Recollect.

Pastor Kyle Lake died in a tragic accident back in October 2005. How he lived was as poignant as what he preached, however the sermon that he was due to preach on the day he died concluded like this:

Live. And Live Well.
BREATHE. Breathe in and Breathe deeply. Be PRESENT. Do not be past. Do not be future. Be now.
On a crystal clear, breezy seventy-degree day, roll down the windows and FEEL the wind against your skin. Feel the warmth of the sun.
If you run, then allow those first few breaths on a cool autumn day FREEZE your lungs and do not just be alarmed, be ALIVE.
Get knee-deep in a novel and LOSE track of time.
If you bike, pedal HARD… and is you crash, then crash well.
Feel the SATISFACTION of a job well done – a paper well-written, a project thoroughly completed, a play well-performed.
If you must wipe the snot form your three-year-old’s nose, don’t be disgusted if the Kleenex didn’t catch it all… because soon he’ll be wiping his own.
If you’ve recently experienced loss, then GRIEVE. And grieve well.
At the table with friends and family, LAUGH. If you’re eating and laughing at the same time, then might as well laugh until you puke.
And if you eat, then SMELL. The aromas are not impediments to your day. Steak on the grill, coffee beans freshly ground, cookies in the oven.
And TASTE. Taste every ounce of flavour. Taste every ounce of friendship. Taste every ounce of Life.
Because it is most definitely a Gift.