The Bucket List, is one of my all time favorite movies, yet it is a bit distrubing to me. Edward Cole (Jack Nicholson) and Carter Chambers (Morgan Freeman) are both faced with a terminal illness and set out to live their last days, completing their "bucket list" ( list of things to do before they die). The troubling part for me is why does it take death to start living? These men were both blessed with and cursed with knowing they were on the verge of dying, something not everyone is given, nor may want. I began to think what would the world be like if we followed the words of Tim McGraw in his song Live Like Your Dying (sadly enough the person in this song also starts living when they are dying), especailly when he says " I loved deeper, and "I spoke sweeter". These words have caused me to take a second look at my own "bucket list" (list of 100 things). My bucket list has been a powerful tool providing direction and focus allowing me to accomplish what I thought was important or I wanted at the time. It served as the foundation for my vision board.
Now, I have asked myself a new question what would I be doing if I knew I only had six months to live? I would spend time on my relationship with my Creator and I can never have too much playing and mentoring my niece, Aneesa. I wonder if Cole and Chambers would really go trapsing all over the world and skydiving
in their last days? Don't get me wrong, I love to travel and skydive, but as life sometimes gets out of balance, I now have the real answers to how I want to be living today. Off to play baby dolls with my niece! Thankful that I am able to live my bucket list today.
Now, I have asked myself a new question what would I be doing if I knew I only had six months to live? I would spend time on my relationship with my Creator and I can never have too much playing and mentoring my niece, Aneesa. I wonder if Cole and Chambers would really go trapsing all over the world and skydiving
in their last days? Don't get me wrong, I love to travel and skydive, but as life sometimes gets out of balance, I now have the real answers to how I want to be living today. Off to play baby dolls with my niece! Thankful that I am able to live my bucket list today.
