Samurai were encouraged to meditate on their deaths and to think, "If today were my last day, would it have been a worthy one to be my last?" When I've taken th

Samurai were encouraged to meditate on their deaths and to think, "If today were my last day, would it have been a worthy one to be my last?" When I've taken this practice I've found myself working on more important things, spending time with people I care about more, and generally being happier. Highly recommended, quick further reading: The Budoshoshinshu at Google Books: http://books.google.com/books?id=gzFsCPYJhqEC&printsec=frontcover&dq=Budoshoshinshu&client=firefox-a#PPA19,M1 http://books.google.com/books?id=gzFsCPYJhqEC&printsec=f...