Did you have fun today?

There are certain things that I say to my girlfriend every day. “I love you.” “I am so grateful for another day with you.” “I am so thankful for you.” “Everyday with you is a gift and I don’t take it for granted.”

There are also a few things I ask her every day. I annoy her by asking her “Do you still love me today?” I also often ask her “Do I make you happy?”

The other day though I found myself asking her “Did you have fun today?” Now that is not something I ask her every day. But that got me thinking, why don’t I ask her that every day? Shouldn’t that be the point of every day?

As I write this, it has also got me thinking that I should keep a record of every day simply if I had fun or not. Then, periodically check to see how often I have “fun” days. The goal should be 100% fun days. Is that practical with work and, well, life problems? Sure. Why not?

We all know life is short. We have all had deaths of loved ones, especially sudden deaths, that serve as reminders to make every day count. Tomorrow is not guaranteed to anyone. We have heard all the cliches.

But, fundamentally, it all comes down to having fun every day. It doesn’t have to be all day. And it doesn’t have to be going to an amusement park. It can be as simple as going for a hike in the woods nearby. Or it could be spending a few minutes at the park watching people walk their cute dogs. Or it could be playing a video game. Or it could be texting a good friend. Or it could be doing a good deed to help someone. Or it could be going to the movies or going to that restaurant you’ve always wanted to try out.

It could be any number of things, but the point is to do something you enjoy every day. Lord knows you will be forced to do things you don’t enjoy every day. Why not force yourself to do fun things every day as well?

The more fun things you do the more you learn about yourself. You may find that you enjoy being out in nature more than you did. You may find that simply sitting at the park brings you a sense of serenity you never knew you could feel. You may find that going for that massage is more therapeutic than going to that psychiatrist. You may realize you really missed talking to that particular friend. You may ask yourself why haven’t I been doing this all along.

Life is indeed too short. We may say it, and think it, but we don’t live our lives that way. No one says on their deathbed, “I only regret that I didn’t work more.”  Don’t be that person that has regrets at the end. Live life to its fullest. When that person asks, “Did you have fun today?” you can respond proudly, “Yes, yes I did.”