Whenever most people think of a bucket list, they think of things they want to do in the future; they think of something that seems almost unattainable yet attainable at the same time and placed everywhere in between. Whenever I think of a bucket list, I do not think of exotic adventures and once-in-a-lifetime experiences; I think of both the big and small things in life that would make me happy.
I am determined to hear my name called from a stage at least two more times, surrounded by peers dressed in gowns and caps. I long to sit at a desk to call my own, surrounded by little trinkets gifted and given, discovered and collected from my trip along the way. I look forward to the day when I am able to look at others just beginning their journeys and can tell them I was there once and that they will be okay. I am eager to witness the fruits of my labor in whatever professional field I end up in, reaping what I sow as I put my whole heart into my work. I cannot wait to greet retirement like an old friend and live life to its fullest, to know that the glory days were both then but only a few of many more to come.
Life is something that many take for granted so often. A bucket list to me is a list of the things that will complete you as a person in your life, a list of steps or ingredients to a life well lived. While they might not seem like things that are once in a lifetime to most, they are things that will be once in my lifetime; and that is enough for me.
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