Much harder to do than a bucket 'list' that allows you many choices. This form of street art would like you to fill in just one line.
So I ponder-what do I want to do before I die?
Travel? I've done a little, but want to see Europe in the worst kind of way. Norway, my ancestral home is of great interest to me. But I'm a homebody at heart, so I don't think that's my number one aspiration.
Not being a great cook, I have always wanted to make a decent lasagna. Recently I came across a stove top one that was easy enough for me to handle. I've made it three times and I think I've nailed it. So, no. No domestic endeavors. The lasagna was my tasty nirvana!
Writing something meaningful would be very cool; however, as I approach 500 blog essays, I think that the goal is met as best as I can meet it.
Winning a Grammy is completely out of the question due to the fact that I am virtually tone deaf. For real. I will never rock it out or lounge on a piano in a hot dress and croon a smoky ballad. Grrrrrr-never gonna happen. Be thankful for that one, peeps. Which leads me in to the instrumental part of the program. I want to slap that bass just like Dane did! My buddy Tim taught me a few things about a djembe and I participated in a few drum circles. That's all I got.
I have no illusions of curing mental illness, world hunger, or animal abuse. I do what I can but it will never be enough.
My goal of reading the classics is stalled while I dig into biographies and summer beach reads.
I keep falling back on the one thing I can actually do. Contentment and peace of mind is within my grasp. I will continue to use all of the above endeavors as well as meditation to get there. I feel it will be a life long pursuit as I feel that it is a moving target for me.
Before I die I will be utterly content and peaceful.
How about you? What will you do? xo
3 comments:
Contentment and peace of mind are things I've always craved but unfortunately never seem to get as an adult.
I left your contentment answers earlier today.
Before i die I want to load, aim and fire a howitzer dropping a shell right in the middle of Disney by the River. I am tired of all my taxes being spent downtown instead of my neighborhood--I bet a cop would come if that ever happened.
Charles-it's a process, but totally worth the effort. Keep workin' on it! Mark-good Lord...Have a great week-or at least try to, you too!
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