Isn't this what we are all looking for?
"Only once in your life, I truly believe, you find someone who can completely turn your world around. You tell them things that you’ve never shared with another soul and they absorb everything you say and actually want to hear more. You share hopes for the future, dreams that will never come true, goals that were never achieved and the many disappointments life has thrown at you. When something wonderful happens, you can’t wait to tell them about it, knowing they will share in your excitement. They are not embarrassed to cry with you when you are hurting or laugh with you when you make a fool of yourself. Never do they hurt your feelings or make you feel like you are not good enough, but rather they build you up and show you the things about yourself that make you special and even beautiful. There is never any pressure, jealousy or competition but only a quiet calmness when they are around. You can be yourself and not worry about what they will think of you because they love you for who you are. The things that seem insignificant to most people such as a note, song or walk become invaluable treasures kept safe in your heart to cherish forever. Memories of your childhood come back and are so clear and vivid it’s like being young again. Colours seem brighter and more brilliant. Laughter seems part of daily life where before it was infrequent or didn’t exist at all. A phone call or two during the day helps to get you through a long day’s work and always brings a smile to your face. In their presence, there’s no need for continuous conversation, but you find you’re quite content in just having them nearby. Things that never interested you before become fascinating because you know they are important to this person who is so special to you. You think of this person on every occasion and in everything you do. Simple things bring them to mind like a pale blue sky, gentle wind or even a storm cloud on the horizon. You open your heart knowing that there’s a chance it may be broken one day and in opening your heart, you experience a love and joy that you never dreamed possible. You find that being vulnerable is the only way to allow your heart to feel true pleasure that’s so real it scares you. You find strength in knowing you have a true friend and possibly a soul mate who will remain loyal to the end. Life seems completely different, exciting and worthwhile. Your only hope and security is in knowing that they are a part of your life."
— Bob Marley
Saturday, October 30, 2010
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Update on Things to Do Before I Die
I updated my 100 Things to Do Before I Die list and I will start adding something to the list everytime I mark something off!
1) Go scuba-diving off Australia's Great Barrier Reef.
2) Become a parent.
3) Visit Paris and go to the top of the Eiffel Tower. -I didn't go to the very top, but I went to the first landing 5/19/09
4) Go to a real theatre. 5/15/08 Chicago Theater to see "Wicked"
5) Take a hot-air balloon ride. -went on a hot-air balloon ride in Egypt-10/1/10
6) Climb a mountain.
7) Christmas in New York.-12/08
8) Set foot on each of the seven continents 3/7 so far (North America, Europe and Africa)
9) Visit the pyramids. -9/26/10
10) Go whale watching. went whale watching in Boston-8/10/10
11) Visit Machu Picchu.
12) See the northern lights.
13) Visit a museum in London. -visited the British Museum in London-12/31/09
14) Attend the Olympic games.
15) See the Mona Lisa at the Louvre.-5/20/09
16) Try wine-tasting. 11/7/09
17) Float in the dead sea
18) Go on a safari.
19) Walk on the Great Wall of China.
20) Take the Trans-Siberian Express across Asia.
21) Visit the Tower of London.-12/29/09
22) Eat jellied eels from a stall in London.
23) Run a marathon.
24) Send a message in a bottle.
25) Visit Mt. Everest base camp.
26) Hike the Appalachian Trail.
27) See the Niagara Falls.
28) Go to midnight premiere of a movie.-went to the premier of New Moon-11/20/09
29) Cruise down the Nile.-rode overnight on a traditional felucca down the Nile-9/29/10
30) Ride a camel in the desert.-9/27/10
31) Kiss the Blarney Stone.
32) Go kayaking. 8/2/09
33) Drink beer at Oktoberfest in Munich.
34) See a musical on Broadway.-I did not see a musical, but I did see a show on Broadway12/16/08
35) Throw a huge party and invite every one of your friends.
36) Swim with dolphins.
37) Skydive.
38) Learn to speak a foreign language and make sure you use it.
39) Go skinny-dipping at midnight in the South of France.
40) Watch the launch of the space shuttle.
41) Be an extra in a film.
42) Read “Anna Karenina” by Tolstoy
43) Give your mother a dozen red roses and tell her you love her.-5/9/10
44) Be a member of the audience in a TV show. --Done, I went to see a taping of Jeopardy.
45) Bake a cake from scratch.
