15,492 Days

Sometimes the calculator can be your best friend.  Today I decided to do an exercise long overdue. 

I added up the sum of my days on this planet we call earth.  That number turned out to be 15,492 days.  Birth, school yard wonder, working for a living, falling in love, and being found by the vision.  What a statement in a time when we have little time to stop and think.

The numbering of your days is important.  The following are my reasons for embracing the exercise:

1. Numbering your days sobers you.  We can get drunk on success, materials and prestige. 
2. In the words of a great songwriter; "we're only immortal for a limited time."
3. Creates urgency to do and to dream.
4. Settles you down from worrying about things you've got no control over.
5. Makes you realize that safety is a myth.  God wired us for risk and adventure.
6. Helps you avoid regrets.
7. Kills the counter-genuine cells.  Screams the importance of authentic.
8. Makes you realize your terminal and that you don't have to wait for a diagnosis.
9. Builds courage.
10. Makes every smell, taste and delight precious.  Sort of like a 2000 Barolo or the voice of Michael Franks.

Number your days, because they're numbering you.