When Was The Last Time You…

Written on April 9, 2008 by Tezza

When was the last time you sat outside on a clear night and did nothing but just stare at the stars lighting up the night sky. Do you remember the last time you woke up in time to appreciate the sunrise or cleared your schedule to just do nothing all day but veg out.

For me it took a journey thousands of miles to Spain to truly appreciate the gift that life is and soak in the everyday moments. It´s amazing how many years just get wasted away in the busyness of life and get consumed by meaningless deadlines and projects which at the time seemed so important. It is so easy to just get caught in the routine of life that we confuse living with motion.

I realised that it takes a conscious decision everyday to make each day truly count. You are always going to have some pressing engagement, project and your to-do list is forever going to be a never ending list but if you take a decision every morning to take time to live each day then it´s amazing what life throws your way.

The Spanish, especially here in Northern Spain appear to have struck a wonderful balance that is just so conducive to really enjoying life for what it is. They work on their lands or wherever during the morning and come the afternoon they make their way home or to the local pub to take and enjoy a slow lunch. Life in Northern Spain is done at a meandering pace. With dinner starting late into the evening and families still found soaking in the wonderful evening atmosphere in the streets late into the night.

I can´t tell you how many times I´ve walked into a cafe and the cook hasn´t yet arrived to work or a restaurant that is meant to be open at a certain hour is still closed because the restaurateur hasn´t yet returned from siesta. Things in nortern Spain operate on Spanish time and yet the world hasn´t come to an end and things still get done.

For Spaniards meal times are a wonderful chance to spend time with family and friends. Eating isn´t just some temporary interruption to your day but rather a chance to appreciate good food, fine wine and wonderful company.

How much better would life be if we ourselves found a little Spain in our lives everyday. To work a little, eat a little, drink a little, rest a little, laugh a little, live a little. How often we take the most precious thing in life for granted, ¨Time¨.

We assume that we have all the time in the world but in reality time is constantly depleting and as surely as we are born, our lives here on earth will come to an end someday. It would be wonderful if we could say that we have lived a good life and that we never took the magical gift that life is for granted.

After-all, what is life if you amass a fortune but can´t take time to appreciate it and be thankful to those who make your life worth living.

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