Who would have thought right? My Zumba instructor has got to be one of the most interesting women I know. She's got like three different degrees including her doctorate in counseling, plus she's done like everything under the sun like advertising and owning a radio station- what? That's just the stuff I remember from the first day of class, but seriously this girl's got it goin' on. Not only is she extremely accomplished but she's the nicest human on the planet and always so cheerful and positive (not in the annoying way though). You look at her and know she truly enjoys the healthy and full life she lives and genuinely wants the same for her students. Anyway there's a brief unnecessary background on her which brings me to the point of this post. The other day before class started she randomly went off on this tangent (good tangents though, positive and encouraging tangents) about what if we found out we only had one day to live, 24 hours left on earth, what would we spend our day doing. She explained that when she got to thinking about it she decided 3 things she knows she would do is teach Zumba (she's obsessed), hike with her best girl friend, and travel with her family to an exotic place. She explained that she came to the conclusion that when we think about the things we would do if we only had one more day to live it should motivate us to begin DOING those things NOW, trying to incorporate them into our daily life. Why wait to fulfill these until there's a time constraint involved? For example if you find yourself saying "oh I would talk to my mom, I'd want to spend all the time with my mom" then guess what... you should probably be spending more time with your mom. Or what if you say "oh I would make sure my husband and kids know how much I love them" then I'd say you should be communicating that value and worth to them a whole lot more. Or maybe it's something lighter like "I'd want to travel here or go there" then why not go NOW? What if you're thinking you'd want to accomplish this or finally finish that, I say go for it! I don't mean to sound like the cheesy "live like you're dying" country music song but really, none of us are guaranteed any time on this earth so why do we waste so much of it?
Ultimately for myself I came to the conclusion that if it were my last day on earth all I would want to do is communicate love, value, and worth to the people in my life. I think about how Jesus spent his last day on earth (before the betrayal) and what was he doing? He was with his disciples, investing in their lives preparing them with the Lord's Supper and prayer. So what does this lead me to begin doing? Yup... communicating love, value, and worth to the people in my life always. What a subtle and simple way I can begin living as if every day I'm expecting the Lord to take me or come back, having faith that one day He will and the life I was entrusted with on this earth will be done.
...just another day in Zumba.
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