A speaker reframes YOLO from "you only live once" to "you only live now," then to "you only love now." He argues the present moment is all we truly have, and urges listeners to find what they can love or act on right now, whether it's work, family, or a stranger on the road.
Good morning, everyone. Here is your moment of yes. A friend of mine, AG, sent me a picture of a sticker that she saw the other day for YOLO, which stands for you only live once. This is funny to me because this past summer, all of my kids and all of my nieces and nephews went around the entire summer with the mantra of YOLO. It helped them talk us into multiple trips to get ice cream. When we probably shouldn't have, and to do extra things because of course, YOLO, you only live once. As I'm thinking about that idea this morning, the idea of you only live once feels more appropriate to be you only live now. Now it doesn't, it doesn't flow as much as YOLO, but the idea, the idea of you only live now. Now is the only moment that we have. Now is the only moment that we will ever have. Sure, we can plan, but right now is the only moment. It's the opportunity we have right now. And I even am changing the L as we speak from you only live now to you only love now. What is right now calling forth for you to love? Is it the assignment you're working on? Your child sitting in front of you, your boss delivering a speech, the other person on the road. Right now, you only love now. That is our true YOLO. That's your moment of yes for today. Have a wonderful day. Bye.
