Make the Most of Your Day: Life Is Short—Revisit Something That Once Made You Feel Alive

There was a time you laughed so hard you couldn’t breathe. A time you created just to create. A time you felt free, lost in a song, a story, a place, or a moment. That part of you isn’t gone—it’s just been quiet. Buried beneath stress, duty, and days that blur together.

If you want to make the most of your day, go back. Pick up the guitar. Rewatch that film. Revisit that trail. Read that old journal. Call that friend. Remind yourself of what it felt like to feel alive.

1. Old passions still hold power.

Danielle LaPorte, author of The Desire Map, said:

“The heart always knows when it’s time to come home.”

~Danielle LaPorte

Coming back to what moved you isn’t regression—it’s return. A reconnection to what matters.

2. You’re still the person who once felt joy.

Haruki Murakami, writer of the soul, said:

“Memories warm you up from the inside. But they also tear you apart.”

~Haruki Murakami

Yes, it might hurt a little. But go there anyway. The warmth is worth it.

3. Revisiting the past can reignite the present.

Elizabeth Gilbert wrote:

“Creativity itself doesn’t care at all about results—the only thing it craves is the process.”

~Elizabeth Gilbert

You don’t need to be good at it. Just let yourself do it. Just to feel what it feels like again.

4. There are parts of you waiting to be remembered.

Clarissa Pinkola Estés reminds us:

“There is no one alive who cannot regain a sense of the original self.”

~Clarissa Pinkola Estés

You’ve been here before—in that space of joy, depth, and aliveness. You can get back there.

5. Rediscovery is the first step toward reawakening.

John O’Donohue, poet of soul and silence, said:

“Sometimes the greatest thing you can do is remember.”

~John O’Donohue

Remember, revisit, relight. You don’t need a new life—you just need to uncover the one already inside you.

A Final Reflection

Today, go back to something you left behind—not because it wasn’t good, but because life got busy. Let it remind you who you are, who you were, and who you still might become. Life is short—but aliveness is always waiting for your return.