Anybody a Morgan Freeman fan? How about Jack Nicholson? I love Morgan but Jack kind of gives me the creeps. It's that picture of his face on the the video cover of The Shining. I always used to see it at the video store. Oh, I just gave myself a spine shiver.
Anyway, back to my point...They did a movie together awhile ago called The Bucket List.
After watching the movie, my friend Janis and I talked about making a bucket list of our own. I imagine a lot of movie goers did as well. Janis and I had a few things on a notepad but we haven't really done much about it since. One reason for this might be that my son found the notepad. Since it has a pen holder and belongs to "Cool Aunt Janis," it is now hidden in his top drawer. I think he's been drawing pictures of Jedi Knights in it.
Well, today I feel like life is closing in around me a little bit. I have a husband, kids, great friends, fun hobbies and a church calling. Life keeps me busy and I love it. But somehow I need more. This is hard for me to explain. I imagine it might be the same feeling you would get when you were suffocating. Only it's not air that I need. It's something else. Or maybe a better way to put it would be like when you need to stretch after you've been sitting in a car or on a plane for a long time. I feel like I need to stretch from the inside. I'm doubting that I'm making sense here, but I have to ask...Does this ever happen to anyone else?
I don't know why but sometimes I feel that my life isn't moving fast enough. The regular day to day stuff starts to weigh me down. Maybe I'm just bored? Maybe it's female hormones. Maybe it is the gloomy weather?
Maybe someone could please tell me if I sound like I'm crazy:)
I was thinking about it earlier today and I have decided to start again with the bucket list idea. Basically, in the movie, it was a list of things they wanted to do before they died. I don't want to have death knocking at my door before I get moving, so I'm going to have my bucket list be things I want to do before I turn 40. When I was a kid, I thought 40 was nearly dead. But now, lucky for me, 40 is the new 30.
I will most likely put this on my sidebar with a ticker counting down to my 40th birthday. Ah, that might be cool. For now, let's see about a couple of things I'd like to accomplish...let's make it 10 things...
1. Get a passport and use it! I want to travel to a different country. I don't really think Canada and Mexico are far enough away so they will be excluded.
2. Learn a second language. I love other cultures and I've always wanted to speak a couple of languages. My husband speaks Indonesian and Urdu. I guess he could teach me one of those but I'd rather study something I'll be likely to use. I will start with Spanish. I've taken a couple of classes in the past so I can dig out those old text books.
3. Take my family to the sacred grove. Brady and I have both been there on separate occasions. It changed us. I can't think of a more inspiring place to let my children wander and ponder their own testimonies.
4. Write a novel. This one is going to be so fun. I already have a little bit of an outline. Let me clarify that I am not aiming to be a famous author or even to publish my book. I love to write. Words are powerful and beautiful. I want to write a good clean story that has meaning.
5. Make a difference. I lead a small life, significant, but small. I would like to know that I made a difference somehow. This won't be as much about checking it off the list as it will be about becoming the person I want to be.
6. Go scuba diving. I am fascinated with the world that exists under water. I'd like to see it up close.
7. Learn to play a musical instrument. Most likely the piano although I do love the cello.
8. Climb a mountain. Any mountain will do. I just want to climb it from the base to the summit and watch the sunrise from as close to the heavens as I can get.
9. Cherish virtue. This one is for my little girl. She will be on her way to becoming a woman as I'm approaching 40. I want to show her how to live a virtuous life. Actions speak louder than words.
10. Stand on my head. Sounds silly but it really is about a lot of things that I need in my life. Balance, strength, concentration and endurance. I don't want to teeter on the verge of falling over. I want to stand straight and strong.
So, there it is. My bucket list. You know what? I feel better already.
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6 comments:
That's awesome. I really think it's great to have all those things you want to accomplish and have them spelled out. I think I'll have to rent that movie.
And no, you're not crazy. No where near it. :) I often feel the same way. My life is crazy, but sometimes I just get a little bored by the mundane, everyday, day in and day out. That's why I have so many hobbies, to keep things spiced up a little.
I love it! There are so many things on your list that would be on mine as well. We have so much in common. I think this is great!
I've been wondering what happened to that notepad. But now that I know it's been adopted by the coolest kid in the universe I'll stop worrying about it. Tell him to draw me a picture.
Ya know, you're totally right. We haven't done anything about that list that we made other than talking about getting passports. Lets do something about that. You finish your list and I'll finish mine and then we'll combine them and get moving! But not this week cuz I'm booked up for a while. ;-)
It is a good list. But be ware traveling in other countries can be a real pain. A few weeks ago I left my bank card in a taxi and was stuck without money for a few days. I recomend England or down under. It's a lot easyer when you speak the langauge, but then again my English is suspect.
I know exactly what you are talking about! So if you are crazy, then I am too....good luck with your list! And thank you for your comments on my blog....you are so sweet!
Love your list! They're all very do-able and I'm sure that you'll accomplish them all soon. I think that your analogy of "stretching from the inside" is great. Isn't that what life is all about?
It's interesting that you feel that life isn't moving fast enough!
I sometimes feel like life is moving too fast! LA itself is just a crazy city, I have two movies in pre-production, I just published my first book and am buried in interviews and press stuff, I have a radio show, all while keeping up the acting/modeling and I still maintain most of my private clients from my massage practice.
The idea of having a wife and kids, plus time for great friends, fun hobbies and a church calling sounds idealic!
I suppose the grass always seems greener...
As for number 5 on your list, just remember that every time you hear your kids call you "mom" that you have made a difference for them that day. :)
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