Back in the late 90's, the Dave Matthews Band was my favorite group. What do you expect though, they seemed to be every college kids' favorite. I listened to them at the house, in the car and even at the gym to workout. Their combination of real instruments and meaningful lyrics was a nice change to the "pop" craze that was overtaking the airwaves.
DMB had a song that talked about not, "burning the day." In essence, don't waste the day, it's too important. Take advantage of every opporunity. I really liked that song and still think about it often. The song goes right along with the bible verse that says, "This is the day that the Lord hath made, Rejoice and Be glad in it."
As I've gotten older, I've began to realize how many days I've "burned" over the years. We are so easily distracted that it is actually common to waste minutes and hours doing meaningless stuff. With the combination of email, facebook, youtube etc, it's absolutely possible to spend hours online everyday and never watch the same thing twice.
Another way to burn the day is to not take care of yourself physically. If I eat poorly, don't exercise and sleep 4-6 hours a night, I am effectively burning the day because I can't give all I have to it. If we would make some minor lifestyle changes we would be so much more productive at work, at home, everywhere!
I recently challenged myself to be in bed by 10pm each night. I haven't succeeded every evening but I am quite aware of the difference in my attitude, focus and drive when I go to bed 45-60 minutes earlier.
Be passionate about today! Live a life worthy of your calling.
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