Several months ago, our university group at church watched "Bucket List" during the Sunday Movie Night at the Cukrowski's. Afterward, while reflected on how life would be different if we knew we were going to die soon, those in attendance created our own bucket lists: a list of things that we would want to do before "kicking the bucket." Whether you end up watching the movie or not, I would highly recommend this exercise. It makes you think about things you really want to accomplish in life. I'm a big proponent of goal-setting in the first place and this is a good way to "trick" yourself into writing some goals if that's something you struggle with.
Here's the list that I came up with that night:
- Kill a 6x6 bull elk with a bow
- Climb Denali
- Ski in Europe
- Marry the greatest woman in the world
- Climb the Diamond, Longs Peak, CO
- Climb the highest point in each Western State
- Play a love song on the guitar...to a girl
- Write a book
- Become an engineer
- Become a teacher
- Save a complete stranger's life
Some of them may sound hokey, others more profound, and the list is definitely not completed, but it's a start and it's something that I would like to continue to build (and check things off, eh?).
So what are you waiting for? Get out that pen and paper...
a bull elk with a bow, eh? No idea how big that is but go for it! ...On a smaller scale, one of my brothers has hunted turkey in the Philippines with a bow and arrow - my other brother used the same "lucky" arrow to spear a salmon in our creek.
ReplyDeletep.s. Thanks for putting me among your blog links :)