Everyone has a list of things he/she wants to accomplish or do before they die, right? Well, maybe not a formal, written list, but I think, I hope everyone does. Not in any particular order, here is my list:
1. Write a novel, or two, or three...
2. Publish that novel, or two, or three...
3. Publish a picture book (photographs that I've taken or will take)or two..
4. Get my pilot's license.
5. Learn how to skydive.
6. Switch #s 4 & 5... ;)
7. Ride in a hot air balloon.
8. Go to Australia.
9. Go on a cruise.
10. Take my daughter to DisneyWorld and/or a cruise.
11. Publish some articles in some magazines.
12. Work on a Habitat for Humanity house, or several houses...
13. Go to see Montana, Wyoming, Alaska, etc.
14. Get my house organized.
15. Win the lottery, so I can help lots of children who need food, clothes, a warm, safe place to lay their head & call home, etc.
16. Drive on the Autobahn....NO SPEED LIMIT!!! :)
17. Go to Hawaii, Canada, New Zealand, etc.
18. Go to Israel, the Holy Land, etc.
19. Go on a roadtrip, across America, with no particular destination,...just see where the road takes me...and stop at every souvenir shop and roadside history monument!
20. See the Northern Lights!
21. Go to the Grand Canyon again, only hike down to the bottom this time!
20. Learn how to fly fish, AND tie my own flies!
21. Go sailing, again!
22. Ride in a helicopter!
23. Stay in a beach house, by the ocean for a week or two...
24. Watch my daughter graduate from high school/college.
25. Go hang-gliding!
26. Sit on an ocean-side beach & watch the sunrise & the sunset, as many times as possible...
27. Invent something!
28. Make someone smile everyday.
29. Give someone hope everyday.
30. Make EVERY day...my BEST day... :)
31. Learn how to weld!
32. Learn how to build something useful out of wood!
33. Go to Greece, Egypt, Italy, England...
34. Learn a new dance.
35. Write a really good poem.
36. Learn how to change my oil.
37. Learn how to change my tire.
38. Abolish procrastination!!
39. Learn how to fix my own computer, so, I can quit bugging my son!!
40. Understand html.
41. Get a job on a cruise ship! ha!
42. Spend a week in a cabin, by a river, fishing, a million miles from civilization...
43. Read at least one really good book per week...
44. Of course, lose weight, get in shape...
45. Learn to sleep in, guilt-free...once in a while...
46. Sleep under the stars, mosquito/critter free...(I can dream, can't I?)
47. Go camping again...haven't done it in YEARS, I really miss it..
48. Give or get a hug EVERY day...
49.
50. Laugh EVERY day...
51. This is really the #1 thing I want to do---make amends with my brother. I miss him so much. I
would give up all the other things on my list, if I could just accomplish this one
thing before I die.
If anyone ever reads this, I would love to hear what is on your list! If you don't have a list, please think about it and make one for yourself. Everyone needs hopes and dreams....
