My best friend and I decided to start something really exciting close to a year ago. Actually she came to me with the idea and said it would be perfect if I journal it through a blog (Almost a year ago…I told you I procrastinate.)
The idea: creating a bucket list of 25 goals to achieve by the time we both turn 25 years old. So its 25 before 25.
Or 25 until 25.
Or 25 to 25.
We haven’t agreed on which sounds better, but you get it.
It’s not your usual bucket list. Some of our aims are not just for ourselves because we want to use our talents for a better purpose (those are the ones I’m especially geeked about). I didn’t want my list to be so individualistic that it doesn’t give me the opportunity to open up and connect with others.
But of course there some things on the list that are for our own personal growth and enjoyment.
I’ve always wanted to start a bucket list, the fact that I’m doing it with my best friend is even better. She’s my soul mate/spirit sister. I would not want to do it with anyone else because we connect on a consciously pure level and are usually on the same frequency.
Some of the things we have on our list are the same and are goals we want to reach together. While the rest are different and are the goals we want to reach for ourselves personally.
I should have been started a bucket list. I’ve always been the planner type of person. Organization has been (was) my thing. In university, I would plan out my days and stick fairly to the schedule. Everything had to get done in order, if not then I’ll be anxious for the rest of the week. I’m not so strict with my schedule anymore. While I still like things organized, I think of myself as a free spirit and like when things just organically happen.
However it’s different when it comes to my writing. I’m not much of a free writer, only with my poetry. Obvious things like essays and articles I write have to be outlined first. Even before writing this post I quickly jotted down the points I wanted to cover. My hope is blogging will help me to free up more in my writing.
Having a bucket list allows me to experience the best of both sides of myself: The organized and the free spirit. The organized because I’m writing down goals, making them into doable activities and giving myself a deadline to reach them by. The free spirit because I’m stepping out of my comfort zone and doing things I always wanted to do but were too scared to start.
Like most of us I set personal goals for myself, but it’s only been a couple of years I’ve seen the power in writing those goals down. The same best friend I’m doing this bucket list with bought me a book one Christmas. Where will you be five years from today? It talked about the importance of settling goals and gave you certain tasks to complete. Some of them I remember were writing your own mission statement, making a list of causes you are passionate about to volunteer for, and defining your meaning of success. I loved that book. It helped me to see even more the exciting possibilities of life.
Beyond the book, every year I like to write goals I want to achieve. These goals do not need to be fulfilled by the end of that year -most of them will have a certain time frame depending on what they are. We grow through the experiences of trying to reach these goals, and with that growth comes a yearning for more. I like to write a list of goals every year because I see how much I’ve grown in a year. It’s allows me to reflect and analyze what I’m living for. Whether short or long term, when you continue to set goals, it gives you something to live for.
The best feeling is when you’ve achieved these goals no matter how small they could be. That sensation of satisfaction and fulfillment is something I want to keep on experiencing. I’m afraid of getting too comfortable in life where I stop wanting to learn more. When you stop learning and experiencing you stop growing. The other day my friend asked me what am I most afraid of and I said the same. He said as soon as you discover what you’re truly afraid of, you stop being afraid of it because you accept it as fear.
Fear stands for
False
Evidence
Appearing
Real
If you transform this fear into courage you can do anything. I’ve learned through the Law of Attraction that being afraid will only attract more fearful thoughts or circumstances to me. Whatever we focus on the universe will bring to us.The objective of the bucket list is to stop this F.E.A.R. Once I’ve finished the 25 by 25 bucket list I’ll be on the frequency of constantly wanting more from life and always thinking, believing, and receiving.
-C