Carpe Diem? Maybe Tomorrow

‘Carpe Diem’ – from dictionary it means ‘encouraging one to make the most of present time and give little thought to future.’

It may sounds odd, but there is actually a widespread form of procrastination — ask the airlines and other marketers who save billions of dollars annually from gift certificates that expire unredeemed.

Remember how our parents used to keep all the beautiful and expensive tablewares for special occasion only! How we keep our most sexy lingerie’s for that special occasion. Or how we put our gift vouchers into wallet or drawer, telling ourselves that the expiry date is not due yet but to discover later that it has expired!

So this New Year, make the resolution to cash in your gift vouchers, drink that special bottle of wine, wear immediately what you bought, take out all your beautiful tablewares, redeem your frequent flier miles or take that vacation you always promised yourself.

If your resolve weakens, do not succumb to guilt or shame, acknowledge that you are: “a recovering procrastinator of pleasure.”

And the next time when you receive a voucher gift, use it quickly and tell the giver how much you enjoyed it. It’ll be one of the best presents you can give back to the giver.

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Make your New Year Resolution Yet?

It’s the time of the year again, to reflect on what we have achieved for the year, on what we have yet to do, what we could have done better. Another New Year Resolution.

How many times have you written these New Year Resolutions very seriously, thinking it through thoroughly and yet by end year, we realized that we actually had not done what we set to achieve. And then we repeat the same resolutions again for the coming New Year, telling ourselves we’ll do it this year.

Well, I sure am one of them. So for this year, I am thinking in the line of ‘To live a much more positive, healthier living lifestyle.’ Which means:

“TO LIVE SIMPLE.
TO BE IN THE PRESENT.
TO ALWAYS COUNT MY BLESSINGS.”

It won’t be easy cos we have been conditioned since young to aspire for better things, and everyone’s chasing after the same dream, where we are measured by ‘how big’, ‘how branded’, ‘how many’, and not by ‘how happy and carefree’ we are.

So the vicious cycle starts again, all wanting to achieve the best of all materialistic things, to want more and more, to continue to be stressed! When what we have already is so much more valuable – great kids/family, supportive relatives, and wonderful friends.

So what is your resolution this year? Would you not want to make it simple?
In ending this post, I like to share this wonderful quote with all of you.

OUR ATTITUDE DEFINES LIFE

Life is Best for those who want to Live it,
Life is Difficult for those who want to Analyze it,
Life is worst for those who want to Criticize it,
Our Attitude Defines Life...

ENJOY YOUR LIFE

Laugh so Hard That even Sorrow Smiles at You,
Live Life so Well That even Death Loves to see you Alive,
Fight so Hard That even Fate accepts its Defeat...

HAPPY NEW YEAR.22 Great New Year's resolutions (and 6 pretty good ones). (GL Life).(Brief Article): An article from: Girls' Life