46) See Ani Difranco in concert.-in Nashville, TN-3/5/10
47) Plant a tree. -in Costa Rica-5/21/10
48) Learn to ballroom dance properly.
49) Sit on a jury.
50) Go to Walden Pond and read Thoreau while drifting in a canoe.
51) See the Christ the Redeemer statue in Brazil
52) Shower in a waterfall.-3/23/08--Didn't take a full shower, didn't get naked, but I definately immersed myself in a waterfall at the end of a caving expedition.
53) Volunteer at a soup kitchen.
54) Spend New Year's in an exotic location.-in London-12/31/09
55) Drive across America from coast to coast.
56) Visit an Amish community. 8/22/09
57) Take a ride on the highest roller coaster in the country. --currently the Kingda Ka at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, NJ 8/24/09
58) Go wild in Rio during Carnival.
59) Go to Savannah, GA. For St. Patrick’s Day
60) Spend Christmas on the beach drinking pina coladas
61) Raft through the Grand Canyon.
62) Spend three months getting your body into optimum shape.
63) Attend one really huge rock concert.
64) Give to a charity -- anonymously.
65) Lose more money than you can afford at roulette in Vegas.
66) Visit the Holy Land.
67) Go to Auschwitz
68) Learn a new word everyday for a year.-started 6/15/09-finished 6/15/10
69) Stay overnight in a Buddhist Monastery
70) Visit the Pearl Harbor Memorial
71) Milk a cow.
72) Visit Ground Zero in New York City-12/14/08
73) Protest
74) Take an archery lesson
75) Learn to water ski
76) Have coffee on a sidewalk in Paris 5/21/09
77) See Cirque Du Soleil live-2/1/09
78) Camp outside for a week
79) Go to a real Ballet
80) Enroll in a belly dancing class-done in 8/08
81) Ride a mechanical bull
82) Visit all 50 of the United States- visited 20/50 so far
83) Graduate college-05/15/09
84) Visit a music festival in another country
85) Help with a Habitat for Humanity Home
86) Go to a fashion show
87) Try fire walking
88) See the Acropolis in Greece
89) Watch Casablanca Completed 5/26/08
90) Learn to fly, get my pilot's license
91) Receive my black belt in Tae Kwon Do
92) Eat Chinese food in China
93) Get to my ideal weight again
94) Volunteer and make a difference
95) Run with the bulls in Spain
96) Become debt free
97) See the Highland Games in Scotland
98) Stay overnight in an ice hotel
99) Drink tequila in a bar in Mexico-11/15/09
100) Ride horseback on a beach
101) Go to Scotland and look for the Loch Ness Monster
102) Give up television
103) Pub hop in Ireland
104) Ride an elephant
105) Partake in a Japanese Tea Ceremony
106) Meet Stevie Nicks
107) Visit the Taj Mahal
108) See Count Dracula's Castle
1) Go scuba-diving off Australia's Great Barrier Reef.
2) Become a parent.
3) Visit Paris and go to the top of the Eiffel Tower. -I didn't go to the very top, but I went to the first landing 5/19/09
4) Go to a real theatre. 5/15/08 Chicago Theater to see "Wicked"
5) Take a hot-air balloon ride. -went on a hot-air balloon ride in Egypt-10/1/10
6) Climb a mountain.
7) Christmas in New York.-12/08
8) Set foot on each of the seven continents 3/7 so far (North America, Europe and Africa)
9) Visit the pyramids. -9/26/10
10) Go whale watching. went whale watching in Boston-8/10/10
11) Visit Machu Picchu.
12) See the northern lights.
13) Visit a museum in London. -visited the British Museum in London-12/31/09
14) Attend the Olympic games.
15) See the Mona Lisa at the Louvre.-5/20/09
16) Try wine-tasting. 11/7/09
17) Float in the dead sea
18) Go on a safari.
19) Walk on the Great Wall of China.
20) Take the Trans-Siberian Express across Asia.
21) Visit the Tower of London.-12/29/09
22) Eat jellied eels from a stall in London.
23) Run a marathon.
24) Send a message in a bottle.
25) Visit Mt. Everest base camp.
26) Hike the Appalachian Trail.
27) See the Niagara Falls.
28) Go to midnight premiere of a movie.-went to the premier of New Moon-11/20/09
29) Cruise down the Nile.-rode overnight on a traditional felucca down the Nile-9/29/10
30) Ride a camel in the desert.-9/27/10
31) Kiss the Blarney Stone.
