Bogleheads

[diasurfer]

To me, things like 'save well for retirement', or 'live every day to the fullest', are good goals for a life plan, but aren't in the spirit of a bucket list. I think a bucket list should be reserved for one-time events that are at least a little bit 'out there'.

Assuming I stay injury free, I should be able to cross 'run a marathon' off the list next month. Next in that category would be to compete in and finish the Xterra off-road triathlon in Maui.

The mother of all bucket list items for me is to sail around the world. I'd probably settle for sailing across an ocean though.

[ryuns]

[praxis]

I've still got the personal list I wrote on the inside of the cover I tore off a paperback in a shack in the Guatemalan highlands in the Peace Corps in '72. It's interesting that setting goals helped focus on them. That list is pretty much done. I have that country home with a garden, financial independence, balance, family, time in the mountains and time on the water and I'm still kind of in shape.

My other list is about other people and I won't finish that one, but the pay is good. Living overseas showed me the contrast between people and inspired me to give time to others. I give time to hospice and habitat and scouts and our local Katrina relief charity. The rest of my life has turned pretty simple.

Life is short, but it's wide.

[runthetrails]

Praxis, thanks for providing my inspiration for the day. Easy to get caught up in the short-term and forget what's important in the big picture.

Diasurfer, best of luck in your marathon. Remember, it is better to get to the start line slightly undertrained than to not get there at all.

[amber waters]

[diasurfer]