We only live once. Literally, one time and that’s it. We as college students will maybe inhabit this earth for another 60 years to live until we’re around 80 years old and then die, continuing the circle of life.

Lets put some perspective into that depressing opening remark that will hopefully change your outlook on the world we’re living in.

Think about this: the world has been around for millions and millions of years, we’re around to witness maybe 80 of it, then we will be gone and the world will continue spinning for millions of years longer, or at least until the Decepticons land on Planet Earth and destroy it in an intergalactic war with Optimus Prime.

As 18, 19, 20, 21 (or older) year old students here at the University of Hartford, we’ve already spent, in theory, one-fourth or 25 percent of our lives on this planet; I know, that’s incredibly scary to think of.

What kind of impression have you left to where when you leave this earth people will remember you by? It’s a legitimate thought that you should all think of as you’re reading this and going on with your monotonous lives that slowly start becoming everyday cycles.

200 years down the road, I’m hoping that something that I am able to do with my life will be remembered to where people can look back at me and their lives are changes as a result.

People still talk about George Washington, Paul Revere, Abraham Lincoln and many others that lived hundreds of years ago, I want to leave that type of impression on the world.

You don’t hear about the barber who cut Lincoln’s hair, he didn’t leave impression on the world and his lifetime was spent leaving an impact that is no longer remembered or appreciated.

Do you ever just have days that you “go-through-the-motions”? As in: just wake up, eat food, go to class, do homework, hangout with friends and start all over the next day.

I literally have those all the time and it’s starting to concern me that I’m really not living much of my life to the fullest considering my current position in life where I should be able to do so.

We are, arguably, in the prime of our physical existence to where our bodies and minds might never be stronger than they are right now and we have to take advantage of that.

Get your buns off the couch, turn off Breaking Bad (after you’ve finished watching the episode, of course) and let’s do something with our lives.

When you hit 60, you’re not going to remember the little moments that made up your life when you were 21 or the drunken nights you shared with your buddies at the bar, you need to do something worth having be remembered.

Whether it is trying to do some community service around town, try helping others as much as possible, or going out and making a difference in the world, you owe it to yourself to try living a bit.

While I’m no philosopher who has the answers that you’re seeking, it’s imperative that you go out and get that rush that living provides you.

No, I’m not saying go do drugs with your buddies or “YOLO” it up at the club because you’ll only live once and you should do dumb crap while you can. Make a difference in this world.

My outlet for trying to make a difference is to have you all read something that I’ve put my heart into writing because I want you all to succeed.

The world has been filled with nothing but depression, a crappy economy and our own damn government being shutdown that any pride ray of light would be very needed.

I’m going to include a list of things to do in the near future that might not seem logical or uncomfortable to you, but just try it.

Everything I’m talking about is an experience that will make you feel “alive” on the inside, instead of this robot who just goes through their daily motions as they were programmed to.

Go out and live a little bit. Go climb up a mountain trail with your friends to overlook the city at night, lay back and stare at the stars at night, stop for a second and just take a deep breathe through your nose and feel the air course through your body.

We take those little things for granted on a daily basis, but it’s during those moments of silence are where you can truly live and be at inner peace.

End the cycle that is your life and go out and make a difference.

How do you want to be remembered?

Do you even want to be remembered in 100 years?

Now is the time to make a change, not in 20 years before it’s too late.