Life List

John Goddard once wrote a life list of 127 things he wanted to accomplish in his life. What impresses me about his list is the awe inspiring nature of it. It is an amazing story (found here). My thought is, “If he can do it, why can’t I?” This is the thought that brings me to make my own life list. I want to inspire my own life, to test the boundaries of what is possible. When I imagine something or hear about an event or experience, I know it as a dream when it fills my spirit. I get a lift of energy and excitement. In this list, my dreams reflect the image of the person I know I can be.

Family:

• DONE get married
• have 2 kids (girl & boy)
• adopt 2 kids (girl & boy)
• get to know my brother better
• have my kids take professional driving course when they are of age
• search back in my ancestry to build family tree back to where different people originally came from (ie. Germany, Canada, France, Native American peoples, Scotland for Cody)
• honor my parents and Cody’s mom: trips, financial security, dreams they can’t do for themselves

Wildlife:

• see a polar bear in it’s natural environment
• polar plunge into a hole cut in ocean ice
• visit and tour Antarctica and it’s wildlife
• see a blue whale in it’s natural habitat
• see Humpback whales in Hawaii, esp. a mom and calf
• kayak in ocean with Humpbacks, Orcas (different trips)
• wildlife phenomena viewings: bats in Borneo, bird migration, the Beluga’s coming in to Turnagin Arm

Learning:

• learn dance: Celtic, Greek, African (specify), ballet, bolero,
• compete in professional ballroom dance competition at amateur level
• learn languages: Spanish, Greek, Latin, Italian, Arabic, Mandarin (write), sign language (intn’l version)
• take a professional driving course
• take a professional cooking course (a nutrition-minded one)
• train for and sing in an Opera
• have a private voice instructor
• learn to play instruments: bassoon, piano, guitar
• take videography & video editing lessons from Arlo Midgett

Travel:

• tour the British Isles with Cody, Caitlin, Nick, & Mum
• take my sister to France for a fun and foodie tour
• visit Jamaica with my mum
• take dad on a trip to Australia
• go hill walking in Scotland
• visit Thailand and get clothes tailor made
• attend a two week fitness intensive retreat
• New York trip: see Broadway plays, go shopping, visit Empire State bldg. (top), visit Lady Liberty, stay at a fancy hotel and get room service, dine at the best restaurants, walk through Central Park
• scuba dive and tour the Great Barrier Reef
• visit & tour Israel (esp. Jerusalem)
• visit the places I find ancestral history (ie. Germany, Canada, France, etc.)
• rent & stay in a castle in the British Isles with family and friends
• tour within the arctic circle
• taste test at a gelato festival in Italy

Experiences:

• DONE dance Argentine Tango with my husband
• be unemployable, careerless, financially independent
• go on a family sailing excursion
• raft the entire length of the Grand Canyon
• have an on-call masseur/uesse
• ride in a private jet with my family
• experience a luxury spa day
• go spelunking: Boreal, Vietnam, New Zealand, Mexico
• shoot a dear for personal use (subsistence)
• fly a helicopter
• create mini-movies/clips/commercials

Charity:

• put money towards solid preventative medical/health research
• invest time and money into connecting families that have been separated beyond their control or for a better life (ie. natural disasters, health issues, legal issues, escaping poverty or oppressive government, military families, etc.)
• support Restoration Ranch with significant contributions to help them sow into the lives of others (World Wide Dreambuilders and non-IBOs alike)