Life is a Wonderful Experience

     Once again, here I am--wondering who I am and what to write. At times it seems there is not enough time to do all I want and seem to need to do before I leave this earth.
     Truly, life is a wonderful experience each day, bringing new ideas, new things to learn, new people to meet, new places to go. How can I do it all? The answer, of course, and sometimes seems even banal is to live in the moment and make each moment count. How do I know if I am making each moment count? Do I line up all that I think and do and give a value to each thought and activity or do I blindly go on not aware of the things I want to do? Questions about how to lead a life will always be floating around, people questioning themselves, other times assuring themselves that indeed they are on their right path, theirs alone.
     Before I can ever know what is my right direction, as a matter of fact the way anyone knows a right direction, is to listen and try, listen and try. There is no map of life. The complete map exists only at the end of a life, a little jog each day which can be looked at the next day, perhaps with a promise of change. On the other hand, it could be a pat on one's own back assuring oneself of a good job.
     What is a good job and who is the judge? A circle of friends may throw out compliments, but many times that comes only from habit. How can I know whether these words are heartfelt or simply space fillers because of a friend's need to talk. I have noticed that silence can be scary for many people.