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May 9th

CARPE   DIEM

“Let    us  therefore   set out whole-heartedly,    leaving aside   our many    distractions    and exert   ourselves

in  this    single  purpose,    before  we  realize too late    the swift   and unstoppable flight  of  time    and are

left    behind. As  each    day arises, welcome it  as  the very    best    day of  all,    and make    it  your    own

possession. We  must    seize   what    flees.”

—SENECA,    MORAL   LETTERS,    108.27b–28a

ou will only get one shot at today. You have only twenty-four hours with which to take it. And then it
is gone and lost forever. Will you fully inhabit all of today? Will you call out, “I’ve got this,” and do
your very best to be your very best?
What will you manage to make of today before it slips from your fingers and becomes the past? When
someone asks you what you did yesterday, do you really want the answer to be “nothing”?