's motd Friday June 27, 2008

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YOUR BUCKET LIST

Friday, 27 June 2008

We always seem to talk about our pasts and our present. But we don't spend enough time talking about our futures. Well, today's the day we're going to do just that.

Very recently, there was a movie starring Jack Nicholson and Freeman called The Bucket List. In it, these two friends made a list of all the things they wanted to do in their lives before they "kicked the bucket." You know, before they died. I thought it was a really cute movie. Jack and were both brilliant in it.There s is also a book on the bestseller list lately about a woman who made her own bucket list. So today, we're going to talk about your bucket list.Now I know you're not planning on dying any time soon and neither am I. But it gives me the perfect opportunity to point out a little fact here. It is that research proves that people live longer when they have big events in their lives to look forward to. That is, fun things you have planned for your future! My birthday is in a couple of weeks and I need to make a bucket list for myself. I am going to make one but today we're going to concentrate on you.

So, what's on your bucket list, huh? Is it travel? Are there places to see and things you've really always dreamed of doing? Do you want to see the Pyramids or the Eiffel Tower? Have you always dreamed of seeing the Fountain of Versailles? Have you dreamed of strolling the rolling greens of Ireland? Maybe you want to visit Tokyo or experience the wonders of Australia? Which countries have really fascinated you since you were a child? Maybe you want to experience a ride on the Orient Express, the most beautiful train in the world!Are there people you'd like to see who you haven't seen in a long time? It could be an old friend from your childhood or maybe a long-lost college roommate. Or maybe it's an ex-spouse. (LOL.) Maybe there're uncles, aunts of other relatives you haven't spent time with in a long time.Does your bucket list include visiting a fancy spa in Switzerland or Barcelona? A place where you can be pampered from head-to-toe. A place where you can rejuvenate your body and soul. (Ahh-h-h-h!) Just remember what I said. If you have events in your future to look forward to, you can live to be as old as me...and older! Get to work on your bucket list today!Love,