What do you stay awake for?

I've always loved Caribou's little saying, "Life is short, stay awake for it." Today when I went to get coffee, I saw they had a post-it pad that had, "What do you stay awake for?" on each sheet. They had markers out, and people had written in what they stay awake for and posted their sheets around the counter. I wasn't sure what I stay awake for, besides life in general. It really got me thinking though.

A lot of people listed people in their lives, specifically kids and spouses. I suppose I could say my family and friends. Some people put happy-go-lucky things like sunshine and life. I could say that... but I think people think I'm too cynical to believe that. I could say adventure, but apparently I don't strike some people as the adventurous type. I could say my future students, but I'd feel like a fraud since I don't think people understand yet how excited I am to be a teacher (and how long I've actually had it in mind). I could say running, but I almost never run in the mornings. I could say my activities, but they're not really what I look forward to the most anymore. I guess my family and friends really would be my answer. They're the most important to me, and they're always my priority.

I like that the new Caribou cups come with little sayings all over them. A few of them:

• laugh so hard you cry
• make time for silly
• eat when you are hungry, nap when you are tired
• make today special
• compliment a stranger
• do it for love, not profit
• grow older without ever growing up
• thank a teacher
• continue more conversations offline
• listen 1st, talk 2nd
• learn to dance a jig
• start right now
• take all your vacation days
• dance to your own rhythm
• be a hero minus the dorky cape
• smile first, ask questions later
• follow your heart

Okay, so that was all but maybe 3 from this cup. There are just a few that don't really apply to me.

:)