The wish list (part 1)

Yesterday as I was tidying up my study *, I chanced across a small book called "the wish list" by Barbara Ann Kipfer. It must have been one of those I picked up at a book sale years ago, read a few pages and put it aside for another day.

Well, that just happened to be today. As I flipped the opening pages, I came to the Introduction which began:

How many times have you started a sentence with the words "In my lifetime, I want to ..." ?

You see, this is a book that contains close to 6,000 wishes, and which is meant to serve as a wellspring of ideas for things to do, have, see, taste, experience, achieve, give, be, learn, do for others, or try in this lifetime. Not all these wishes are necessarily world-changing, but some of them, humble though they may seem, may turn out to be something special to some of us individually.

I felt that for most of us who are 50 Years Young, this is a good time to reflect, recharge and revisit our lifetime wishes.

Don't worry, I'm not going to bury you by dropping all six thousand wishes on you at one sitting. I'll just share with you a sample - maybe 15 to 20 - each time. If you want to read them all, go buy the book and give Ms Kipfer some royalties.

Here goes.

In my lifetime, I want to ...

*   try everything once

*   have my "letter to the editor" published

*   design, build and decorate my dream house

*   milk a cow

*   get an invention patented

*   become a wine expert

*   own a sensational sound system with speakers in every room

*   ride a fire engine

*   win the jackpot on a one-arm bandit at Las Vegas / Genting

*   bunjee jump

*   learn to tap dance

*   study philosophy

*   learn to repair my own car

*   ride a helicopter to work

*   help preserve a landmark

*   drive a Maserati

*   go around the world in 80 days

*   take a course in sculpture

*   learn to speak French (or other foreign language)

*   swim with dolphins

Remember, these are just random samples from the book. I don't expect all of them to appeal to you. The idea is that this list (and a few more which I'll put up in the coming months) may trigger you to reconnect with YOUR lifetime wishes. And maybe you might consider doing something about it?

Do share what thoughts, reflections, wishes this posting brings up for you ...


*  this is included to remind the wife (if she's reading this) that I do tidy up my study once in a while. LOL