{"id":15507,"date":"2026-08-02T11:12:56","date_gmt":"2026-08-02T15:12:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rickollie.com\/?p=15507"},"modified":"2026-08-02T11:12:59","modified_gmt":"2026-08-02T15:12:59","slug":"one-life-changing-tip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rickollie.com\/es\/2026\/08\/02\/one-life-changing-tip\/","title":{"rendered":"One Life-Changing Tip: Don&#8217;t Wait to Live"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">If I had to give one life-changing tip, it would be this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Don&#8217;t wait for the &#8220;right time&#8221; to live your life.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For years, I told myself I&#8217;d do certain things when life settled down-when my health improved, when circumstances were easier. But life has a way of reminding us that tomorrow isn&#8217;t guaranteed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Living with heart disease and cancer has taught me that the perfect moment rarely arrives. There will always be another challenge, another reason to put things off, another excuse to wait.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Take the trip. Call the friend. Forgive someone. Start writing. Watch the sunset. Tell the people you love that you love them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Life isn&#8217;t measured by how long we&#8217;re here. It&#8217;s measured by how fully we embrace the time we&#8217;ve been given.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tR-qQcNT_fY?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=es-MX&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Five for Fighting: 100 Years<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So, if you&#8217;re waiting for a sign, this is it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Start living today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em><strong><em><strong><em><strong><em>If you\u2019ve enjoyed what you read here, please subscribe to my email list at the bottom of the page<\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong>. Consider making a small donation to help keep my website afloat at&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/paypal.me\/justmeric\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">JustMeRic<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em><strong><em>And check out my&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/shop\/rickollie?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_aipsfshop_X2H33BYQ9M4J6VKWB55M\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon Creator Storefront<\/a>. There you\u2019ll see some of the awesome purchases I\u2019ve made and recommend. Yes, I earn a small commission when you shop there.<\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em><strong><em>You can also find all of my sites in one place on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/linktr.ee\/rickollie\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Linktree<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-blogging-prompt jetpack-blogging-prompt\"><div class=\"jetpack-blogging-prompt__label\">Daily writing prompt<\/div><div class=\"jetpack-blogging-prompt__text\">If you had to give one life-changing tip, what would it be?<\/div><div class=\"jetpack-blogging-prompt__answers\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"jetpack-blogging-prompt__answers-gravatar\" aria-hidden=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/0.gravatar.com\/avatar\/68675aaa773d372d8e003222066e1e6feae8bcd0f4fcaeadcc4fdcc5067f2f35?s=96&amp;d=identicon&amp;r=G\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"jetpack-blogging-prompt__answers-gravatar\" aria-hidden=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/0.gravatar.com\/avatar\/64fd5e7ac725ac5cc409d4136c8d3b89ae902f725b6c216331b7fc41466671c1?s=96&amp;d=identicon&amp;r=G\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"jetpack-blogging-prompt__answers-gravatar\" aria-hidden=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/2.gravatar.com\/avatar\/eaca284aecd68689306c7d6f38087f294b672e63e19c5bdd4895aedf0daee0d5?s=96&amp;d=identicon&amp;r=G\"\/><a class=\"jetpack-blogging-prompt__answers-link\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.com\/tag\/dailyprompt-2841?locale=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noreferrer noopener\">View all responses<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Take the trip. 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