The Bucket List

Bucket List

I thought about some of the things that I want to do in my life over the last few weeks and I've come up with a 'bucket list'. The other day, I was talking to a coworker about what he did over the weekend and he told me he had celebrated his parents' 30th anniversary. It struck me as really cool that his parents have been married longer than I've been alive (obviously). I just never thought of it that way. It's amazing how long life is and how short it can be. Hopefully I will have a fruitful and successful life. But that begs the question: "What is success"? This is one of those questions with no answer. Everyone has a different conception of success, but to me, at this point in my life, it means to achieve the things that I've set my mind to and to feel that I'm on the path to becoming the best person I can be. It's a bit of a selfish conception of success, but I'm sure my ideals of a successful life will evolve.

Today, in order to achieve the "good life", I've outlined some of the goals of my life. I hope to look back on this list and cross things off as I go along and perhaps be okay with the turn of events in my life that prevented me from achieving some of these goals. One of the best characteristics to have is to be able to evolve and accept change...even if it means eventually becoming a bit of a different person along the way.

Below is my bucket list. It is a living list and will change as the years go by.

- Live in Korea
- Become fluent in Korean
- Learn another language
- Marry and have 4 kids
- Own a beautiful house
- Raise good, responsible kids
- Visit every continent
- Go on a cruise
- Become famous for at least 15 minutes
- Be published somewhere
- Climb a mountain
- Learn to sing and play an instrument
- Live in the United States
- Live in Europe
- Sell a photograph that I shot
- Learn to draw well
- Learn to sail and do it in the Mediterranean
- Meet a world leader currently in office
- Attend Cannes Film Festival
- Live in NYC and SF
- Drive along Route 66
- Visit all 50 states in America
- Drive across Canada
- Visit all provinces and territories in Canada
- Attend a summer and winter Olympics
- Make a ton of money
- Give a ton of money away
- Own a business
- Apologize sincerely to those I’ve hurt
- Act on stage
- Inspire confidence in someone who really needs it
- Learn to love