However, I started this blog with the mindsent of reminding myself to delight in the now and not just when I am going somewhere awesome and or doing something interesting! I've been forcing myself to look at the delight in different things of the day that would otherwise seem so...."daily". I was reminded again when I found this list below at Leslyn's blog. This list allows me to realize all the small or big things I've experienced and also some things that would be great to do in the life He has given me. The things that I have done I will make that word or phrase bold.
1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland
8. Climbed a mountain (...and I've also climbed a volcano, not pictured)
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo (...embarrassing karaoke count? ;) )
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightening storm
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch (...teaching myself the piano)
15. Adopted a child (...no, not into our physical family but through Food for the Hungry. If God ever leads us to actually adopt we would be so honored). Shared about him in this post.
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill (I call them "mental health days")
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb (...my grandma's cousin has a farm and I got to feed the little lamb with a bottle when I was a little girl).
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset (...always so peaceful and refreshing).
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community (...near my Grandma's house. Loved buying homemade butter and bread from them and their delicious country restaurant).
36. Taught yourself a new language (...not in full, but I taught myself good amount of Russian).
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant (...bought an extra meal for a homeless person who was sitting outside).
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted (...awkward caricature in Central Park, anyone?)
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling (...Xel Ha in Mexico on our Honeymoon. Amazing!)
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud (...OBU's Tiger Track's, people!)
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason (...Thank you, Farmer's Market).
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt (...used to sew Log Cabin Quilts when I was younger)
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been a passenger on a motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Kissed a stranger at midnight on New Year’s Eve <-- OK, won't ever happen.
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating (...partially assisted with a deer, we didn't do all the work)
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Got a tattoo
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee
Ok, so as Leslyn mentioned, there are some that will never happen, such as #85 unless I pretend I don't know my husband...and some of them aren't happy things that are listed #97...however, most of them sparked a hilarious or adventurous memory and reminded me of many "DELIGHTFUL" things I've been able to experience. It also suggested some things that I would really like to do in my lifetime.
Here's to taking advantage of this LIFE that we have been given by the Giver of Life. May we experience its richness and value.
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