Yes, I still flirt with Insomnia

It's 3:22 in the morning, and I have NO GOOD REASON for being awake. I did take Excedrin (something) earlier, and it's a known fact that the SMALLEST doseage of Caffeine will take me to the ends of the Earth and Back. So, being that caffeine is one of the active ingredients...VOILE.

Anyway, in my state of awakeness, I have really reflected on PERSONAL IMPACT. What does that mean, you are wondering? It's a known fact that people want to be remembered for GOOD things, when they're dead and gone. There are a few people, who are strange and SAY that they don't care "how people remember them," but the majority of people want to be remembered as something remarkable. They want to be known as "the MOST giving, the MOST altruistic, the MOST kind, the MOST loving, the MOST HONEST, the BEST son, the BEST daughter, the BEST Mother, the BEST Father, the smartest...and so on." So, the question is, HOW DO YOU ENSURE THAT HAPPENS?

1. Keep yourself in check. What are your priorities? Are other people and their needs BEFORE yours or are YOU numero UNO?
2. Do you have friends so YOU can talk or so THEY can be heard?
3. Are you reading? (and allow me to be brave and say EVERY day...try just 15 minutes a day).
4. Are you calling your friends and family members and MAKING the time to visit them. It's a well-known fact that "people don't care how much you know until you know how much you care." I know I've mentioned that before, but it's worth mentioning again.
5. Is the miscommunication about ARGUING to make your point or LISTENING to understand theirs?
6. Understanding BALANCE. Listen, I battle this DAILY. I live by the motto, "I can sleep when I'm dead"...hence the post at 3:30 in the morning. But while there has to be a ton of time for SAVING THE WORLD, there also has to be time set aside to RESCUE you.

Do all these things make you A LEGEND? No. But they give you peace of mind...and direction...and they keep you in touch with the people, WHO ARE GOING TO BE THE ONES THAT REMEMBER YOU WHEN YOU'RE GONE. Balance and is the KEY to enjoying life as opposed to just getting by. Nothing is more disconcerting than to ask someone how they're doing and hear, "Oh, I'm just getting by." WHAT A SAD WAY TO LIVE LIFE. Seriously...we live on a planet with BILLIONS of hugely diverse people...a planet where knowledge, power and fun can be progress cooperatively. So WHY WOULD ANYONE WANT TO JUST "GET BY??" Seize the MOMENT! Enjoy the DAY! Live every day down to last second! Breathe peace.