Aren’t there some times in life when you wish that you could do everything at the same time? Life sometimes seems just too short to cram in everything I want to do. For example, when a friend told me recently that he had enjoyed a fantastic time on a Hawaii wedding cruise I decided to the same thing as well. The only problem is that my wife might not be too happy at me getting married again.
That’s the problem you see. Unless you plan to do a Liz Taylor and make wedding cake an almost permanent part of your diet you only get one shot at it. We got married in Gretna on the Scottish border and as lovely as it was I would really fancy doing it again on a cruise holiday somewhere romantic like Hawaii, I am forever fighting the urge to jump on a Transatlantic Cruise.
The same goes for other things in life too. You only really get one shot at the big things in life and if you aren’t left completely satisfied then there isn’t a lot more you can do about it. Because of this I decided to come up with a few tips to make sure that I make the most of every one of my future options.
Think About the Options
If I can go back to the wedding idea again, Gretna was the best idea we had but then we didn’t know that a trip to exotic Hawaii was a possibility. If I am going to be making any big decisions in the future then I will want to make sure that I am fully aware of all of the options. This might sound like it takes away a bit of the spontaneity from the occasion but I don’t think it does at all. After all, there will still be time for enjoying myself once I am actually doing whatever it is.
Give it My All
It is all very well coming up with a great set of ideas for doing something, but what if I then go about it half heartedly? If I look back I can clearly see that the occasions on which I have most enjoyed myself are those in which I have thrown myself wholeheartedly into it. However, have I sometimes let myself down by not trying hard enough? I certainly have, and I will try to never forget from now on that you only get one shot at a lot of things in life.
Forget the Rules
Who said I have to do what everyone else does? If I want to treat my wife to a special holiday why can’t I take her on a cruise to Hawaii and call it a second wedding? She might not get to wear her white dress and I might not end up abandoned and drunk on the train to London the night before it but we can still have a great time. If it sounds great fun and no one is going to get hurt then what do I care if it is the conventional thing to do or not?