ENJOY
SO, WHY EVERY MILE A MEMORY ?
IT'S VERY SIMPLE. LIFE IS A JOURNEY. WE ARE ALWAYS TRAVELING IN ONE WAY OR ANOTHER. EVERY DAY PRESENTS NEW CHOICES AND CHALLENGES. EVERY DAY A NEW RELATIONSHIP IS STARTED, AND UNFORTUNATELY, SOME ARE PAUSED. PAUSED, NOT ENDED. BECAUSE OF OUR BRAINS AND HEARTS, RELATIONSHIPS ARE NEVER ENDED. WITH A POSITIVE OUTLOOK, WE LEARN SOMETHING FROM EVERYONE WE ENCOUNTER. GOOD OR BAD.
LIFE IS ABOUT HAVING FUN. I STRIVE EACH DAY TO LEARN NEW THINGS, MEET NEW PEOPLE, AND DO GOOD THINGS FOR OTHERS OR MYSELF.
I JUST TURNED 30, AND HAVE BEEN GOING THROUGH A PERIOD OF SELF EVALUATION. WHERE AM I NOW ? WHERE DO I WANT TO BE ? WHAT DO I DO GOOD ? WHAT DO I DO BAD ? WHERE HAVE I SCREWED UP IN THE PAST, AND WHAT HAVE I LEARNED FROM MY MISTAKES ? I AM VERY TYPE A AND LEFT BRAINED, SO I DON'T TEND TO "DREAM" OFTEN. ESPECIALLY AS I GET OLDER.
THE OTHER DAY I ASKED MYSELF, WHAT DO I WANT TO DO IN LIFE ? WHAT IS MY "BUCKET LIST" ? OR AS I LIKE TO CALL IT, BEING AN AVID FISHERMAN, MY "BAIT BUCKET LIST" ?
HERE IS WHAT I CAME UP WITH:
1. LEAVE EVERYONE I MEET WITH A POSITIVE IMPRESSION
2. SHOW ONLY LOVE TO OTHERS. EVERYONE NEEDS SOME LOVIN'.
3. FALL IN LOVE.....AGAIN
4. BE A GREAT COMPANION
5. BE A GREAT FRIEND
6. REACH MASLOW'S TOP LEVEL
7. TRAVEL UNTIL MY TONGUE HANGS OUT, PREFERABLY WITH THE LUCKY RECIPIENT IN NUMBER 3
8. TAKE MY MOTHER TO ROME
9. GO TO THE WORLD CUP
10. SEE DAVID BECKHAM PLAY
11. CATCH ALL 4 SPECIES OF MARLIN, IN EXOTIC PLACES
12. ATTEND THE SUMMER OLYMPICS
13. SEE EUROPE, ESPECIALLY ITALY, SPAIN, AND GREECE
14. VISIT AFRICA
15. ATTEND CULINARY SCHOOL, EVEN IF SHORT COURSES IN FAR AWAY LANDS
16. GET A "PLACE" (THIS CAN BE EXPLAINED FOR THOSE WHO ARE INTERESTED)
17. GO TO BROADWAY
18. GO TO VEGAS, A FEW TIMES
19. LEARN HOW TO MAKE WINE, CHEESE, AND SAUSAGES
20. HAVE THE MOST FABULOUS HONEYMOON....... EVER
21. WIN YARD OF THE MONTH
22. GO TO ALASKA
23. LIVE OUTSIDE THE US FOR A WHILE, TO GET "CULTURED"
24. SEE MISSISSIPPI STATE WIN THE NCAA FOOTBALL NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
25. BE AS GOOD A GOLFER AS I AM FISHERMAN
26. SOLVE ONE OF THE WORLDS' PROBLEMS
27. ZIP LINE THROUGH A CLOUD FOREST
28. DIVE THE GREAT BARRIER REEF, EVEN GETTING IN A CAGE WITH GREAT WHITES
29. SPEAK ANOTHER LANGUAGE
30. SEE LIVERPOOL PLAY IN ENGLAND
31. WRITE A BOOK, EVEN IF IT IS A COOK BOOK
32. BE ON DANCING WITH THE STARS
33. BE SURPRISED AGAIN. LIKE WHEN WE WERE KIDS AT CHRISTMAS
***THESE ARE NOT IN ANY ORDER
I THINK THIS IS ENOUGH FOR TODAY.
JUST REMEMBER THAT EVERY SECOND, MINUTE, HOUR, DAY, YEAR, FOOT, MILE, IS A MEMORY
HOPE TO DRINK A BEER,COCKTAIL, OR GLASS OF WINE WITH YOU SOON,
TOMMY
3 comments:
I love this especially what you said about what you want to do for your Mom. Moms are special, you know. You only have one. Love, Mom
I'm excited about you blogging- how gen x of you to try something new :D I have no doubt that you will be better at updating your blog than I am at mine. See you in a week!
I really like your list. With the exception of State winning the NCAA championship.
Hotty Toddy!
Thanks for inviting me to come by.
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