Must We Seize the Day?

I started the day as I often do: a cup of tea, reading, and journaling. On this day, the tea and caffeine energized me, and I wrote in my journal that “I am feeling ready to tackle the day.”

But then I stopped and looked at what I’d written.

Tackle the day.

What did the day ever do to deserve such treatment?

Consider the words we use to celebrate an accomplishment. People regularly congratulate one another for “crushing it” and “killing it.”