Patti Digh has written a book, Life Is a Verb: 37 Days to Wake Up, Be Mindful, and Live Intentionally which is based on living life to the fullest by considering what your priorities would be if you only have a limited time to live which of course applies to all of us. The reference to 37 days comes from her own experience of her stepfather who suddenly learned that he only had a short time to live which turned out to be 37 days. The book includes art work from the readers of her blog. An example of 37 days artwork is this fresh start talisman done by Donna Miller.
Patti identifies 6 practices for intentional living:
1. Say Yes. Do this in the Improv sense of “Yes and” not “Yes but”.
(I would suggest that this could be expressed as do what you decide to do with full commitment. Not agree to everything).
2. Be generous
3. Speak up but don’t be attached to being right.
4. Love yourself and others more
5. Trust yourself
6. Slow down to live mindfully and creatively with what really matters amidst the day to day activities of life.
Here is an interview of Patti Digh by one of her longtime friends Jeff De-Cagna.
If this topic interests you also check out the post about Randy Pausch and time management.