There is a hole in my bucket [list]:

inspired by a rambler

so as not to “bumble” through life as he says, maybe we ought to put in writing the things we want to get out of this borrowed time.

I think that this list is hard to make. Here is why. When you make a list like this, I think the point is to be able to check things off. Assuming I want to check things off, things need to be check-offable. Meaning goals should be specific. The more generic a goal, the less you will be able to determine if you have achieved said goal.

So some things on my list are specific. I could check them off. Por ejemplo:

-obtain a Master's degree in Development Practice and or Non-profit Mgmt.

-enroll in a series of cooking courses (and similarly,)

-create the perfect organic chocolate chip cookie recipe

-make a pilgrimage to Israel & Palestine

-drink wine and eat pasta in Italy

-complete a triathlon

-start a Non-Profit organization that supports faith-based community development

-learn to sew things well

-participate in a community garden

-open a restaurant that gives back to the community

-find someone to spend my life with

However some things on my list are less specific*

-be a catalyst for social change

-influence the life of a child

-love and be loved

-share life with others

-help others accomplish their dreams and realize their full potential

*These are less specific because I don't know how they will play themselves out in my life yet, nor do I want to limit them to one specific way. I want to influence policy and how it affects real lives, but how and in what ways has yet to reveal itself. I don't know if I will have children of my own, if I will adopt, or if I will serve as a foster parent etc. Loving others is hard to quantify, as is sharing one's life.

I think that there are a lot more things on this list. There must be. Because this is surely not enough things to keep me busy for a lifetime.

I think that being in the Peace Corps has greatly influenced this list. It added some things, took away a few, and completed others that might have been on there. But maybe being here makes it harder to remember things that seemed important while back home. Maybe that is a good thing. I will let you know after I get home. Either way, the world is a smaller place from here. It is a simpler place. Nothing seems impossible. And everything is within my reach. So maybe the lesson is that this list is not static. 

There is a hole in my bucket [list] by which things may come and go. And I want to be able to recognize when changes are necessary, when other things become important to me,  and to re-prioritze accordingly.

...Keep Spreading the Love Around...