32) Go kayaking. 8/2/09
33) Drink beer at Oktoberfest in Munich.
34) See a musical on Broadway.-I did not see a musical, but I did see a show on Broadway12/16/08
35) Throw a huge party and invite every one of your friends.
36) Swim with dolphins.
37) Skydive.
38) Learn to speak a foreign language and make sure you use it.
39) Go skinny-dipping at midnight in the South of France.
40) Watch the launch of the space shuttle.
41) Be an extra in a film.
42) Read “Anna Karenina” by Tolstoy
43) Give your mother a dozen red roses and tell her you love her.-5/9/10
44) Be a member of the audience in a TV show. --Done, I went to see a taping of Jeopardy.
45) Bake a cake from scratch.
46) See Ani Difranco in concert.-in Nashville, TN-3/5/10
47) Plant a tree. -in Costa Rica-5/21/10
48) Learn to ballroom dance properly.
49) Sit on a jury.
50) Go to Walden Pond and read Thoreau while drifting in a canoe.
51) See the Christ the Redeemer statue in Brazil
52) Shower in a waterfall.-3/23/08--Didn't take a full shower, didn't get naked, but I definately immersed myself in a waterfall at the end of a caving expedition.
53) Volunteer at a soup kitchen.
54) Spend New Year's in an exotic location.-in London-12/31/09
55) Drive across America from coast to coast.
56) Visit an Amish community. 8/22/09
57) Take a ride on the highest roller coaster in the country. --currently the Kingda Ka at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, NJ 8/24/09
58) Go wild in Rio during Carnival.
59) Go to Savannah, GA. For St. Patrick’s Day
60) Spend Christmas on the beach drinking pina coladas
61) Raft through the Grand Canyon.
62) Spend three months getting your body into optimum shape.
63) Attend one really huge rock concert.
64) Give to a charity -- anonymously.
65) Lose more money than you can afford at roulette in Vegas.
66) Visit the Holy Land.
67) Go to Auschwitz
68) Learn a new word everyday for a year.-started 6/15/09-finished 6/15/10
69) Stay overnight in a Buddhist Monastery
70) Visit the Pearl Harbor Memorial
71) Milk a cow.
72) Visit Ground Zero in New York City-12/14/08
73) Protest
74) Take an archery lesson
75) Learn to water ski
76) Have coffee on a sidewalk in Paris 5/21/09
77) See Cirque Du Soleil live-2/1/09
78) Camp outside for a week
79) Go to a real Ballet
80) Enroll in a belly dancing class-done in 8/08
81) Ride a mechanical bull
82) Visit all 50 of the United States- visited 20/50 so far
83) Graduate college-05/15/09
84) Visit a music festival in another country
85) Help with a Habitat for Humanity Home
86) Go to a fashion show
87) Try fire walking
88) See the Acropolis in Greece
89) Watch Casablanca Completed 5/26/08
90) Learn to fly, get my pilot's license
91) Receive my black belt in Tae Kwon Do
92) Eat Chinese food in China
93) Get to my ideal weight again
94) Volunteer and make a difference
95) Run with the bulls in Spain
96) Become debt free
97) See the Highland Games in Scotland
98) Stay overnight in an ice hotel
99) Drink tequila in a bar in Mexico-11/15/09
100) Ride horseback on a beach
101) Go to Scotland and look for the Loch Ness Monster
102) Give up television
103) Pub hop in Ireland
104) Ride an elephant
105) Partake in a Japanese Tea Ceremony
106) Meet Stevie Nicks
107) Visit the Taj Mahal
108) See Count Dracula's Castle
Monday, October 11, 2010
9) Visit the pyramids.-Completed 9/26/10
Visited the Pyramids in Egypt! I was like a kid in a candy store. I have always dreamed of seeing the pyramids! Ahhh.30) Ride a camel in the desert.-Completed 9/27/10
Rode a camel in the desert in Egypt. My camel's name was Alaska. A little ironic in 100+ degree weather! I enjoyed my ride, but lets just say my rear was a little sore afterward!
29) Cruise down the Nile.-Completed 9/29/10
Sailed down the Nile on a traditional felucca. The Nile was peaceful and beautiful, well except for the cruise ships that went by sending our felucca rocking!
5) Take a hot air balloon ride. Completed 10/1/10
I went on a hot air balloon ride in Luxor, Egypt. Such a beautiful experience! Very glad that I took this opportunity while visiting Egypt.
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