Carpe Diem....

"The author of genius does keep till his last breath the spontaneity, the ready sensitiveness, of a child, the "innocence of eye" that means so much to the painter, the ability to respond freshly and quickly to new scenes, and to old scenes as though they were new; to see traits and characteristics as though each were new-minted from the hand of God instead of sorting them quickly into dusty categories and pigeon-holing them without wonder or surprise; to feel situations so immediately and keenly that the word "trite" has hardly any meaning for him; and always to see "the correspondences between things" of which Aristotle spoke two thousand years ago."
{Dorothea Brande}

Being spontaneous is a big part of life and important for creative thought and fresh thinking...too easily we can fall into a mundane routine. This quote is important in summarising my view on open mindedness and taking a risk if need be...

its important to have goals, ambition and work hard... but life is a step by step process that may turn out very differently to how we envisioned it originally...

"You will never be able to discover new oceans unless you have the courage to lose sight of the shore"
{Hannah Whitall Smith}

This is a quote i have used alot before in conversation and feel that it is important to remember. I only hope that in life i take the right opportunities that are presented to me... i think i have so far...and its worked out very well so far...

I have been inspired to write this entry due to last nights slightly drunken debate on life and how we choose to live it...

I came across a bible quote a while back on this topic that interested me:

"A miserable heart means a miserable life; a cheerful heart fills that day with song..."
{proverbs 15:15, The Message}

I interpret this to be another way of saying "don't worry be happy"... dwell on whats good and be thankful rather than getting to bogged down or being bound by the 'what-ifs?', 'buts' and 'maybes'.

I will stop writing at this point...as it could turn into an essay at this rate....too many opinions quotes and views....