According to the Urban Dictionary, a Bucket List is a list of things to do before you die. It comes from the term “kicked the bucket”.

In 2007 I saw a movie called the Bucket List starring Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman. It told the story of two terminally-ill patients, one a blue-collar family man and one a shrewd business man, who went on an adventure fulfilling a bucket list. This list was about doing, seeing and experiencing life before they died. Their list contained witnessing a miracle, skydiving, seeing the Great Wall of China and driving a sports car.

Shortly after seeing the movie I started creating my own bucket list of things I wanted to accomplish, see, do or experience before I die. On the list are items like:

• See the Taj Mahal, Aurora Borealis and Grand Canyon (there are many more locations on the list)
• Stand in my family’s town of origin (at least the one attached to our name sake)
• Swim with dolphins
• Watch wild horses run
• Get over my fear of snakes
• Inspire and motivate others

Since then I have added a few other such as learn to bell dance, become a public speaker, and write a book (or two). It seems that my list grows everyday as I continue to learn about new things and places.

I have also started to realize that even as my list grows so does the number of amazing and breath-taking things I have already done. These include:

• Walking on Henry VIII grave (During my trip to Europe with Granny, my dad’s mom, after I graduated college)
• Standing in Stonehenge (During my trip to Europe with Granny after I graduated college)
• Watching a North Atlantic Right Whale breach out of the water (During a family trip to Cape Cod/Provincetown)
• Learning where my family’s surname,  Moricz de Tecso, came from (Meeting my Hungarian family and hearing the historical stories.)

These are a few items I have already crossed off. My goal with this blog site is to share my adventures in hopes of inspiring others to live their lives to the fullest.

“Shoot for the moon and if you miss you will still be among the stars.” ~ Les Brown

 

Have you wanted to start a bucket list but needed help getting started, check out http://bucketlist.org/ or google for ways to start dreaming.