Ever have one of those days...

[Jeffrey Lebowski]

I think that perspective is why I love the song, "Live Like You Were Dying". So many of the things we worry about day to day or week to week are just petty in the big scheme of things.

Indeed.

The mantra I had was “one fun thing.” Every week, no matter how I felt, my wife and I made a point to do one fun thing. We went to museums and shows and restaurants and just generally did the stuff I never “had time for.” Sometimes, I was sick enough it wasn’t much. I wish I could say we’ve maintained that ever since. Those were some great memories of a less than great time.

[Gman]

I think that perspective is why I love the song, "Live Like You Were Dying". So many of the things we worry about day to day or week to week are just petty in the big scheme of things.

I call those 1st world problems. Most of us can easily find clean water to drink, food to eat, and a sheltered place to sleep at night. A trip to Mexico City back in the '80s really reset my understanding of how some people scrape by one day to the next with nothing more than a cardboard box for shelter.

[Irving]

Does anyone else from my generation have Monica stuck in their head now?

[BPTactical]

But your still driving a Chevy.....

[spqrzilla]

...where everything just goes right?
... *I have several choices of good bourbon in the cabinet to choose from. .....

You could have stopped there.

[Skip]

But your still driving a Chevy.....

I started to laugh and then remembered I drive a Ford.

[Bailey Guns]

But your still driving a Chevy.....

It's "you're". And I'll be driving my wife's Chevy, potpourri and all, after I drop my truck off at the dealership tomorrow. So there.

[BPTactical]

It's "you're". And I'll be driving my wife's Chevy, potpourri and all, after I drop my truck off at the dealership tomorrow. So there.

Oh shit, I brought out the grammar Nazi in him.....

[BladesNBarrels]

Thanks!
Just reading that made the day brighter.

[KLR650]

I fell while hiking alone in the forest recently and shattered a knee cap, broke some ribs, a foot, hit my head pretty good, a few other injuries. Tried to walk out, no go. I had a dying cell and no service. I managed to get a call out despite my location and as I waited for rescue and tried to control bleeding with a belt, the only thing on my mind was my wife. Thinking that I might never see her again, that my life's plans might get snatched in an evening with no warning. Gave me an immense sense of perspective as I wondered why so many other things had power over me daily, yet could not seem less important at the moment. Luckily I have carried that mentality with me a few months later as I relearn to walk and run. For me being alive is a blessing. Sorry for the rant, but yes, most people are so blessed they can't even see their blessing.