Recipe for Optimal Living
One of my favorite quotes from Mahatma Gandhi is, “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” Too often we go through our days as though they were of infinite supply. We take ourselves and others for granted. Our egos, anger, and resentments are more important than the people we love. We settle for less than our heart’s desire, believing that we always have tomorrow to create a more meaningful and fulfilling life. At a 2005 keynote address at Stanford University, Steve Jobs shared some great advice. He said that one of his daily rituals was to ask himself, "If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?" And whenever the answer has been "no" for too many days in a row, I know I need to change something.”