The List

So I just made the list. The list of things that I want to do before I die. It was incredibly hard, and three Moleskine pages later, I know that I will fill many more pages. I had to decide on a route to take before starting: do I write things that I know I can accomplish, or things I want to do, regardless of my actual being able to do them. I found a healthy middle, I believe. There is no "fly in space," nor is there "hold my breath for three seconds."

My writing this list was inspired by my good friend Charlie Waddell. I viewed his list, and through watching him, see the passion to complete it. I wanted that passion. It may sound stupid, it may sound dumb, and those two phrases may sound redundant. Well, two of the three are true- you decide which.

I am not sure if I should post my list or not, that will be decided later. But I want you to begin to think about your own personal list. It may exist as of now, it may not. If not, begin to make one. What are your hopes, what are your dreams.

This might help one make their list: your completed list will (simply the things done) define who you are. Your list as written is your life as you want it to be defined as.

Therefore, don't make a list that you will never be able to complete any of. At the same time do not make a list that you can complete in a year. Where is the challenge in that?

When I am dead and gone, I pray that people will look at my completed list and know who I am, what I stood for, and what I believed. I pray that be reading my list, they will know me, like a close friend knows me.