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- June 23, 2008
What’s on Your Bucket List?
Last weekend my husband and I saw the movie, The Bucket List with Morgan Freeman and Jack Nicholson. With the news of the death of comedian George Carlin today and journalist Tim Russert last week, it got me to thinking about my own List.
Knowing you only have a certain amount of time to live puts things into perspective. But those of us who don’t know end up wasting a lot of time doing frivolous and unnecessary things.
So let’s start a discussion today. If you knew you were going to be dead by September, what five things would you want to do—feel compelled to do?
Mine are:
Have the pleasure of giving away a million dollars to friends and strangers
Have a sit-down with Barack and Michelle Obama
Go to dinner with Denzel Washington and his wife, Pauletta
Host Oprah’s Show for one week
Travel back to St. Lucia with five other couples (already identified) for an even better vacation than I had on my honeymoon.
7 Responses to “What’s on Your Bucket List?”
I love having a deadline, so to speak. OK, so I have the summer.
1. Fly to France to hear my favorite singer perform live.
2. Do charitable works of all sorts.
3. Have the biggest bash imaginable for all the people I love.
4. Give away money I don’t really have.
5. Travel like crazy.
By rhea on Jun 23, 2008
I loved that movie!
Okay, here is my list. I must preface it, however, with the fact that I have achieved the main goal in my life, in the adoption of my beautiful son, Christopher. It’s difficult to reach from there, but here we go:
1. I would like to travel to the British Isles and spend a month traveling throughout Scotland, Ireland and England.
2. I would like to see Rome.
3. I would love to make someone’s dream come true.
4. I would like to study anthropology.
5. I want to learn how to tap dance.
By Debra Shiveley Welch on Jun 23, 2008
1. Live somewhere on a beach with balmy breezes, palm trees, cabana boys, lots of martinis but no hurricanes.
2. Buy a huge piece of property and build a community for artists that becomes a destination for art collectors.
3. Cruise the world and take a bunch of friends – and Pixel – with me.
By PopArtDiva on Jun 24, 2008
1. Go to Czechoslovakia (or I guess it’s the Czech Republic now. My family came from there and I had always wanted to take my dad back. Now that he’s gone, I would love to see where his roots were.
2. Climb a mountain.
3. Learn to sky dive. My husband jumps but I’ve always been too chicken!
4. Take my grandchildren to Australia. They are both huge Steve Irwin fans. I’d love to show them where the Croc Hunter came from.
By Melodieann Whiteley on Jun 24, 2008
Good movie. I really enjoyed it.
What would I put on my list?
1. Have enough financial capabilities to make my family comfortable for the rest of their lives
2. Have a vacation home in the Florida Keys
3. Travel to Australia
4. See the ancient ruins of Greece & Rome
5. Give my husband the time and financial ability to take flying lessons
6. Build a rescue shelter for American Eskimo dogs
7. Create a sanctuary for lost and unwanted parrots
8. Take my grandchildren on an adventurous and educational vacation every year for the rest of my life (I’d list where for every year, but that’d take up way too much space!!! (GRIN)
By Vicki M. Taylor on Jun 28, 2008
I haven’t seen the movie yet, but would like to. My 5 things are:
1. Travel to the US – I’ve never been there.
2. Spend huge amounts of time with all my daughters and tell them things about my life that I’ve never shared but feel they should know.
3. Travel to see my parents and try to make amends with my dad in the hope that he would accept Christ.
4. Make love with my hubby every single night.
5. Finish that book I’m writing and get it to the publishers.
By Kathie M. Thomas on Jun 28, 2008
Hi and thank you.
My five things would be, if my wishes could be granted.
1) All of my family members and friends that was dearest to me, who has passed on, bring them back to life.
2) Win 100+ million dollars or find it. Whichever comes first. With that, I will build affordable housing for the disadvantage so all people will no longer be sleeping in the streets……. anywhere.
3) Free health care in the USA.
4) Cease my lease and move to Las Vegas.
5) Before my last breath, give away all that I own.
By DIVANYC on Jul 1, 2008