What Do You Want Out Of Life

 What Do You Want Out Of Life

That question usually gets answered in many ways. I believe a person's age has a major impact on the answer. For example a fifteen year old would have a very different answer than a seventy year old. Sooo, here are some inputs I think must be considered no matter what's your age.

*  Love of life. If you don't have a strong love of life you'll never have a great life. As you know I don't believe in the Afterlife. I'll never forget what my Grandmother said to me on her death bed when I said to her: "Bubby, you're going to a better place." She said back to me: "What better place - I'm going into the ground." Assuming she might be right, I believe this life is all I'm going to get. This attitude makes me want to get the most out of my life NOW!

My parents just wanted to get through life. Experiencing their attitude toward life made me feel I never wanted to live a life like theirs. That got me to push though my barriers and fear of failure to take more risks and make more decisions. Some of those decisions were wrong, but I survived and learned from them. I believe I've had a more interesting life because of both my good decisions and my bad decisions. 

Life is precious. Never take it for granted. Try to enjoy all of its ups and downs. Most of all surround yourself with positive energy. If possible, be the source of positive energy. Even if there is an Afterlife, that should have nothing to do with getting the most out of this life.

*  Good Health.  Young people take health for granted. Older people believe health is the most important element of their life. In my opinion both are wrong. Young people are idiots when it comes to their health so I don't even want to talk about them. However, older people focus too much on their health at the expense of having an interesting and rewarding number of years that is left to them.

In conversation with my older peers too much time is spent discussing their health. More time should be taken to discuss the great meal they had or the fabulous trip their planning. All older people have aches and pains. Many older people will have broken something that needs surgery. Unless we're talking about the big "C" or worse, older people should be more focused on what they want out of life then the hemorrhoid they had removed last week.

I find it ironic that too many older people talk about their health problems, but they don't do what's in their power to do to have a healthier life. Some smoke. Some are too fat. Some eat everything they know will eventually give them poor health. Some don't go to a doctor when they know they should. If you're peeing every thirty minutes you have a prostate problem - go to a doctor immediately. If you feel a lump on your breast - go to a doctor immediately.

*  Happiness. There's that word again. I realize I keep preaching in my blogs that happiness is the forgotten ingredient in life. I do so because it's true. What good is "good health" if you're not happy. What good is money, ego and power if you're not happy. You know the answer, so why do you put those things in first position and leave happiness as second fiddle.

My blogs and books tell you all the things you need to do to have a happy life. Please believe me I didn't just make the shit up. Everything I write or wrote is true. If you're not happy now read them and reread them NOW!

Sooo, what do you want out of life? The answer is yours not mine. However, I do know that the three things stated above are the minimum you should have on your list.

Live The Best Life You Can Create Because You Deserve It!!!