Real Name: Delia Carson Member Since: January 13, 2006 Last Signed In: February 05, 2008 Profile Views: 4860 Blog Views: 762 Trust God's Love Life List I want them cast out of the village!! January 07 February 07 March 07 April 07 May 07 June 07 July 07 August 07 September 07 October 07 November 07 December 07 January 08 February 08 March 08 April 08 May 08 June 08 July 08 August 08 September 08 October 08 November 08 December 08 January 09 February 09 March 09 April 09 May 09 June 09 July 09 
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Growing up poor in a small west Texas town, my future dreams were very simple.
I wanted to marry a wonderful man, become a mom, own more than two pairs of shoes and live in a house that had a sidewalk, instead of a dirt path.
Thirty eight years later, I can say I definitely exceeded my youthful expectations.
As I approach my 40s, I have decided to create a new set of goals; Call it my life’s list, if you will. A life list is similar to New Year’s Resolutions with more items and and a expected longer deadline.
As I sat down to create my list the first four items came pretty easy:
1. & nbsp; &n bsp; Learn Spanish.
2. & nbsp; &n bsp; Trace my family heritage.
3. & nbsp; &n bsp; Experience salsa dancing.
4. & nbsp; &n bsp; Stay at the Hotel De Coronado.
Given that this is my life’s life, I asked a couple of friends for suggestions.
“Is there anyone you want to reconcile with?” one asked.
“No, I have the wonderful fortune of having no personal grudges,” I replied.
“How about going skydiving?” suggested another.
“No, I have a healthy respect of heights,” I explained.
But while talking to them. I did come up with another idea:
5. & nbsp; &n bsp; Write a children’s book.
I also mentioned my quest to my husband, who chucked about it and reminded me that he wanted no part in this.
This helped spark two more items:
6. & nbsp; &n bsp; Learn to play tennis.
7. & nbsp; &n bsp; Attend a professional boxing match.
As I looked at other people’s life lists online, I came across the list created by John Goddard’s. John Goddard wrote his list at the age of 15, consisting of 127 goals. To date, he has accomplished 108. His passions included visiting far away places, exploring foreign jungles, performing dangerous feats and visiting space.
My life is much simpler.
I am more interested in things close to home and exploring the United States before I visit abroad. But his list did give me a few more ideas:
8. & nbsp; &n bsp; Help build a house for a local Habitat for Humanity.
9. & nbsp; &n bsp; Visit Yosemite National Park.
10. & nbsp; Take a college course.
For my final two items, I sought the advice of my 18-year-old daughter, and I came up with these:
11. & nbsp; Take my children on a family trip to the Grand Canyon.
12. & nbsp; Record my childhood memories for my children.
As she watched me struggle in selecting my items, she asked, “Isn’t there anything you really want to do, Mom?”
“Not, really,” I replied. “I am quite content with my life.”
At that moment, I realized I’ve successfully accomplished what may be the one item on everyone’s list — finding happiness.
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anonymous
on Sep 29, 2007 at 09:35 AM
De, I loved reading this and knowing you made it even better. You are a person who has accomplished so much and yet is so hard on herself. Getting to met you and work with you was one of the highlights of my life and you are a wonderful teacher as I learned so much from you. This also reflects in your work. your wonderful children, and in the people whoes lifes you have touched. May you achieve all you wish in life you deserve the best. I have always said that when I stop learning plant me, because life is one big learning adventure. Creating goals to is another part of learning and lifes never ending dance. posted by
jennx3k
on Sep 30, 2007 at 01:00 PM
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