Every Day is a Gift (Today’s Morning Inspiration)

This, above all, is my mantra for life. I try to wake up every day and have “thank you, God, for another day” be the first thought in my mind. Because we truly don’t know when this incredible gift we’ve been given could be taken away. After all, we’re young and have lots of time ahead of us, right? Life expectancy says we should live somewhere around 70 years, so I can appreciate life more when I’m older and I have less time left. However, the truth is that life expectancy is only a statistic, not a guarantee. So why not live life as if every day is your last? That’s when life becomes a gift, instead of just your daily reality.

After all, it’s almost too good to be true: the fact that we have this opportunity to exist in this incredible world. But we rarely think of it that way. Instead, we tend to get caught up in the routine, or our problems, and forget just how lucky we are.

We shouldn’t be thankful for this incredible life only when we’re on vacation somewhere exotic, or when everything is going right, or when the sun is shining. We should appreciate it each and every day, through good and bad. But that can be tough, there no doubt about it.

However, when we live in the present, instead of the past or the future, we value our moments more as they are happening. And that’s when life can truly be appreciated as a gift, with each and every day that we’re blessed to experience.

Another of my favorite sunrise shots at the lake.