Here I sit, recovering from neck surgery and contemplating my life ... watching my next "Tivoed" episode of "Say Yes to the Dress", and counting off when I can take my next muscle relaxant pill. So what better way to use my time than think of all the things I've done, and more importantly, all the things I want to do with the rest of my life.
Here's my initial list of items that will help me feel like I've actually lived a little. The few I've already accomplished are italicized, but meh, they're still goals, and I'd like to do some of them again:
1. Build a useful piece of furniture.
2. Visit Uluru(Ayers Rock) in Australia.
3. Attend a Shakespearean play in Stratford-on-Avon.
4. Go to the Summer Olympics.
5. Go to the Winter Olympics.
6. Learn to ballroom dance.
7. Hike through Scotland or Ireland.
8. Bake a beautiful cake for someone.
9. Learn to make a real composting bin, and use it in a garden.
10. Live in another country.
11. Be a regular volunteer in an animal shelter.
12. Take up drawing (again).
13. Create a real cookbook for my children (not just desserts).
14. Read 100 "Classic" books.
15. Visit all human-inhabited continents (sorry Antartica!).
I've deliberately left out personality traits that I should have all the time, so my next step is to break each one down & decide how and when to accomplish each goal. As Albert Einstein said, "There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle." Then again, Einstein also said,“I don't know, I don't care, and it doesn't make any difference!”
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