Wish List

Dreams put to paper for a life fully led…

Explore the Museum of Natural History.
Visit the Smithsonian.
Spend a day at the zoo.
See the Rockettes at Radio City Music Hall and go ice skating at Rockefeller Center.

Ride a waverunner and go parasailing.
Swim with dolphins.
Learn to surf.
Send a message in a bottle out to sea.

Learn to snowboard and ski.
Spend a night on a boat.
Ride a horse through a meadow.
Camp-out on a beach, complete with a fire for roasting hot dogs and making s’mores.

Pick apples from an orchard.
Grow a lemon tree.
Grow a butterfly garden.
Have a sanctuary full of blossoming wildflowers and a bench for writing and reading.

Kiss in the summer rain.
Dance under the stars.
Lounge in a hammock.
Picnic in the park with sushi or Chinese food, then lay out on a blanket beneath the stars.

Learn to play the violin and guitar.
Re-learn the piano.
Rock out on drums.
Experience an outdoor symphony, play, or an old movie in the park.

Drive the audubon (or through the desert at top speed).
Ride a trolley in San Francisco
Chase a sunset.
Ride a motorcycle or drive a Vespa.

Go on a ghost hunt in Gettysburg.
Visit Colonial Williamsburg.
Hula in Hawaii.
Go on a book tour: visiting the settings of favorite books (Narnia, Hogwarts, and Tarebithia not exempt).

Pray in a European monastery.
See the Winter Palace in Russia.
Visit the Taj Mahal.
See the pyramids of Egypt and answer riddles near the Sphinx of Giza (a la The Neverending Story).

Debate philosophy. In Greece.
Study architecture in Rome and ride a gondola through Venice.
Drink beer at a pub in Ireland.
Spend an afternoon writing at an outdoor cafe in France (Poodle and beret not necessary).

Help paint a mural.
Build a house for Habitat for Humanity.
Visit an animal sanctuary.
Own lots of acreage and be a foster parent for dogs.

Learn to speak Italian, Spanish, and Russian.
Take a cake-decorating class.
Learn how to restore an old car.
Haggle at an open-air market.

Play paintball.
Go to a World Series, Stanley Cup, or World Cup game.
Own a bookstore or have a library in my house.
Finish and publish a novel and collection of short stories.

Find courage.
Seek happiness.
Love deeply.
Live fully.