A while ago I made a list of things I want to do before I die...it's going well, I've taught myself to cook and made a roast dinner, and a few others are in the pipe line. (for the list, see www.thegospelaccordingtogeorges.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/the-final-countdown_14.html )
But, Life isn't about the breaths you take, it's about the moments which take your breath away.
[not sure who to attribute this to since I've heard it and
similar attributed to various people!]
Life is an adventure and I want
to keep living it. I want to look back at photo's, and reminisce with friends, so
I say, 'wow, that was me, I did that!'
This post it to make sure things on the list progress, as
well as obviously to add to the list of things I would love to do, so that I'm not just living, but I am alive!
Yes, I've already done much which would come under this theme, cuz that's the kinda person I am, and I must say that most of the best moments were not even planned, they just kinda happened...there's too much to list, but like, crowd surfing, stroking a crocodile, getting jumped on by monkeys, getting head-butted by a hyena, swimming with dolphins, fly in a wind machine thing, climbing down Table Mountain (and no, I didn't climb the whole way up!), mid-night parties on the beach in Africa with locals, water zorbing, mid-night bonfires in woods, swimming in the sea fully clothed, having snowball fights in the middle of the night, festivals and gigs, playing one of Kurt Cobain's guitars (Nirvana), literally running smack into Rammstein, being in front of the barrier to see Alice Cooper, meeting Marilyn Manson, Corey Taylor (Slipknot) and Brian Molko (Placebo), seeing my favourite bands, going to Japan, paint balling, safari in Africa and South Africa, living in South Africa for 4 months, learning to break dance, meeting Desmond Tutu, etc..too much to even list!
So, let's also remind ourselves what's on the list under this theme:
Sleeping under the stars without a tent,
Camping in a forest (or possibly anywhere) away from civilisation apart from the person/people I go with,
Going on a totally unplanned holiday (like just turn up to an airport with just a rucksack and get the next flight or turning on the computer and getting the next last min holiday and going there wherever it is! Some friends talked me out of this last year saying it probably wasn't my safest idea...so might have to persuade a certain man then that he will have to come along for the adventure!...),
Going in a hot air balloon,
Riding an elephant,
Playing with a lion cub,
Going into space (I put this one again in case any rich people are reading this and would like to treat me!!!LOL...I suspect this is the one on the list that might not happen, but never say never, I say!)
And so, the things to add to the list, so far, are:
Ride on a motorbike (yes it's tragic I haven't done this yet!),
Have a bonfire on a beach,
Go in the sea in the middle of the night,
Sleep in a cave (possible on a beach, possibly anywhere!),
Climb a mountain,
Walk in a desert,
Do something so spontaneous and crazy it can't even be on a list like this,
Go boat kiting,
Go hang gliding,
Do wing walking,
Go zorbing,
Go scuba diving.
Also, I'm open to suggestions, so please suggest...I'll be blogging my progress on all the above..hopefully sooner rather than later.
The list gets rather limited as you get (much)older. I used to have a similar list but realised that there was no point . "Hopes and Dreams" were never really part of my life which is rather sad.
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