His Phoenix

I recently saw a wonderful movie with Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman called “The Bucket List” and I have added it to my “You must see it” recommendation list.  Not to give much away but it is about two gentlemen who meet up in the hospital in the cancer ward. They have a mutual dislike for each other at first… then they come to terms with life and things in general, but it is Morgan Freeman’s Bucket List that make them fast friends.

I think that we all should have some goals in life… no matter how old you are. We, as humans have a need to be needed or a need to have hope. Goals have a temdancy to give one hope in an off handed way. I have given my thoughts on hope in the past… but this is different. Listed below is my own personal, but realistic, Bucket List. I will probably add more as time goes on and my goals change. Another thing that brought this out today was the news of the death of a gentle soul whose outlook on life never wavered, even in the face of death. You can read about Randy Pausch here and by all means look him up on YouTube and listen to his Final Lecture. You will be inspired… I promise.

My Realistic Bucket list

1. Get a tattoo (I have an appt to get this on 8/16. More to come)

2. Meet my best friend face to face

3. Lose 100 lbs

4. Travel to Oregon to see my step-brother

5. Travel to Michigan to see my other step-brother

6. Travel to Florida to find my other step-siblings that I have never met

7. Ride a horse again

8. Own my first ever new car and get it myself without a co-signer

9. Get, train and show a Bouvier De Flanders or Doberman (still undecided)

10. Win the lottery… a long shot but always possible (with what I would realistically do with the winnings)

• Buy or build my own home
• Buy or build my parents a home on the same property
• Buy a motorhome
• Quit my job
• Open a trust fund for my youngin
• Travel, travel and travel some more

11. Live long enough to see my sons first child

12. See Ireland (Not so realistic since I can’t fly, sigh, but there is always hope.)

13. Cure 2 personal, but annoying maladies. (Neither are life threatening, but seriously annoying, not to mention embarrassing and that is all I have to say about that.)

14. Get a hug  and a kiss from someone on the other side of this continent. (They know who they are… ’nuff said)

15. As mortally terrified of heights as I am, I have always wanted to ride in a Helicopter. I know… I’m weird.

Now that I have barred my souls realistic goals…. what are yours?