Carpe Darwin... er... Diem

Not much to write today... but I'll add two quick notes.

There's a book called The Zahir, by Paulo Coelho - many of you have seen my recommendation of this one. It's a great book, and has an intriguing set of characters, but I liked it for a different reason: it shows that we set our own limitations. Seizing the moment - or carpe diem - is more than a moral. It's an opportunity.

Just for one moment, think of something that you've always wanted to do... no matter how improbable. Then think of a way to make it happen. Sometimes the cost isn't worth it (for example, backpacking through Europe with a couple of toddlers) but sometimes it is. We often set our own traps... we settle, comfortably in them... it is a risk to break free. I'm trying to remember to seize the moment and do things - not just watch, or think, or regret, but simply do.

On a lighter second note, Darwin is our cat - a big, floppy, snuggly cat who thinks he is a small lap cat... seizing the moment is fun, but seizing the cat can be more fun. Carpe Darwin, indeed!