Ponder this. Part of the pre-flight instructions given by a flight attendant is to place the oxygen mask on yourself first before helping others in the event of the loss of cabin pressure.

Ponder this. Do you have a bucket list? You know, a list of things you want to do or accomplish before you die?

Ponder this. All of us have opinions. Some of us have very strong opinions and are not afraid to express them.

Ponder this. The commandments of the Lord. There are 10 official ones given to us by God through Moses, but there are also so many others that are actually embedded within this list of 10.

Ponder this. If you die today, what would happen to all of your stuff? Speaking from experience, I can tell you that your belongings will either be sold, given away, or thrown away.

Ponder this. Each day we live, we are one day closer to the day we die. You might say that this is a rather morbid way to look at life, but we must face the facts.

Ponder this. A great saint once said, "Our business is to attain Heaven. Everything else is a sheer waste of time." That pretty much says it all.

Ponder this. There's an old adage: Waste not, want not. Do you ever think about how much we waste in a day?

Ponder this. Our thumbs are very busy appendages in these modern times; they are the key to easy and quick conversations with others.

Ponder this. Do you often get disappointed by the actions or inactions of others? Perhaps you expected a person to hold a door or an elevator for you, but they pretended they didn't see you.

Ponder this. A dear friend of mine lived a long life, reaching nearly 90 years of age. He was an engineer who loved his profession and worked up until the day he died.

Ponder this. Many of us wonder what our purpose is on this Earth. Each day we have a routine we follow that sometimes gets tedious, monotonous, and often painful.