Life is a gift! Make the most of your time.
Life is too short to waste time on what doesn’t matter and never get around to the things that make for a wonderful life.
- fold your underwear
- not forgive a wrong
- not take vacation every year
- miss saying “I love you” to the people you love
- worry about things you can’t change
- not attend live events in your community
- get irritated when children are loud
- dwell on mistakes of the past
- isolate yourself
- try to please everybody – or nobody
- tell lies
- ignore your health
- try to be somebody other than who you are
- run from risks
- not say “thank you”
- try to blend in with the crowd
- not have a budget
- hang with overly negative people
- compromise your values
- tear others down with your words
- not tell jokes
- hold a grudge
- not have fun and laugh a lot
- wear bad shoes
- dismiss a compliment
- try again
- not be an encourager
- be selfish
- procrastinate
- work all the time
- play all the time
- wallow in negativity
- make things more important than people
- not take pictures
- stop learning
- buy junk you don’t really want or need
- not get together with neighbors
- ignore your spiritual life
- not look up at the stars
- run from God
- skip weddings and funerals
- be irresponsible
- not set goals
- gossip
- not learn from someone older and wiser than you
- take people for granted
- go to bed angry
- not discover your purpose in life
- spend too much time on the couch watching TV
- not go for a dream
- pick on yourself – and others
- wish others ill
- not be generous
- not visit an art museum
- think you can’t make a positive difference
- worry
- ignore what others think of you – and to NOT ignore what others think of you
- skip daily prayer
- not organize your work space
- not be thankful for what you have
- not ask for forgiveness and try to make wrongs right
- work on things that don’t matter to you
- not read books
- live with regrets and not move on
- not pass on what you know to someone younger
- drive a dirty car
- not help others who are hurting and in need
- live on a strict diet that excludes ice cream
- stop learning
- not read the Bible
- not try a new recipe
- enjoy a hobby
- take a walk in nature
- ignore – or obsess – on the news
- not vote your conscience
- let go of past hurts and disappointments
- live vicariously through reality shows
- make fun of others
- believe everything the experts say
- not treat every day as a gift
That’s my list – but I did get some wonderful thoughts and ideas from friends.
Anything you disagree with? What did I miss? What would you add to YOUR list?
