Life is for living, how do you LIVE?
By GemmaR
@GemmaR (8517)
October 26, 2012 4:22pm CST
I know that "life is for living" is a phrase that is thrown around a lot recently, but have you ever thought about what that means? I have been thinking about the things that I do to live rather than just exist, and one of the things that I love doing is travelling and doing things that I find exciting.
I think that everybody has to have a little bit of excitement in their lives. What types of things do you do to get the excitement that you need?
The next thing that I am hoping to do is to do a charity sky dive, as I feel as though this is something that I would like to do in my life.
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@zandi458 (28102)
• Malaysia
27 Oct 12
That words rings loud and clear to me and I should enjoy life to the fullest as i walk this life but once. I have had a series of doldrums in my life which am not proud off. I may not have created an impact in life that would bring smiles to my generations after me but am glad I have sacrifaced a lot for their welfare. I wish to close the chapter of my life by traveling around the globe. I have in fact visited many countries but there are more to see in this wide world.
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@GemmaR (8517)
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27 Oct 12
I think that everybody does things that they're not all that proud of in their life; I know that I have for a start. But I honestly because that the only thing that we have to do is to make sure that we learn lessons from the things that we have done wrong which would mean that we would be able to make things better for us in the future. Travelling sounds like you would definitely be able to get some closure on that part of your life, and you could come home ready to start the life that you really want to be able to live.
@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
27 Oct 12
you have done your part and now is the time to do as you please. i think you are among the true travelers because you do not limit yourself to the same places and instead become more interested to see many more different places.
@maurya83 (923)
• India
27 Oct 12
I read many times the phrase "life is for living" but understood the meaning recently..Just a couple of days ago I was so stressed and hopeless, everything was seemed wrong but today I am out of all that and started living my life my way..I am just thinking about the options inside me..and i believe i will create an opportunity for myself someday..
@GemmaR (8517)
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27 Oct 12
I think that we all go through times like those in our lives when it feels as though there is nothing good in our lives, and that everything that happens just stresses us out. I think we all have to make sure that we do our best to get rid of the stress and start to do things which excite you. It is so important that you only live life the way that YOU want to live it, and don't worry about the things that other people might say about you. It is your life, and you are the only one who should be able to choose to live it.
@GardenGerty (157915)
• United States
27 Oct 12
Wow, a charity sky dive, you are braver than I am, and probably less than half my age. I would say that I listen to live. . . people tend to tell me their whole life story. I would also say that I encourage to live. I try to bring positives into my life and other people as well.
I have a hobby that sounds really weird. I donate blood platelets. It makes me feel full of life, because I know I am helping others. I happen to be someone who produces plenty of healthy platelets and I can give them freely without hurting my own health, and so I do. I save lives on a regular basis and help people get well.
Singing makes me alive. . . I sing in a church choir.
Color makes me alive. . . color in my own clothes, in makeup, in fabrics and in yarn and in paint. So these are the things I do to live.
@GemmaR (8517)
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27 Oct 12
I am 22, so yes I am quite young. I don't think that there is anything particularly brave about it. I am not good with rollercoasters or things like that, but I just think that I need to be able to do something that will set me apart from other people at the end of the day. I know of a couple of people who have done things like this, and they have all said that they thought that it was an amazing thing to do. I think that donating platelets is brilliant, because doing things like this might mean that you would be able to change or even save someone's life.
@lkbooi (16070)
• Malaysia
27 Oct 12
Hi GemmaR, we are here, just like having a planet trip for decades of years. That's right to live happily with our dream accomplished without no regret. The moment living here is very limited so what not we cherish every minute we possess. Yeah, travelling to places I favorite is one of my dreams here. I always work hard to accumulate budget to travel in foreign countries I wish to visit together with my good friends 
Happy posting 
Happy posting @GemmaR (8517)
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27 Oct 12
I agree that we don't have too much time on our hands to be able to live on this planet, so therefore we always have to make sure that we are doing everything that we can to be able to live during that time. Travelling sounds good. It is a very big planet, and I think that the best thing that we can do is to just make sure that we see as much of it as we possibly can. There is no point being in the last few years of our lives and then wishing that we had done more over the course of our lives, because it would be horrible to live with regrets.
@Bhebelen14 (5194)
• Philippines
27 Oct 12
By seeking our true purpose in life can be a good way to define that. Sometimes we feel the emptiness and as if we are looking for meaning. We need to deal with everyday life's challenges and frustrations. I would forgive myself and not to push it hard because we have those limitations.
Sometimes, I go to my yoga class or just talk to someone, to a friend or to a relative or I would travel alone. For we may discover a lot of things that would give us the excitement we need
Thanks
@GemmaR (8517)
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28 Oct 12
I think that there are a lot of people who just never manage to find their true purpose in life because they just spend their time doing things that don't really matter in the grand scheme of things. One of the things that is good I think is to try as many things as you possibly can, because one day you might do something and then realise that this is the only thing that you really want to do. Doing a yoga class sounds good, and I think that it is important that everybody is able to have at least one hobby, or life is just going to get boring for them.
