Kind of a morbid title for a blog post, but a friend and I discussed The Bucket List recently. I liked her view, in that the contents of such a list really seems like one’s hopes, dreams, and aspirations – not necessarily what he or she would actually do if given a fatal diagnosis with limited time left to live. Everything pulled in very sharply and became focused, when I was critically ill years ago. In that sense, her point held true for me – I wanted more time to see people I love, and all thoughts of what I wished I had done seemed almost a moot point. It was not something I regretted or even considered. I know that rough patch is something I occasionally mention on here; I have passed that time in my life. Some people may think that I tend to dwell on it too much, but really, I revisit those scary months because it reasserts how grateful I feel for being alive in the present, it spurs on motivation for my tomorrows. When you reach the end of the line and are given more rope, your life perspective changes, alters irrevocably.
So, while I won’t give you a bucket list, here are a few things I hope to do before my days of consciousness are over:
- Write a book that gets published
- Visit Alaska and view the Northern Lights
- Visit Italy, preferably Florence and Venice
- Take a cross-country road trip
- Own a Ludwig drumset with top-notch Paiste cymbals
- Own a Mazda
- Have a pet dog
- Try to ski or snowboard
- Change someone’s life for the better
- Help as many students as possible in getting accepted into college
- Take life less seriously; be more upbeat and positive
- Learn how to walk in heels
- Learn how to rollerblade without breaking or spraining anything
- Learn how to ice skate
- Partake in bonfire nights often
- Go to music concerts and rock out
- Listen to classical music until the beauty of human creativity brings me to joyful tears
- Reconcile with my mother
- Get a tattoo with my sister
- Own a digital SLR and take thousands of photographs
- Accept and love myself
- Visit Yellowstone National Park
What do you want to do? How are you taking action to crossing off some items on your list?
i can help u walk in heels /ice skate