Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) is a real term used in healthcare that refers to daily basic self-care activities in an individual's residence, outdoor environment or both. The ability or inability that an individual performs their ADLs is a measure of the functional status of the individual, particularly the injured, those with disabilities and the elderly. Very young children require assistance from adults to perform ADLs since they have not yet developed the skills necessary to perform ADLs on their own.

Basic ADLs (bADLs) are the things we normally do such as bathing, dressing, feeding ourselves, functional mobility, personal hygiene and grooming. Instrumental ADLs (iADLs) are things such as housework, money management, preparing meals, shopping and work.

Sometimes it is necessary to review the rules of kindergarten to remember how to be nice to others and use Good manners. And sometimes we just need to go back to the basics of the 'Activities of Daily Living' in order to take better care of ourselves and start living Life rightly.

Below you will see 7 simple activities to accomplish at some point during the day all under the motivation of the the daily mentation question below. You have 24 hours to get through this question along with the 7 activities. READY? SET? GO!

July 1, --
What vice or weakness do I have that distracts me, slows me down and keeps me from being the best I can be?

July 2, --
What cripples and disables me more than anything else?

July 3, --
In the midst of adversity, do I withdrawal and seek loneliness or do I seek to connect with others who are experiencing the same thing as me?

July 4, --
When did I know someone needed help, but instead acted as though I had no idea?

July 5, --
What makes me feel 'familiar contempt' for someone I know?

July 6, --
When I need hope or encouragement, who or what do I turn to?

July 7, --
When I feel compassion for someone, do I act on it or do I just feel it and walk on?

July 8, --
When I read something that gives me self-awareness, do I apply it to my Life or do I close it and put it away?

July 9, --
What type of gain am I most interested in receiving? Material gain? Ego gain? Spiritual gain?

July 10, --
What painful thing that happened to me, ended up being one of the best things that ever happened to me?

July 11, --
Would my greatest loss be a physical loss or a spiritual loss?

July 12, --
Who can I depend on?

July 13, --
Why is it easier for me to reconcile with someone who is not a family member than it is for me to reconcile with someone in my own family?

July 14, --
Why is it easier for me to reconcile with someone who is not a family member than it is for me to reconcile with someone in my own family?

July 15, --
When I lose my enthusiasm for Life, how do I get it back?

July 16, --
Am I able to recognize when intellectual pride or my ego gets in the way of me learning?

July 17, --
What is my criticism really about?

July 18, --
When have I committed spiritual adultery or infidelity toward God by asking Him for proof?

July 19, --
When do I pull the plug and lay down my final judgment?

July 20, --
When do I pull the plug and lay down my final judgment?

July 21, --
Where do I get my strength?

July 22, --
What am I searching for?

July 23, --
Do I truly listen or am I just waiting for my turn to talk?

July 24, --
Do I truly listen or am I just waiting for my turn to talk?

July 25, --
Am I thirsty for attention, fame, honor, importance or recognition? If so, who is my target audience? Family, friends, internet, public?

July 26, --
If Jesus could not convince everyone of what He knew, why do you think you can?

July 27, --
What do I consider an incomparable treasure that is at a price I can afford?

July 28, --
What pervasive influence turned out to be the 'agent of change' that I needed in order to change (or transform) myself?

July 29, --
Do my actions and reactions reveal easily dashed hopes or a firm posture of Faith?

July 30, --
What is my best investment?

July 31, --
What, who, where or when do I need to separate or distance myself?

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