Finish the race

There is a line in a Brooke Fraser song that says, "I'll run til I finish the race".
I don't want to just cross the finish line. I want to do it with a smile on my face.

I want to get to the end of my life, look back and say 'WOW'. No regrets.
I didn't chicken out of something because I was too afraid.
I didn't stop trying because it was too hard.
I got back up when I got knocked to the ground.
I had fun trying things that were new.
I laughed at myself when I had no idea what I was doing.

A few years ago the movie "The Bucket List" came out with Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman. They each had a list of things they wanted to do or experience before they died.
So of course, then became the fad of writing our own bucket lists.
I never wanted to have a "bucket list" linking it with the thought that death will surely follow.
Instead I started thinking of all the fun ways I can experience life right now.

In January, the talk turned to "New Years Resolutions" which of course just reminds me of the good intentions we all have to lose weight, get fit and feel like a failure by January 15th when the novelty has already worn off....

So this year I made myself a to-do list. Not a bucket list and not a resolution.
30 fun things to do for the first time, try for the first time or experience for the first time.

A few years ago I tried snow skiing. I'm not very good. I'm actually too slow and cautious to achieve the thrill that my sons demonstrated and will probably never do it again, but I can say I've tried it and I did it.

I started karate two years ago after what seemed like a lifetime of teaching little girls to dance. I am planning to grade for my black belt this December.

This year I plan on climbing the Harbour Bridge, riding in a helicopter, boiling my own lobster, try paintball, donate blood, learn the tango and ride in a limo (to name a few) just because I can!

Is there anything you've always wanted to do? It's never too late.....