One thing I often do when I'm in Hawaii is what I call a personal reassessment. Truly, the unexamined life is not worth living. God put me here for a purpose. Have I fulfilled it? I was put here to deliver a message. Have I given it? I was to bear fruit for the kingdom. Has the harvest occurred?
The Stoics said that each day we live is a separate life. If so, the Bible emphasizes not only what was done but why. Was I a success or a failure? What were my achievements, if any? Who have I lived for -- myself or my God? In reality, no one can answer these questions except for me and my Creator.
What matters most is not the surface of life but the inner reality. Life is the greatest sport. And as in every sport, what matters is not the statistics. What counts is how we play the game.