A Reminder to Live as if You Will Die Tomorrow

I’ve been reading Show Your Work by Austin Kleon and one particular thing that stuck out to me was his section about near death experiences and how they can be life changing. I wrote this in response to his excerpt, but will caveat the sentiment of living life as if you will die tomorrow and say except when it comes to health, money, and future planning. Create as if this is the last day you have to do it, but don’t forget the slow burn. What you are making now is important.

I will die and I need to make the most of this moment.
I try to not think about my death. I don’t want to draw it towards me sooner than it should happen, but lately I’ve been creating as if I’ll live forever. I’ve not been making at a feverish pace, I’ve been sluggish. When I was in college I was trying to squeeze every last moment of all its delicious juices, experience everything, share all of my creations, and get them out into the world. But the farther I grew from that age and stage, the different I grew.
I used to not think I’d live past the age of 16, I’ve passed it, and nearly doubled it. Somewhere along my age line I went from living as if I’d die tomorrow, to preparing to live forever and let it be a slow burn. I know I have to balance my life so I don’t burn out, but I also need to stay driven and dedicated. I need to stay committed. I need to make time every day to make something. To share something. To do and be something different and experience. I need to be reminded that I will die, hopefully not soon, but it makes more since to live as if I’ll die tomorrow than to live as if I’ll never die.
Bring the passion, bring the desire to do it all, bring the freedom, love, and joy, and be inspired to go, make, be.