he and I near our 60th birthdays, I read the attached this morning which made me chuckle out loud.
I’ve spent the weekend in Edinburgh taking in historical views, hill walking (which reminded me how unfit I have become). Note to self … get back into the routines that work for you gurl, asap. I’ve spent quality time with two of my most favourite people on the entire universe and memories have been created and the tank is fuller. I’ll just say Khrystalle 🤣🤣 I share below words of wisdom from the one and only Robin Sharma.
From Robin Sharma …..
Life runs fast. It moves swiftly. Time passes quickly. No matter who you are and where you live and what you do, we all end up as not much more than a pile of ashes in a metal urn or as a bunch of bones under six feet of soil [with petunias growing above].
Sorry to be so graphic yet not really so sorry. Because reminding you of your mortality is a powerful way to ensure that you live more urgently [in a world full of so many distractions and trivial diversions that our finest moments are stolen from us like a bandit hijacks an unsuspecting traveller, late into the wayfaring night].
As I write this message for you, I’m not that far yet fairly far yet honestly quite close to the age of 60.
Recently, I developed a new rule. Or way of viewing things that forms the way I make decisions.
I remind myself that if I’m lucky and blessed and eat enough broccoli I just might live to 85.
That’s about 25 birthdays left. Or 25 Valentines days with my beloved or 25 family celebrations with my beautiful crew.
Or 25 summers.
Not so long right? You might have a ton more [good on you] and many less [that’s okay—it really is]. Not quite sure.
Yet it does invoke a sense of urgency, doesn’t it? Makes you live more to the point and stop postponing the doing of extremely important things.
…makes you want to forgive those who should be forgiven (that’s everyone who has hurt you).
…makes you want to launch that startup or write that novel or run that marathon or bake that cake (ok forget the cake thing; I don’t know what I was thinking).
…makes you want to dance barefoot after a rainstorm, see the art of the great masters and eat food so fresh and simple and fantastic that it makes you want to kiss the chef (right smack on their forehead).
…makes you want to hug your kids tighter and tell your spouse you love them more and touch the feet of your elderly parents who you just know you will miss dearly when they are no longer around.
…makes you want to take the trips and sing the songs and smell the flowers and take the risks that the best, most heroic and most alive part of you begs you to do.
“Life is lived out on the wire,” advised the famed high-wire walker Pappa Wallenda. “The rest is just waiting.”
The more I live the more I know that he was right.
… After reading this there are somethings I wanna do because I know I can and with courage determination and a good dose of due diligence, why not.
With only 2 months left until year end, what are you going to get done now rather than later??
Let me know and Be blessed, stay blessed and if you need a coach or mentor my books are currently open.
Have a super blessed day
Jan x
Synclarity Coaching Practice 