Creative on Purpose Presents Monday on Purpose - Don't Seize the Day

Welcome to Monday on Purpose presented by Creative on Purpose Live. I'm your host, Scott Perry, Chief Difference Maker at Creative on Purpose. Every Monday I share a bit of insight and inspiration to help you heed the call of vocation to find the difference only you can make and live your legacy. Today's episode is Don't Seize the Day, Do This Instead. Here we go. Like many, I was introduced to the concept of carpe diem by Robin Williams in his role as an inspiring teacher in the movie, Dead Poets Society. Actually, when the movie came out, I was trying very hard to be that kind of teacher at a small private school in New England. Carpe diem, which comes from the Roman poet Horace's odes, is often translated as seize the day. However, a more literal translation is pluck the day as it is ripe. My take is that Horace is encouraging us to enjoy the moment while we can. While time flies, or tempus fugit, as Horace would say, a day is quite long and made up of many moments. A better approach to enjoying the day might be to seize or pluck the moment, carpe punctum, as Horace would say. Enjoying and employing the moment is an exercise in awareness, gratitude, presence, and surrender. Leveraging these virtues is a heavy lift for an entire day, but far easier to exercise from moment to moment. Having trouble consistently seizing the day? What happens if you pluck the moment instead? Ready? Carpe punctum. Thanks for tuning in to Monday on Purpose. If you like what you heard, check out the blog and other broadcast episodes at creativeonpurpose.com. If you're listening on iTunes, consider leaving a 5-star review, subscribing, and sharing this episode with a friend. Thanks for the difference you make. Let's keep making things better together.