Periodically I perform a life check up. Somethings I check every day, somethings once a month, and somethings once a year.   The idea of a life check up is easy.  It is simply asking yourself if 5 years from now, I had a ? or if this thing happened, what could I be doing today to prevent it. You may ask yourself, if I had a stroke, if my marriage failed, if I lost my job, if I had a heart attack, if I was dead and my family was still alive. Picture in your head the things that if they happened to you or to your family, you would look back and ask yourself are there things I could have done to have avoided that outcome.  The answers sometimes could have been so obvious, after the fact, that you would blame yourself for not doing them.

There are obviously things in life that we can’t predict or plan for.  But there are many thiings we can.  You may say I couldn’t plan for that flooding, but you bought or own a house on a flood plain.   You could say I couldn’t plan for the outcome of the election, but did you do anything to try to get the result you wanted, other than voting.  You could say I couldn’t plan for that car accident in the rain, but did you change your wiper blades so you could see while driving in the rain.

So here are things on my list?  What’s on yours?

Did I walk, run, bike today?

Did I take my omega 3s, vitamin D, and magnesium?

Did I take any medication prescribed by a doctor and take it the way it was prescribed?

Did I tell or show my family I love, care for, and respect them?

Did I do more to support them, or more to hinder them?

Did I touch base with any friends or other family members today, this week, this month?

Did I connect with peers and allies in my world?

Did I contribute to global warming a lot or a little, did I minimize my footsteps in the world or needlessly contribute to climate change?

Did I do things to bring beauty into the world?

Did I see my doctor this year?

Did I do any routine screenings that can help detect issues before they become problems ex. blood pressure checks, check for signs of skin cancer, etc?

Did I floss?

Did I contribute money to my retirement accounts?

Have I rebalanced my banking, investment and retirement accounts?

Have I replaced my smoke alarm batteries, my CO2 detector batteries?

Have I checked my fire extinguishers?

Have I reviewed my insurance (health,  disability, life, homeowners, flood) policies?

Have I shoveled out the nearest fire hydrant to my house?

Have I shared a good bottle of wine with friends?

Have I given to the charities that support the things I support?

Have I contributed to the political candidates or elected officials that support the things I support?

Have I subscribed to my local newspaper, and any national newspapers?

Have I read a book today?

Have I changed the oil in my car, and performed other necessary maintenance?

Have I performed any necessary maintenance on my bicycle?

Have I changed my running/walking shoes recently?

Have I bought locally and spent money locally in my community and supported small  businesses?

Have I eaten foods from animal with four feet minimally and eaten more fruits and vegetables then meats?

Have I taken time to be quiet, and just have time to think and dream?

Have I scheduled my vacation time?