2009-07-14
My Lifes List
This is Dedicated to a very Special Man who taught me the Value of my life- Johnny Mac
“May you live all the days of your life” - Jonathan Swift
The challenge in life is not to merely exist but to experience life to the fullest.
Choosing to embrace life and really live requires us to move from the known to the unknown. Life seems to wait on us to decide to enter in. If we choose to only do the minimal activities, then we will have minimal joy in our life. However, when we look up and step out into the unknown, we then increase our joy, our passions and our fulfillment with life
One of the things I did was make a list of all the things I wanted to do in my life. It’s changed some as I’ve gotten older, but I love marking things off as I accomplish them.
Let me share just a small portion of my list with you-
1. Travel in every state in America (I’ve done 15 so far)
2. Work on a ranch in Texas ( I love the little house on the Prarie effect)
3. Write a book for Teenagers
4. Write historical novels
5. Work with High School kids ( 3 Years worth- Spec. Ed Teacher)
6. Speak 3 foreign languages I’m working on Spanish but still have 2 to go
7. Play the guitar I’m not great, but I play. I love it!
8. Play the piano not yet, but I will
9. Travel on every continent not yet, but I’m working on it.
10. Own my own business
11. Bungee jump What a rush!
My list is MUCH larger, but it gives you an idea. Make your own list. Put it up where you can see it, then start working toward marking off each accomplishment. I don’t know if you’re 21 or 91 but I learned a long time ago to live as if this was the last day of my life because you never know how much time you have.
I also decided a long time ago to make the most of every day believing that if I was still breathing I had that day to live to the fullest and make a difference.I plan on still living that way every day of my life.
Life can be thought about. Or it can be LIVED!! I hope you’ll decide to live every day, every moment with gusto coming to the end with absolutely no regrets! If you do that, then no matter how you define success, you will have achieved it!!
Life can be thought about. Or it can be LIVED!!
Make it a great day because
I believe in myself and I believe in you!!!
Kathy Hamilton/simikathy