where I’m… a little bit older… and I still haven’t
checked the majority of the items off the list. In
fact, I think I had only checked off TWO. Sigh.
The good news, however, was I still had the list
(thankfully I had printed it out ‘cuz the Compaq
went to computer heaven in the sky a long time
ago). And more importantly… I still had the gusto
to make it happen!
In fact, I had more motivation than ever.
After watching my beloved mother (who was also
my BFF) pass away from cancer just six months
after her diagnosis, it became clearer to me than
ever, that you truly don’t know how much time you
have left.
Why are we all “waiting” around to live… ‘til we’re
older, ‘til we retire, ‘til we get married, ‘til we have
kids, ‘til the kids are grown, ‘til we have more money… when we don’t even know if we’re gonna be
around long enough for that TIL to happen?
And now, not only is my bucket list slowly but
surely getting marked off, but I consider “bucket list
living” a way of life!
What is “bucket list living” you ask? Well, let me
tell you.
Bucket list living means always being present
and REALLY remembering how precious life is. It
means taking chances as much as possible. Believing in your dreams. Going after your goals and
having adventures. NOW. Not later.
But… “I have a full time job to work, a side “hustle”
to launch, a husband to raise love, kids to raise and
housework to do. How am I supposed to find time
to be part of a flash mob and write a best-selling
book?” you ask.
Well, the answer is actually pretty simple.
You make the time.
So I dusted off the list, made just a few slight edits
(I could really care less about a makeover, a designer bag or meeting Oprah at this point in my
life) and set out with a new conviction to GET ‘ER
DONE!
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No, this is not some sort of wizardry I speak of
where you can add extra hours to your day (I
wish). No, the key is to make bucket list living a
priority.
For example, let’s say you have always wanted to
learn to paint but you feel like you just never have
the time, much less the money to buy supplies.