My Question of the Day: There are 24, whole hours in one day, and it seems we hardly ever have enough time for all the things we’d like to accomplish. With that in mind, what is ONE (and only one) thing for which you’d like to have more time in your day?

My 2 Cents: The one thing for which I’d like to have more time in the day is touching base with family and friends.

Sitting on the phone for hours on end is just not a reality in my life right now, but I wish I had more time to do that, so I could keep in touch with the people.

I chat with people online, and I text with folks on my cell phone, but talking to them—hearing their voices and them hearing mine—is a “few and far between” form of communication for me.

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The Question: Is there a difference between surviving and living?

My 2 Cents: I share the sentiments of many of you on this question. Yes, there is a difference between surviving and living.

Surviving is just getting by emotionally, mentally, physically and spiritually from day to day. Although an argument can be made that you’re not merely surviving if you’re well-off/rich/wealthy, I’d have to assert that not having emotional/mental/physical/spiritual well-being can abridge the many of the pleasures that money can afford you.

Living is having emotional/mental/physical and spiritual balance. On the flip side of the same financial coin, I would argue that not being well-off/rich/wealthy doesn’t necessarily erode your quality of life. You can live very comfortably without the accoutrements that money can buy as long as you have a sense of self and well-being.

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Take a few moments to check out the tweets from Twitter on this subject:

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PROTECTED TWEETER Of Course there is a difference, may not make you any better, happier, or sane though.

queenesther there’s no joy in surviving. joy is spiritual, it can only come from God. to be spiritually alive is to truly live.

PhatCrayonz yes. To survive is to have a life. To have a life is to live.

jtvstacia living is what u do after u learn 2 survive.

lotysloveYes. ”Surviving” is doing what you have to do. “Living” is doing what you want to do.

Sirteach09 Living is keeping your FAITH/ Surviving is without FAITH…

shunodashow survival goes on in low income areas , u do what u have 2 survive . living goes on in wealthy areas, they do what they wanna do

qctrapman to be honest 10 years ago I what have said yes there is but the way things are now if ur not rich ur just surviveing!One

sistapoetry ..thats a hard question..i understand what it means to be a survivor..but to be a person that lives im not sure

ImABlackPoem Of course. Surviving isn’t as much fun!

PROTECTED TWEETER survivng means you’ll do anything just to get by living is when u r in control and content with ur life

PROTECTED TWEETER …allow u to hope for.”

PROTECTED TWEETER …appreciate what u have and to find peace with life offers so that by doing so u will achieve those things that simply surviving won’t…

PROTECTED TWEETER Surviving means ur running from one thing in hope of living-breathing! But living means u r taking time to…

caroljreid Surviving is living day-to-day in fear while living is without thoughts of fear for survival.

PROTECTED TWEETER IMO difference btw living vs surviving is one’s attitude toward life. I can be rich, but depressed. I can be poor & joyous.

rahsheen Surviving is simply preventing yourself from dying. Living is actually doing things that make you happy.

PROTECTED TWEETER Surviving, plotting which bill can wait and which to pay, living, all bills paid, enjoying hobbies…

buddyknight Yep! Merely surviving is minimalist. Truly living is vibrant and with purpose outside of our own pleasures/needs/survival.

PROTECTED TWEETER absolutely, surviving is barely existing-having to do without, living is embracing what life has to offer and experiencing it

TankaBar_JasonD living you feel normal and surviving you fight daily

BLKMGK Surviving is just getting by. Living is enjoying life.

jazzzyone Mos Def! Surviving = Not dying; Living = Maximizing life!

Pettra88 Yes, living is what you do after you’ve survived. Doesn’t start til around 35 or 40.

jaazyee1Huge differance

tclarkusa YES, a huge difference. Differences btwn surviving and living encompass emotional, physical, economics and other facets of life

Reads4Pleasure Surviving is just getting by. Living is thriving, loving, exploring, learning, etc.

MsTrecie yes tghere is! Surviving is doing enough to stay afloat! Living is enjoying life, comfortably, stress at a minimum

urbancrafter YES.

Write_Of_Fusion YES. I interpret surviving as struggling and living on the edge…as oppose to living comfortably, with no added pressure.

ImageSavvy Oh yes! Living is enjoying what you have every day – asurviving is just making it through without much laughter along the way.

CocosButter Surviving is doing the min to get by…living is enjoying & exploring

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