Things to do before you die

@stephen1 wrote:

@abitofmary_j wrote:

i pretty much achieved and been lucky to have various oppertunities in my life, and followed my dreams… still to do its to travel the whole of Australia with my family, and also mirgrate there…. ohhh and to be able to walk unaided also…!!! i’ll never take wee things for granted again either, and appreciate everything ive got, to make sure my kids are forthmost happy and achieve their dreams and goals, as NO is not a word in our lives anymore, its well anything is possible if you can make it happen…

Beautiful sentiments, Mary.

When I was younger, I should have made a list of “100 Things NOT to do Before You Die.” Would have saved me a bit of trouble. Definitely wouldn’t have taken a swig of that Aqua Velva just because I was high and it was being passed around.:shock:

While I think we all get the idea of doing a few exciting things before we kick the bucket, it has been my experience that the very best things just happen. They are more a by-product of being open to one’s life. Things like making love outside, because you are with someone you love, and it seems right to be sharing that kind of intimacy at that moment. You can’t plan for that, but what an affirmation of oneself it can be. Walking around in your yard on an early morning, your pajamas still on, with your bare feet feeling enlivened by the wet dew…it is like a visitation from life itself. It’s like “Yeah, that’s what the earth feels like.”

Really, a list of things one should do before dying is rather contrived. The things on that list become like chores that have to be ticked off.

-Go on a balloon ride…check.

-Jump out of a plane…check.

-walk across a pond on the backs of alligators…check.

It’s really making a “to-do” out of a to do list; and in so doing we may miss out a more meaningful journey.

Stephen1

I agree with your sentiments absolutely, Stephen, life oughtn’t to be planned as one would a shopping-list; the most amazing episodes in my own lifetime have been entirely without outline, scheme or guideline. That is the very thrill of existence!