Writing a Bucket List

My roommate for the summer, Rochelle, saw the movie "The Bucket List" and started her own Bucket List. Her list involves places to travel, things to do, and accomplishments to be made during her lifetime. I see the importance in writing dreams and goals down because without conscious thought, it seems very unlikely that those things would suddenly just happen.

THE START OF MY BUCKET LIST:
*Live in a place that excites me.
*Watch a sunset daily.
*Spend many days boating
*Snorkel in the Great Barrier Reef
*Learn Spanish fluently & use it often
*Learn to surf.
*Perform in a couples dance competition
*Travel to S. America
*Island hop in the Carribean
*Work with a charity while traveling
*Girls trip to Las Vegas
*Mom/sister trip
*Etc Etc....

While selling books to families this summer, a mom said a quote that stuck with me: "Every day you wake up, you've got it made". Well, isn't that the truth. Makes me smile and feel thankful when I hear that. Every day the entire world is presented to us. We can literally go wherever, talk to whomever, and do whatever we please. Now of course there's work, family, appointments, payments, etc. but we're only subject to those as they are our choice (granted, living in the U.S. makes us extremely fortunate to be able to experiences other places). I like to remind myself that people across the globe spend their time in a variety of ways--the simple life, the busy life, the crazy life, the heat, the cold--and we can experience whatever we chose if we really want to.