The phrase “carpe diem”, Latin for “seize the day”, asserts that if one does not live life to the fullest, one does not live life at all. Applications of this adage are widespread among numerous literary works. A few of the many examples include the poetry of Emily Dickinson, the motion picture “Dead Poet’s Society”, and Walt Whitman’s “Song of Myself.” The words “carpe diem” are designed to move people into considering not …showed first 75 words of 743 total…

…showed last 75 words of 743 total…very human tendency to put off living in the moment and wait for better days in which to start living one’s life. Too often it is the fear of the future that keeps one from seizing the day, and from living fully one’s hopes and dreams. “Carpe diem”, to seize the day, is to breathe in the essence of one’s spirit, and be filled with the love, peace, and knowing of oneself.