My Bucket List

The older I get, and as my life goes from this stage to that - usually before I realize that the old stage is over and the new stage has begun - I have quite often found myself saying, 'That's something I want to do in my lifetime.' So, as many of us have done, I am putting together my bucket list. Maybe you'll move through my list and be able to add a few to your own; or, maybe you'll just think I'm nuts. No matter what thoughts cross your mind as you read through my list, this is a compilation of feats, ongoing and ever-changing, I hope to accomplish during my time on this great blue marble:

(In no particular order)

• See the Northern Lights
• Hike across a glacier
• Scuba dive in the Great Barrier Reef
• Learn to surf
• Fly an airplane
• Skydive
• Spend the night in the desert counting stars
• Pretend like I'm a gladiator in the Coliseum
• Camp at Everest Base Camp
• Wing walk
• Stand in the center of Stonehenge
• Explore the Galapagos Islands
• Sip vino in Italy
• Live in Alaska for one year - experience the longest and the shortest days
• WW raft the Victoria Nile
• Swim in the Aegean Sea
• Drive across the US
• Eat gelato while perched on the side of the Trevi Fountain
• Run (and finish) a marathon
• Backpack across Ireland
• Go crabbing
• Be part of a live TV audience
• Build something with my own two hands to give to someone as a gift
• Learn to ride a motorcycle
• Become fluent in another language
• Play/sing with a band in front of a live audience
• Finish a crossword puzzle without cheating
• Get my Master's degree
• Experience the ball drop in New York's Times Square in person
• Watch the sun come up before going to bed
• Really learn how to forgive

As I read back over these, I can honestly say that I feel a bit overwhelmed with all the things I want to do, however, I couldn't imagine ending this life without at least trying to accomplish most of them. And, please, feel free to share your own bucket list.