What do you want to do before you kick the bucket?

Dying with regrets is not at all unusual. To avoid a sad and meaningless end to our life we need to remember continually that we too must die. Contemplating our own death will inspire us to use our life wisely by developing the inner refuge of spiritual realizations; otherwise we shall have no ability to protect ourself from the sufferings of death and what lies beyond. -Gershe Kelsang

Yesterday we examined whether we would be happy with our lives if we were to die.  For many of us the answer is probably no.  The reason for this is it all stems back to our unreaslistic fears of death.  Remember the key word "unprepared" in yesterday's quote. 

When we fear death by itself we often ignore it.  By doing this we have a tendency to put off things until tomorrow.  And then tomorrow becomes the next day, and so on.  It isn't until we are forced to face death that we realize, we have not done many of the things that we wanted to do.

I hope each of you did your "homework" last night and took time to reflect.  It is so important not to wait until it is too late to do this.  Not everyone is lucky when faced with a grave illness or injury, and don't get a second chance. 

Reflecting on your life and whether you are happy with it is only the first step.  The second step is What are you going to do about it?  This is where often the term of bucket list comes into play. 

I think the inspiration towards building a bucket list comes from the act of losing the ability to do something. It is ironic how once you have a limited lifestyle you begin thinking of all the things you wish you could do.

This is the key to why bucket lists are often created, the word "limited". When your life is going according to plan and you are healthy, the possibilities are limitless. You feel like you have all the time in the world, so you never really sit down and think about what it is you actually want to do.

Humans are time and time again accused of always wanting what we can't have.  This is no different.  My list stemmed from all the different things I realized I still wanted to do when I did my reflection.  Unfortunately, due to my condition and treatment, there are a number of things that I cannot do yet.   So I started keeping a list of all the items so I would not forget them when the time comes for me to do them again.

Here is a little sample:
- Learn to Sail
- Go on a backcountry canoe trip
- Complete a triathlon
- take a photography course
- Go white water Rafting again
- Go snowboarding in the Rockies
- Try scuba diving
- Try a 70oz steak challenge
- Climb the CN Tower

My list has many more things on it but I thought I would share a few of them with you.  So now that each of you have reflected on your lives.  What is on your bucket list?  I would love to hear.  Maybe we will have some items in common and we can cross them off the list together :)

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