Most of my posts are at least mildly humorous, I generally enjoy writing things that make me laugh, but as I stated in my first post, sometimes I just need to type out what I’m thinking. If you aren’t interested in reading this, I apologize for wasting your time; please check back later this week (I already have about 3 posts started).
I lie in my room at 10:00pm on this comfortable Sunday night, relaxing after an awesome weekend filled with eating and boozing. As I listen to Rascal Flatts’ rendition of “Life is a Highway” I got to thinking about my own life. For those of you that know me well, you know that I have been extremely fortunate in my life; I have an amazing family, the best group of friends that anyone could ask for (even though they are scattered from Buffalo (which sucks) down to Florida, I have a really great job and just moved into an awesome new apartment. My life is pretty awesome right now; but once again, those that know me well will also know that I’m never satisfied with where I’m at or what I’m doing. I get bored very easily and find it difficult to stick with anything for an extended period of time. I am also a very big dreamer who hopes to accomplish more than ever imaginable. I think that is what this rant is mostly about, trying to determine what in my life I am actually passionate enough about to maintain an unquenchable determination and drive for perfection.
At this point, this could go one of two ways. 1) As I originally intended I could discuss my dreams (however unimaginable they are) and write about all of the various things I want to accomplish within my lifetime, or 2) I could lie here and discuss where I want to be in 1, 5 or 10 years, discuss where I want my life and career to progress too and basically “what I want to be when I grow up”.
I just returned from taking a fifteen minute break to drink a glass of water and finish a Playboy article I started earlier this afternoon in hopes that I could clear my mind. Ironically enough the story that I read was about a man who was newly single and free to start completely over. With that in mind I figure I should follow that pattern and discuss what I want to accomplish. Most of these things need to explanation. This is an ongoing list of things that I want to do and/or accomplish within my lifetime. As I stated earlier, a lot of these are ridiculous, but I’d rather dream too big than not dream at all.
In absolutely no particular order… Before I die I want to visit all seven continents, learn a second language, earn a higher degree, learn to play a musical instrument, go to all the worlds biggest parties (Mardi Gras, Oktoberfest, Carnival, Running of the bulls, etc…), hang glide over the Swiss Alps, open a restaurant, get a tattoo, Climb Mount Kilimanjaro, backpack through Europe and stay in Hostels, write a book, make a movie, work for a non-profit, visit all 50 states, make a positive difference in someone’s life, invent something, run a marathon, complete a triathlon, grow a beard, save a life, start a foundation, tour with a band, steal something priceless, be on TV, be on the radio, perfect my bbq sauce, own a dog, motivate a group of people, visit a volcano, win an election, attend all big sporting events (superbowl, world series, basketball finals, final four, BCS championship, Stanley Cup, etc..) be perfect at something, ride a bull, build something awesome, fix a car, go ice fishing, try all extreme sports (bungee jumping, parasailing, rock climbing, skydiving, etc…) brew my own beer, sing to an audience, throw out the first pitch of any baseball game, sleep on a park bench over night, help a stranger on the side of the road.
There are roughly 40 items on this list, I’ve already accomplished probably 10 – 15 additional things that I did not include on this list. Believe me, there are more things, and I will update this list on a weekly basis but it is now 11:30 and I need to be up by 6:00am. I hope you all enjoy the list and it motivates you to create your own.
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