Mark Gilroy

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.

1. fold your underwear
2. not forgive a wrong
3. not take vacation every year
4. miss saying “I love you” to the people you love
5. worry about things you can’t change
6. not attend live events in your community
7. get irritated when children are loud
8. dwell on mistakes of the past
9. isolate yourself
10. try to please everybody – or nobody
11. tell lies
12. ignore your health
13. try to be somebody other than who you are
14. run from risks
15. not say “thank you”
16. try to blend in with the crowd
17. not have a budget
18. hang with overly negative people
19. compromise your values
20. tear others down with your words
21. not tell jokes
22. hold a grudge
23. not have fun and laugh a lot
24. wear bad shoes
25. dismiss a compliment
26. try again
27. not be an encourager
28. be selfish
29. procrastinate
30. work all the time
31. play all the time
32. wallow in negativity
33. make things more important than people
34. not take pictures
35. stop learning
36. buy junk you don’t really want or need
37. not get together with neighbors
38. ignore your spiritual life
39. not look up at the stars
40. run from God
41. skip weddings and funerals
42. be irresponsible
43. not set goals
44. gossip
45. not learn from someone older and wiser than you
46. take people for granted
47. go to bed angry
48. not discover your purpose in life
49. spend too much time on the couch watching TV
50. not go for a dream
51. pick on yourself – and others
52. wish others ill
53. not be generous
54. not visit an art museum
55. think you can’t make a positive difference
56. worry
57. ignore what others think of you – and to NOT ignore what others think of you
58. skip daily prayer
59. not organize your work space
60. not be thankful for what you have
61. not ask for forgiveness and try to make wrongs right
62. work on things that don’t matter to you
63. not read books
64. live with regrets and not move on
65. not pass on what you know to someone younger
66. drive a dirty car
67. not help others who are hurting and in need
68. live on a strict diet that excludes ice cream
69. stop learning
70. not read the Bible
71. not try a new recipe
72. enjoy a hobby
73. take a walk in nature
74. ignore – or obsess – on the news
75. not vote your conscience
76. let go of past hurts and disappointments
77. live vicariously through reality shows
78. make fun of others
79. believe everything the experts say
80. 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?