WOW Word-Of-the-Week #63: Spectator

May 12, 2009 by · Comments Off on WOW Word-Of-the-Week #63: Spectator 

Spectator – one who looks on.

When it comes to life do you view yourself as a spectator or a doer?

I heard a really great line in a movie that said, “It is better to be a B+ doer than an A+ spectator.” And I have to agree! What comes up for me, is that if you are only watching you are not fully experiencing.

Several years ago I had a friend that asked me, “Susan, if you only had six months to live, would you live your life any differently?” To which I responded by saying, “Of course! I would go back to Puerto Vallarta for starters!” And as I pondered all those things that I would want to do and experience she then continued by saying, “What makes you think you have six months to live?”

Well, I must say that question was pretty shocking! I really took a more proactive view of my life and what I wanted and then I asked myself, “If I died tomorrow would I have any regrets?” And the answer is NO! No regrets. But I haven’t done everything I want to. So I started making my list!

Do you feel like your missing out on something in your life? Maybe you have been a spectator and it’s time for you to be a doer!

This week ponder the question, “If you only had six months to live, would you live your life any differently?” Make a list and prioritize it. Then go out with gusto and be a doer! How does it make you feel to experience all those things that you have been waiting for or have put on hold?

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