Squeeze the Day: 365 Ways to Bring Joy and Juice Into Your Life
by Loretta LaRoche
Category: Self-Help

Who among us has not heard the phrase “Seize the day!”? Webster’s dictionary informs us that it means to possess, attack, or take forcibly. The explanation, however, feels as though it’s one more reason for those already caught up by the relentless need to live life as though it was an endless war on completing tasks . . . to vindicate their behavior. I don’t want to seize anything, but I do want to squeeze the juice out of every precious moment I’m given and get the most joy out of everything I do, because if I don’t, I’ll become dried up and lifeless. This means that I have to pay attention and be aware of living a great life. I want to feel like a delicious piece of fruit just waiting to be plucked off the vine. I want to look like a child with watermelon all over their face fully involved with their eyes wide with wonder. I want to Ooh and Aah much more than I want to Oh no and Boo-hoo. We all desire those outcomes, but when our attention is to get to some finish line, what we’re doing whether it’s sex or sewing, merely becomes the segue to the next task. and so . . . we’re never squeezing . . . we’re seizing, being seized and seizing up. This little book will help guide you to a place where you’ll begin to feel the delicious bounty that life has to offer. Pick a page randomly, read the message, and let it resonate for the day. Above all, have fun. . . . This isn’t another task for you to perform, but a way to plump up your life . . . and your soul.