Carpe Diem

Wells Cathedral clock  

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What was the best thing you learned about yourself this past year? And how will you apply that lesson going forward?


Many know the short phrase "carpe diem"  from  Horace.  The full phrase is Carpe diem, quam minimum credula postero – "Seize the Day, putting as little trust as possible in the future." The poem says that the future is unknown, and that instead you should be wise, drink wine, and restrain your hopes to the brief future.  I have no intention of being gloomy, but I think he makes a good point.


This year, I learned to go after things that I want.  I used to think that I had to wait for the perfect time, the right mix of circumstances, the right person, to move forward.  I learned that life is too short to wait, and that things will never be perfect.  I learned that i do have the power to make changes, and that I can weather the storms that changes may bring, and that doing something is better than doing nothing.


I am hoping to go forward with more confidence and less fear.  I hope to remember that I am human, and that life does not last forever.  I want to eat, drink and be merry.