Living Today as if it is my last

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Just want to say goodbye to you all, if it is my last day that is. My new policy is to live each day as if it is my last.
I will drain my bank account and a have a jolly good lunch and dinner with my loved ones. (partner and dog) I need to break the news to my partner. She will be disappointed but a certain pragmatism will kick in I’m sure after a day or two. I’m going to tell her to skip the funeral, save money and buy Scrumptious a new kennel. I feel for my partner who will now have to walk Scrumptious every day instead of the 3 on/4 off each week deal she had with me.
I’d like to thank God most of all. He helped me survive all these years without getting assassinated for my sense of humour. He helped me see the funny side of my incompetence. I was able to make others feel better about themselves. “At least I don’t talk like a frightened hyena. Like Ron I mean. " is just one example. 'At least I’m not as narcissistic as good old Ron.” I think my purpose was to help people see that if I could be redeemed, anyone could. " Just too bad Bishop Barron didn’t hire me to help with his Words on Fire evangelisation program. I really could have made a difference.
Signing off now and I honestly hope you don’t have to read this every day. Like Groundhog day. That would be unfunny I admit.
God Bless and bye.
 
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How are you so sure of this?

Are you terminally ill or extremely aged?

Lord have mercy
 
Forgive them Lord. They misunderstand.
I was advised to live each day as if it is my last.
So that is what I’m doing.
 
Not sure exactly what to make of this message. I hope it is not something serious. However, I once heard someone say that people should live every day as if it were their FIRST rather than last.
 
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Forgive them Lord. They misunderstand.

I was advised to live each day as if it is my last.

So that is what I’m doing.
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You’re talking as if you’re literally about to drop dead. What’s going on?
 
Spend each day as if it was your last. Can you imagine what that really means?
 
I’m pretty sure that is not what is meant by the saying. It is more along the lines of if God were to judge you and your actions right now, how would you do.

BTW, you might not want to drain your bank account just in case you need to eat breakfast tomorrow.
 
You honestly don’t get it? What would you really do, if someone said “spend each day as if it was your last”?
I’m trying to answer that question. It’s a hypothetical.
 
It doesn’t sound hypothetical to those following the thread…I think we all just hope you’re ok.
 
The way you worded the OP made it sound as if you were facing a firing squad tomorrow morning.
 
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You honestly don’t get it? What would you really do, if someone said “spend each day as if it was your last”?

I’m trying to answer that question. It’s a hypothetical.
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I’d go to confession, eat a cream cheese bagel, and watch some cat videos. I’m certainly not draining my bank account or scaring my loved ones.
 
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BTW, you might not want to drain your bank account just in case you need to eat breakfast tomorrow.
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See, we are always making compromises for the future. No one can truly say they are “living today as if it our last.”
 
Well, I’ve got to go to work. If this were my last day, I don’t think I would do that.
 
I think you are not quite grasping what “live each day like it’s your last” means for a Catholic.

Most assuredly it does not mean you go out and drain your bank account (although for me that would only be about $2.25) or do something drastic.

It means you prepare yourself sacramentally, spiritually, mentally to meet your Maker, and have your affairs in order for your surviving kinfolk.
 
I always took it to mean spiritually, not financially.

However, on a financial level, living today as your last would more likely lead to setting up a will so you could make sure others benefited from your bank account instead of going out to lunch. Perhaps it would be paying for a year’s worth of dog walking services so your partner and your dog would suffer less from your demise.

I don’t think it means spend everything you have now so no one else can use it later.
 
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