Be thankful and live life to the fullest!

I am still working on my Thanksgiving post, it is taking much longer than I had anticipated so until then I have a short thought for today.

Today's post I am dedicating to my brother in law Carl. Today he set out to spend some time living in Rome. Watching him leave this morning was hard, he is a dream of a brother in law, but it also got me thinking of my own life. You see, Carl is one of those people that really lives life. He is fearless when it comes to new challenges, new places, new culture and language. He loves good food, good wine, good people with a real passion many people do not have. So many of us go through life afraid of trying something new, afraid of failing or looking stupid. If I have learned anything from my brother in law it's that sometimes you don't know you are living until you do mess up. Until you see places in the world you'd only see in pictures. Until you've tasted food so good you could cry and have met people in faraway places with such warmth and zest for life it is contagious. Living in America is safe. It's comfortable, it's....easy most of the time. So today, think about your life. Are you living it? How could you make even the most mundane of tasks extraordinary. How could you try something new and not be fearful. It might be awkward and it might not even work out but hey, at least you know you enjoyed your day to the fullest!

"I came that you may have and enjoy life and have it in abundance, until it overflows"

John 10:10