Tuesday, May 29, 2012

                       What’s on Your Bucket List????


A few weeks ago I finally had the chance and energy to take some time off so we headed down to our timeshare in West Palm Beach, Florida. Since we were flying in and out of Miami I finally had the opportunity to meet a friend that I have talked to, emailed and FaceBooked with for almost 15 years. Gary is a very talented (he made me say that) reporter who use to interview me (when I was someone) on the economic conditions both in the US and offshore for his articles. We talked for years but never had the opportunity to meet with him living in NYC and me in Chicago. Gary now lives between NYC, the Catskills and Miami so we finally had the opportunity to meet in person at his beautiful condo on Miami Beach. We got together several times during the week and I mentioned to him (kiddingly) that I was finally able to cross him off my bucket list. Well that statement got me to thinking – what really is a bucket list? I know the term has gotten more popular since the movie came out several years ago. I not only see it used for those in their advanced stages of life (i.e. seniors) but for critically ill children who’s lives are being cut short from a terrible disease.

So I asked myself, what’s on my bucket list? What do I really want to do or accomplish before the final curtain call?? That’s a really hard question to answer. As you might remember from my posting a few weeks back about regrets, I really don’t have any. I’m pretty content with my life up to this point. But you must be thinking there has to be something I really want to do or accomplish. I’d like to win the lottery but since I don’t play I guess that’s not going to happen. I would have loved to travel to South Africa to see the animals in the wild but it wouldn’t make the top ten list. Wow – I’m actually sitting here and can’t think of a single thing that I would put on a bucket list. So I have to ask myself why? I’ve always been ambitious and gone after things. Not only have I made goals every year for my professional life, but for my personal life. I have been lucky enough to do what I wanted, when I wanted to do it. In other words I have DANCED. I haven’t looked at life from the outside in but actively participated in it. I have enjoyed what life brings and what I have brought to it.

So once again I ask you all to “DANCE”. As the song says, "don’t just sit it out, just dance! Don’t wait until it’s too late.

Keep on Dancin’ my friends!