Do we ever get what we want out of life? How many of us really do? Do we even know what we want?
That's the hard part, isn't it? If you really sit down and think about it, what do you really want out of life. Did you see the movie "The Bucket List?" Now, that made me think about what I really wanted out of life.
Thinking about what I want out of life, and getting what I want out of life, can be two very different things. We must work very hard to make the both of them come together.
* As far as traveling goes, I'd love to see Greece and Rome some day. Oh, and to travel to Australia.
* I'd like to settle into retirement in a place in the Florida Keys or near enough that I can enjoy them on a regular weekly basis.
* I'd like to put my stamp on life somehow by making an important contribution. What it is, yet, I'm not sure, but I'd like people to say that I was good at what I did and it made people happy.
* I'd like to become a foster home for rescue American Eskimo dogs.
There's a quote that seems appropriate. It's from Logan Pearsall Smith, who lived from 1865 - 1946. He said, "There are two things to aim at in life: first, to get what you want; and after that, to enjoy it. Only the wisest of mankind achieve the second."
So, I ask you to make it your mission in life. Know what you want. Get it. Then enjoy it.
Peace to you.
So, how did 2012 fare out for you? Did you get to see all your favorite movies? Take your vacations? Live your life by scratching off a few items on your bucket list?
