When I was growing up my dad would be frequently absent from life events. I thought that was the norm and that this was a routine event for most families. Then, as I grew older and he grew older, I watched him regret not being able to spend time with his family.
I have a much different opinion about what is the norm these days. I would much prefer to sit, and smell the roses than be like this. In his final years he regretted doing a lot of things, not travelling, not spending time with his children, and giving too much of his time to a job that could and would exist without him.
So as I have now hit 40, I decided to make my mid life crisis bucket list. This is more so that I don't forget to sometimes smell the roses.......These are just things i'd like to accomplish before I turn 50......
Now, i'm a simple guy that thinks about things in a simple way.....The way I look at a bucket list is simple. It should be things that you have wanted to do that are within reason and that you can still enjoy, like swimming with the great white sharks off south Africa, helping build a school in Africa, or trekking through the mountains of Uganda to spend some time with the Gorillas......And when that is done watching the sunset over the mountains on with good alcohol, food and friends.....
It's a real challenge to set time aside to do this but is essential in life............
I read this quote and loved it...
"In the end, it's not going to matter how many breaths you took, but how many moments took your breath away" -shing xiong
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