First, this made me miss travelling and feel frustrated that I have been kind of restricted to my home for the past four months. Then there was a hint of jealousy for not having my own pretty awesome list, and the fact that even if I wanted to at the moment, travelling is not really an option.
Then I realised that I have a pretty awesome list of things I have experienced. Most of them were never on a list, they just happened. I am very much a list person, so I find it annoying to do something cool and not have a list to check it off of. So here's my list of "Things I Would Like to Do" - which will be added too as I go a long . I have also added my list of things that I never knew were going to happen, but did anyways, and I'm glad they did.
It is beautiful to take time to reflect on where you have been and how far you have come. Without understanding our past, it is hard to see why we are where we are right now, and just how we got here. This is a blog about reminding myself of just how beautiful this life I am living has been so far. Enjoy. :).
My Continuing (when I get a chance to do) List: in no particular order
- Ireland (the plan is summer 2016 - let's see!)- sit in a pub and listen to Irish music, meet beautiful humans, drink Guinness, see the Giant's Causeway, road bike on some beautiful windy roads and stay in a castle, and some awesome little B&B on the ocean. Stand at the edge of a cliff and breathe in the fresh air.
- Nepal or Tibet or Mongolia or all three! I want to hike in a place where there are few people and only local villages. I want to do this sustainably with a company that gives back to their community. I want to immerse in the culture and stay in a yurt. Yep. That's the dream.
- Europe - Paris, London, and wherever else the train takes me.
- The Desert - location - anywhere, likely in the Middle East.
- Australia - the plan is Christmas 2015 - almost there!
- Iceland
- Eastern Canada
- Japan - during the Cherry Blossom season
- Sri Lanka
- South America
- Hollywood
- Germany
- Amsterdam
- Alaska
- Hawaii
- Quit drinking for one year (four months in...who knows this one may or may not be accomplished!)
- Vegetarian for one year - or life
- A career which allows me to give back to the world in a big, big way
- Be internationally recognised for doing something awesome
- Own a home
- Reiki healer
- Yoga instructor certificate
- Student Debt Free (This one is on the way! Was at $40,000, down to $17,000 in three years!)
- Meet Oprah Winfrey (why not?!)
- Play a part in the Y&R (a girl can dream right)
- Fall in loooooveeeeee
- Have a beautiful wedding
- Have enough money to fly all my friends to come visit me wherever I live
- Have a garden and eat my own vegetables
- Frame all of my beautiful art and hang it in my home
- Live by mountains and water
- Have a six pack (abs, not beer!)
- Write a book and have it published
- Go on a yoga/meditation retreat in India
- Live Love
- Travel to remote villages and use my skills to help build sustainable development plans for those communities
- Own a cottage in Muskoka
- Empower young women in education
- Educate on Gender issues
- Heal
- Meditate with regularity and clarity
- Have a healthy soul, body and mind
Some of my accomplishments and events that have me (some were on my list, and some were not)
- Survived a violent attack by a man who is in jail indefinitely for his actions.
- Survived not one, but two surgeries to have cysts removed that I did not know were there.
- Survived Cancer (and still healing)
- Travelled to Africa, China and Singapore - NONE of which were on any list I had ever made.
- Thailand - Elephant Sanctuary (also not on a list)
- Worked at a Heli-Skiing Lodge and was fortunate to fly in a helicopter to work! I got to fly in a helicopter on my birthday, and heli-ski all winter! Beautiful.
- Lived in the mountains for 10 years, learned how to ski and snowboard (moderately!)
- Teach and travel (was on the list forever)
- Attended University - TWICE!
- College (in Belleville, who knew I would live there?!) So happy because this brought me closer to my family
- Gain a spiritual connection
- Yoga retreat Thailand
- Quit drinking for four months (still going strong!)
- Lived in China and taught
- Live in Singapore and teaching!
- Trave to Africa
- Work in a daycare in Banff, which would lead me to make some of the most beautiful friends I still have today
- Work at Indian Head Camp in Pennsylvania
- Work in an office setting at The Banff Centre and worked with beautiful humans, and learned so much about Leadership Development
- Work in Squamish, BC at an Outdoor Education Centre
- Work in Outdoor Education at Kinark - the first organisation that took a chance on me and guided my career.
- Made beautiful friendships all over the worlds
This is not the end of my list, but it is a start. It is a reminder of the things I have accomplished, and the things I want to work towards. Thank-you for reading. xx
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