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Here is another potentially interesting question I want to throw out there:
Do you make more life decisions based on emotion or rationale?

I am guessing that most people have made a completely irrational decision based on a feeling, and it either worked out for them or it didn’t, and along those same lines most people have made a decision that didn’t feel right because it was the “smart” thing (and again, it may have worked out or it may not have). But, what do you do MOST of the time? Does it work for you? Let’s hear some comments!!

Hello everyone! No long blog today. Just a simple question: What would you do if you had six months to live? Not because you are dying or because you’re 120 years old, simply because you know that in six months, you will get struck by lighting or an anvil will fall on you or something.

What would you do if you had six months to live?

It seems that no matter where I have worked in my life, I have always heard phrases like these often: “I can’t wait til it’s Friday” or “How good can I be on a Monday” or “Oh, I’m okay-just trying to get through the week.”
When I thought about how many hours a week most people work, and how many hours of their life it takes up, it dawned on me that many people are wishing and hoping their lives away.
I mean, if a person is so gung ho about reaching that weekend, and then bummed out when they come into work on Monday morning, then what happens to Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday? Do people make the most of it? Or do they just go through the motions until they can have those two days? I understand, too, that many people don’t like their jobs, especially now. I guess the question is that seeing that people have to make a living, how can you work 40+ hours each week and still make each day count?
I’ve been trying to do this. Time for me is going faster than ever, and I’m probably working harder now than I ever have in my life. The last thing I want is to one day wake up and realize I’m 60 and that I could have appreciated life more when I was younger.
So I spend some time every day of the week thinking of the blessings that I have been given. I try to converse with at least 1 friend or family member every day. I help people out when I can. Instead of getting angry at someone – I try to imagine myself in their shoes. I breath in deeply when it rains. I don’t wish for Friday anymore – I think of what I can do right now to make my life count. I embrace my spiritualtiy. I act like a kid every now and then, and I’m okay with it. And you know what? I’m a lot happier and less stressed for doing these things, no matter what goes on in my life.
I would urge anyone reading this to ask him/herself this question: “Do I really make each day count?”