“so” you may ask “what is a bucket list”. Well my friends let me tell you that this was new to me and I am so inspired that I feel the need to share.
Recently I was perusing one of the forums that I frequent when I came across a post entitled “A fond farewell”. I was intrigued and clicked the button to find the most poignant post I have come across in some time. It began “For the last 11 months I have been battling a bad illness so I’ve just been around in stealth” I was drawn in…… only to be blown away by the final sentence “So I’m off to fit in what I can from my bucket list” When I wiped away the tears I headed over to Chris Hydes facebook page to find out what a bucket list is and to follow his journey.
A bucket list is that list of dreams and wishes that we all have and when the time comes to kick the bucket we say we wish we had done xyz. Chris has now fulfilled some of his list including driving a Ferrari, visiting Giants Causeway in Northern Ireland and meeting his on line gaming friend there whom he had never met. The one that gets me is that he wanted to buy his wife a gold chain so that she can wear his wedding ring close to her heart when he is gone. He now has over 300 friends on FB and Martin Lewis mentioned him on Daybreak (another ticked off the list)
So I got to thinking, what would I like to do before I kick the bucket? Well one of my biggest dreams is to see Elephants in the wild. So that is to be the start of my list but I dont expect that I will fill that one for a while.
What would you have on your bucket list?
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Well you've got me thinking… Lots of sights around the world I'd love to see – Victoria Falls, go up the Eiffel Tower at night, NY -Statue of Liberty, iceskate in Central Park etc etc. Other things on my list would be more personal – see my kids get married, enjoy relationships with my kids & grandkids. Makes me also question, if today was my last day, what would I do? Right now I'm off to my daughter's school to see a presentation – & that is up there on my list of priorities for today, even if it was my last (hopefully not though)!
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some lovely things on your bucket list there Lyn. I guess that we should all at least try to fulfil some of our wishes when we can rather than always putting them off. For me, I am going to burn my candle that I bought and kept thinking that I would save it for a special occasion because it was too nice.
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Well I have a few things I want to get done before I am 40 (next year)!!!But there are also more long term I want to do. But at the end of the day all I want to do is enjoy my life and every moment with my friends and family.~c~
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For me that is what the whole idea of a bucket list is all about. For me I want to focus on the good and positive things in my life instead of always keeping my head down and just surviving. Bucket lists are great to have because it means that you can focus on what you want to achieve. Friends and Family are very important to me too.
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