The Bucket List

Since 2009, I've kept a tiny piece of paper in my bookshelf that contained my bucket list. Often, I forgot to "reference" it due to the pace of life. However, as things are somewhat settling down, I keep realizing I need to reference it more..Thank you Sanja for the inspiration! :)

Then, there was a person who inspired me to start tracking it. The sudden death of my father affected me like no other. It was a low point of my life. It was sudden, unexpected event that caused sorrow that would last forever. Yet, something inspired me to love the life you live.. to enjoy the little things.. to go to new places...to live everyday as your last..and never be scared  of  challenges and never to think about death. Dad was so  courageous through the process that he TRULY lived every moment. He was positive and full of life every day.. even when the worst news came from the doctor, he refused to show his worries to me. He was a believer, and I strive to be one as I encounter challenges and obstacles in my life.

Indeed, in name of my Father, I am determined to start tracking my bucket list. He wanted me to achieve all of my dreams, and I know I have the power to do so.  So here it is, a list I composed in 2009..(no worries, I am being inspired every day by little things, and soon enough new things will be added to it..)

2009 Bucket List

1. earn a Bachelor's Degree 
2. swim in Pacific Ocean
3. visit all 7 continents
4. visit all 50 states
5. bungee jumpee  
   
6. skydive 
7. swim with a dolphin
8. find the love of my life
9. run a marathon
10. see the Egyptian pyramids
11. ride an elephant
12. do DYI project at least once a year
13. spend NYE in New York
14. have a wedding in Serbian church
15. go to a cruise
16. teach, teach, and teach
17. have children
18. take a spontaneous road trip with no destination
19.  fly a plane
20. have a walk-in closet in my house
21. attend Ceca's concert in Belgrade
22. inspire children to have big dreams
23. volunteer for a non-profit organization 
24. have a flower garden 
25. visit Paris, Venice, and London 
26. work in an orphanage in Africa 
27. enjoy the little things in life 
28. smile every day 
29. take a yearly vacation to the beach
30. Visit one new place every year
31. obtain the journey of my life by having enormous amount of pictures
32. visit Vegas for my 21st

& finally the most important on the list is to by live this quote..

"Love the people God gave because 

he will need them back one day!"  

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#8 The love of my life..Thank you for loving me through the worst and best times..volim te najvise!