I was just thinking of the concept of the "Bucket List."
Looking up the term on the internet brings oodles of websites and such. I looked into one and it had such things as being in the front row of a concert, seeing the redwoods and eating pasta in Italy, among many others.
There were sites that gave the reader ideas of what to put on their list, in case they don't think they've got enough or can't think of anything. Personally, I think the inability to come up with ideas might be a sign of contentment.
What's on my bucket list?
I realize that I don't have a super long bucket list, and it's much less of a list than it once would have been years ago if I had thought of it. The bucket list seems to be more of a thing now, possibly due to Morgan Freeman and Jack Nicholson.
My list once would have had "Get my kids raised safely." Done.
The list would have included a Master's Degree. Done.
It would have had "Publish a book." Done.
I am fairly content with my life. I have done things of significance and have made a difference in the lives of many kids and adults. I find myself having to really think to find things I deem important before I die. Perhaps faith and the view of death takes away the need to lean upon the stuff of this world to bring happiness and contentment.
The Grand Canyon! I've never seen it and I hear it is amazing... Perhaps a cruise to Alaska to see the beauty. And, of course, I want to get books 2 and 3 out.
I guess I'm pretty happy and feel as if life has been worthwhile.
Your thoughts?
I am at a later stage of life than you and I am content with where I am at as well. Children raised and now have adult grand children and some day may have great grand children. I have done much more than I ever planned yet there are a few things that would be nice to do. I have always felt that as long as there are things you want to do you have a reason to keep going.
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ReplyDeleteBucket lists! I love this topic as I do an activity regarding bucket lists with programs I give for my book, "Sweetland of Liberty Bed & Breakfast."
Sometimes I think the things on our lists find us rather than we go looking for them. Two of the most rewarding things I have done in my life happened in 2014 and both were not on my life's radar five or six years ago. One was publishing my book and starting a new "chapter" promoting it and speaking about topics related to it. I am having so much fun with it that a new bucket-list item emerged: publishing a sequel, which I hope to do in 2016.
The other thing was going to Israel, which I accomplished last fall and which I think about every single day, often with tears. It was and is amazing and I can't thank God enough that I got to jump inside the Bible and take an 11-day walk around.
What I've learned is that I don't have everything figured out! I don't know what kinds of wonderful surprises life and the Lord will have in store for me; things I cannot begin to imagine. Let alone what He has planned in heaven.