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Carpe Diem

Your Most Complicated Traveling Relationship

Daniel Kronovet | Posted 06.03.2013 | Travel
Read More: Photography, Travel Tips, 2 Days in Paris, Living in the Moment, Travel, Cameras, Psychology, Carpe Diem, Travel Blogs, Travel Photography, Travel News
Daniel Kronovet

I realized also that I wasn't alone in my co-dependency. Everywhere I went, I saw travelers with massive cameras dangling around their necks, snapping photo after photo after photo, seemingly disengaged from the very experiences they were obsessed with remembering.

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Carpe Diem!

Alice Carey | Posted 01.12.2013 | Travel
Read More: Syria, Damascene Moment, St. Paul, Ancient Rome, Latin, Carpe Diem, Bashar Al Assad, Lebanon, Hezbollah, Travel News
Alice Carey

As I watch Syria collapse into masses of stones, dust and mortar, do I even more keenly realize the importance of Carpe diem.

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Just Weeks From My 50th Birthday, I've Finally Learned How To Live

Robert Allen | Posted 01.09.2013 | Fifty
Read More: Turning 50, Bike Riding, Aarp, Food Poisoning, Carpe Diem, Bike Accident, Jack London, Spiritualism, Fifty News
Robert Allen

It is hard to shake the feeling that comes with thinking that you were almost killed. But despite being physically weaker, I have become mentally tougher. Each and every day I make a concerted effort to stay in the moment. I listen more intently to people. I use love to guide me through each day.

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Carpe Diem, Ladies!

Tamara Ganc | Posted 12.29.2012 | Business
Read More: Women Leadership, Leadership, Women Leaders, Seize the Day, Carpe Diem, Business News
Tamara Ganc

As a female colleague once told me, "You've earned a seat at the table -- so sit at it!" Get the point? Carpe diem.

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A Lesson From Russia: Teach Your Kids to Quit

Karen Dukess | Posted 12.06.2012 | Fifty
Read More: Foreign Travel, Kids, Adventures, Careers, Going Abroad, Quitting, Expats, Parenting, Carpe Diem, Risk-Taking, Fifty News
Karen Dukess

We stayed in Moscow for six years, years that we wouldn't have had if we each hadn't been bold enough to give up something good for the promise of something we thought would be better.

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YOLO: An Analysis

Grant Hansell | Posted 11.27.2012 | Teen
Read More: Ervin-Mckinness-Dead, Yolo, Carpe Diem, Ervin-Mckinness-Drunk-Driving, Teen News
Grant Hansell

Ervin McKinness tweeted "YOLO" while driving drunk at 120 miles per hour at night, right before he died in a car crash. I've started to think about the expression "YOLO" and analyze what it means.

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The Opportunity Factor

Susan R. Hatten | Posted 09.19.2012 | Women
Read More: The Balanced Life, Opportunity, Carpe Diem, Happiness, Make or Break Minute, Decision-Making, Life Advice, Slumdog Millionare, Career Advice, Women News
Susan R. Hatten

How we listen to, mentally process and immediately evaluate any given situation can lead to making -- or breaking -- an opportunity

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Buddha Doodle -- 'Carpe Diem'

Molly Hahn | Posted 09.20.2012 | Good News
Read More: Gps-Soul, Daily, Sketch, Comic, Carpe Diem, Happiness, Seize the Day, Buddha, Positive Thinking, Mindfulness, Suffering, Meditation, Cartoon, Healthy Living Spirit, Love, Affirmation, Doodle, Good News News
Molly Hahn

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No Wow Ever Came About Because You Said 'No'

Charlie Maffei | Posted 06.03.2012 | Healthy Living
Read More: Seize the Day, Charliethematchmaker, Happiness, The Duplex, Spirit, Charlie the Matchmaker, New York City, Emotional Wellness, Gps-Soul, Carpe Diem, Happiness Tips, Tips for Happiness, Tips to Happiness, Healthy Living News
Charlie Maffei

If you are one of the many single people out there that feel like they are on the outside looking in, simply say "yes" to life!

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The Time of Your Life

Sara Weinstock | Posted 10.11.2012 | Style
Read More: Positive Thinking, Living in the Present, Carpe Diem, Style News
Sara Weinstock

Life -- it's what we do between the time we get here and when we go. We only get one, and despite what other folks might suppose, it's ours to determine what to do with it.

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Who or What Are You Taking for Granted?

Dennis Merritt Jones | Posted 01.31.2012 | Healthy Living
Read More: Taking Nothing for Granted, Missed Opportunities, Friends, Appreciation, Gratitude, Mindfulness, Carpe Diem, Happiness, Healthy Living News
Dennis Merritt Jones

The next 24 hours contains 1,440 minutes, which totals 86,400 seconds. Remembering that you shall never have them again, how shall you spend each one of those precious moments?

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Man Dies Seizing the Day

Mark C. Miller | Posted 01.09.2012 | Comedy
Read More: Accountant, Car Fire, Carpe Diem, Comedy News
Mark C. Miller

Most people consider this to be a positive, life-affirming message. Dwight Putnam certainly did -- until following its message killed him.

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Carpe Diem: the Best of Leadership and Management

Tom Vander Ark | Posted 07.13.2011 | Home
Read More: Innosight-Institute, Blended Learning, Carpe Diem, Online Learning, Charter Schools, Education Technology, Online Schools, Carpe Diem School, Home News
Tom Vander Ark

Carpe Diem school is a good example of blending multiple modes of instruction. The mix of online learning and teacher-driven workshops is effective, but the culture is the secret sauce.

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A Note To The Pope: Thanks, But I Do Have Meaning In Life

G. Elijah Dann | Posted 05.25.2011 | Religion
Read More: Christianity, Stephen Hawking, Meaning of Life, Religion Debate, Carpe Diem, Purpose of Life, Religion and Science, Existentialism, Pope Benedict XVI, Nihilism, Purpose Driven Life, Rick Warren, Religion News
G. Elijah Dann

Whether we can have meaning and purpose in life really isn't a religious/secular debate. All reflective people can find important and meanings and purposes.

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Enjoying the Moment

Chris Guillebeau | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Enjoying Life, Travel, Enjoying the Moment, Carpe Diem, Healthy Living News
Chris Guillebeau

Appreciating life is generally more of an internal decision instead of a response to external circumstances.

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Thanksgiving Dinner: Harvest the Moment!

Pavel Somov, Ph.D. | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Thanksgiving Dinner, Mindfulness, Carpe Diem, Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving Commentary, Healthy Living News
Pavel Somov, Ph.D.

Will you be showing gratitude for financial, material, logistical help you have received this year or will you be emphasizing the importance of the contributions of support, friendship and companionship?

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Dead At 32: What Jamie Dyer Dordek Can Teach You About Living

Eli Davidson | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Eli Davidson, Live Life to the Fullest, The Inner Life, The Full Life, Dying, Carpe Diem, Fulfillment, Death, Happiness, Healthy Living News
Eli Davidson

I didn't meet Jamie until after she died. Think life is certain? Guess again. Jaime was a blaze of florescent colors until she stepped off a curb ...

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"Buy American" Makes LIttle Sense When It Comes To Cars

Carpe Diem | Mark J. Perry | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Read More: Buy American Auto, Buy American Cars, Buy American, Carpe Diem, MJ Perry, Mark J. Perry, Business News

1. Here's a list of 8 "American-made" vehicles produced by American UAW workers, in American factories, but for foreign-based car companies. If you pu...

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