Reluctant Rebuilder Posted January 6, 2007 Share Posted January 6, 2007 I was seeing a counselor after my last big breakup. My fiancée had called our wedding off four days before our wedding day. That was back in 1997. Anyway, my counselor helped me work through the grief, and one of the exercises she had me do was put together a list of 100 things I had to do before I died. At the time I was so in shock that the best I could do was come up with about ten ideas. It got me thinking about future goals and ideas on what I should do to help myself get over the breakup. My current situation calls for just such a list. I wish I had kept the old one around, because it had some good ideas and I've crossed a lot of them off so it would be neat to see how far I came since then. I thought it would be cool to see if any of you had a similar list or had ideas of what you want to do before you die. Here's what I could some up with (by no means a complete list): - learn another language - work in a foreign country - teach something useful to someone - go Skydiving - go white water rafting - travel to Amsterdam - travel to Antarctica - travel to Australia - travel to Thailand - travel to Greenland/Iceland - travel to Alaska (cruise!!) - travel to Tibet and Nepal (when the civil war is over) - travel to Machu Picchu - travel to Egypt - learn how to play guitar - move to a warmer climate - work for myself - learn how to paint or sketch - swim with Dolphins and giant turtles (I know... don't even say it) - go camping in the mountains for a few weeks - fall in love again - learn carpentry - purchase a condo - find peace within myself - run in a full length marathon - compete in an MMA event - get really fit and strong - get my pilot's license - climb a mountain - complete a graduate degree - get my PMP designation - ? Link to comment
isidore Posted January 6, 2007 Share Posted January 6, 2007 1. Invent time machine. 2. Go back to 2002 and slap myself. 3. Find a use for my degree other than just covering one square foot on my wall. 4. Buy another motorcycle. 5. Become good friends with my little brother. 6. Travel overseas. 7. Write a book. Link to comment
HurleyBabe6917 Posted January 6, 2007 Share Posted January 6, 2007 -tell my ex how much I really love him -&&- -tell my parents that I'm sorry for being a horrible child, and that even though I never act like it, I love them more than anything. Link to comment
HurleyBabe6917 Posted January 6, 2007 Share Posted January 6, 2007 - swim with Dolphins and giant turtles (I know... don't even say it) Sea Turtles are the bomb. Don't be embarrassed. Link to comment
chai714 Posted January 6, 2007 Share Posted January 6, 2007 - travel to Sweden - thank everyone who has ever helped me, including people from here - have a son and teach him how to play soccer Link to comment
HurleyBabe6917 Posted January 6, 2007 Share Posted January 6, 2007 - travel to Sweden - thank everyone who has ever helped me, including people from here - have a son and teach him how to play soccer I saw your picture on the "Post a Picture of Yourself" thread;; you're cute. Link to comment
Lynxdn Posted January 6, 2007 Share Posted January 6, 2007 1 lifetime goals/objectives 2 bestseller (currently writing a book) 3 research in Library of Congress 4 pay off mortgage 5 take mom on her Dream Vacation 6 attend storytellers conf. in Tenn. 7 get to Brazil to see New Year on the beach 8 recover McArthur Park recipes (I didn't think I'd see those recipes again) 9 forgive myself 10 regain all monies lost in stock trading 11 return confidently to stock trading 12 trade well enough to cash out 13 live sustainably wiith lifetime annuity 14 turn military budgets (police, prisons, weapons, war dept) into playgrounds, clinics, festivals 15 replace fear with love in national pysche 16 write block buster screenplay (one drafted/on shelf) 17 find more ways to share mutual support 18 love better 19 forgive faster 20 world travel 21 strengthen relationship with family 22 declutter with confidence 23 preserve what I cherish 24 get my mojo back fergood and never let it go again 25 get to my set-free amount As soon as possible My set-free amount is my balance on the mortage and the total annuity I need to draw down for the rest of my life. Lynx Link to comment
Outdoorcrazy Posted January 6, 2007 Share Posted January 6, 2007 This is funny that you asked this. In my senior year of High School my class was given 10 minutes to make a list of everything we wanted to do before we died. After only 3 minutes i was the only one left writing, and by the end of the 10 minutes i had 154 things on my list, and i could have added more. So to answer this; there are to many to list! Here are my top ten though! 1) Find TRUE love, that will last forever 2) Climb to the highest point on all 7 continents (The 7 summits) 3) River raft the Grand Canyon 4) Ski in the ALPS 5) Climb all 8000 m peaks 6) Study in Switzerland 7) Rock Climb El Capitan 8) Rock Climb Half Dome 9) Backpack from Mexico to Canada 10) Apprentice with Bryan Newbert (A great horseman) Link to comment
iwishiknew Posted January 6, 2007 Share Posted January 6, 2007 Before I die I want to: 1. Get a gf 2. Have my first kiss 3. Start a relationship 4. Have sex 5. Start a family Link to comment
Baby Carrot Posted January 6, 2007 Share Posted January 6, 2007 All I can think of right now are three things: - Shag a pale, blonde, long haired, tall skinny dude from Germany, or Sweden or Russia. - Buy myself a pair of Jimmy Choo's, Manolo Blahnik's or such - Visit New York at XMas BTW, I can help out with 2 of your purposes: learning another language and learn how to paint/sketch Cheers. Link to comment
justpaisley Posted January 6, 2007 Share Posted January 6, 2007 watch my son grow up to be successful, happy, and well-adjusted celebrate my 60th wedding anniversary achieve and maintain a healthy weight become successful in real estate investment and property management move back to New Orleans write an article that makes the front page of any newspaper take a 4-month tour of France take another 4 months in Italy... then repeat achieving and maintaining a healthy weight visit the United Kingdom visit the Holy Land take a cruise visit Alaska see a ghost and NOT have to make a trip to the loony bin get over my crippling phobia of bugs so I can go camping Link to comment
Dako Posted January 6, 2007 Share Posted January 6, 2007 Another moto ride to Alaska I want to meet a mountain lion in the area I backpack. So far only tracks/scat. I want to wander North America in a tiny econocar with a backpack. Walkabout in rural Britain. read a few good books find a job See a lady I know Link to comment
TheRedQueen Posted January 6, 2007 Share Posted January 6, 2007 1. Invent time machine. 2. Go back to 2002 and slap myself. Hilarious!!!!! Perhaps I could bum a ride. Link to comment
doyathink Posted January 6, 2007 Share Posted January 6, 2007 I have done soo many things that I'm grateful for...but.. Travel the world or...sail the world Live in Central America....island preferably I have more...but I'm too tired to list them all. Link to comment
wishiknew Posted January 6, 2007 Share Posted January 6, 2007 in no particular order: jump out of a plane run a marathon take walk on the great wall climb a mountain learn to swim see more of the world outside north america get my pilots license get married have kids grow old and die after living a happy fulfilling life Link to comment
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