Total Living

I used to think that living a regimented life meant boredom - wayward would go vision and creativity. I have found that with growing up, routine is necessary, and surprisingly, I don't mind it. Even with the current flexibility in my schedule, I am slowly gravitating towards doing things at specified hours of the day. This has been going on for less than a month so I don't know if its some phase I'm experiencing or a way of living I can keep up with. I hope it is the latter. I find myself more disciplined and focused. Negatives are replaced with positive reinforcements. My emotions are slightly more in control. I am not listless.

It is not an easy lifestyle to maintain but nothing great is accomplished easily. Yesterday, I met a woman who created a bucket list of things she wanted to do before turning 30. I've heard of people doing this before but couldn't bring myself to do something similar out of fear of failure. Incidentally, the goals I achieved in life were usually things I wrote down or vocalized.

So after speaking with this acquaintance, I started thinking about what I would include on my bucket list before I hit the big 30:

1. Run a 5K
2. Visit New Zealand
3. Learn how to swim
4. Get published in something, be it a journal, newspaper etc

I guess that's a start. They seem like tangible, realistic goals. And because they are goals, they give you direction and purpose. They place you on a routine. Maybe the reason why the bucket list works is that the goals are like promises to yourself, and who wants to break a promise?

If you are reading this, what would be the items on your list?