What is Living?

I've had days where all i do, is wait for something... anything to happen. Night falls, morning comes... i do it again. My activities are all good, but mere time wasters in comparison.

I've had days where my schedule is planned... to the minute of things i HAVE to get done.

I'm stressed and am so gratiful for when it's over.

Am i just "working for the weekend"? Going about life till the next social event?
I'm always moving forward and looking forward...
...but to what?

Graduation?
Marriage?

Family?

Eternal life?

Is living merely a do-to list?

a list of things i HAVE to get done.

things i WANT to get done.

and a list of hopes and plans?

Am i merely going about life checking things off my list?

Graduate from High School.  

Check.

Go to college.

Check.

Make bank?

Progress.

Why do i work?

Why do i play?

What am i learning?

I honestly know and trust in all that the gospel has taught me in these past 20 years, 156 days, 3 hours and 13 minutes (Hehe, i did the math). I know why we are here on earth and the grand purpose of life.

But i just got to thinking, each day, we get to wake up and enjoy exactly 24 hours. That's 24 hours of living. How much of that is spent in sleeping? working? developing relations? playing? planning? or truthfully... wasted?  

How am i working towards my goals?

Am i really spending my time wisely?

We only get ONE earth life, am i making the best of it? 

Am i learning all that i can?

Am i following the promptings of the spirit and relying on my Heavenly Father? 

Haha, sorry for all the life talk. I just got to thinking about this today. Thought i might write it down somewhere where i can come back to it. :) 

It's an interesting concept isn't it? 

  Well, here's to striving to live a full, meaningful life.