How can something so intangible rule our lives so completely?
On this date in History The Cistine Chapel was completed by Michaelangelo.
I'll never see it. True true - not a pity party but a fact of existance. There simply are not enough hours in the day, days in the week, weeks in the year, years in the lifetime to do 1/10 of what I long to do.
I'd love to:
- Go to Europe
- Learn to sail
- Go to the Bahamas
- See Salzburg
- Visit Lisbon
- Take Jon to Deception Pass
- Learn Latin (ok maybe Learn Spanish first)
- Visit Egypt
- See the Grand Canyon and the Painted Desert
- See The Vatican
- Take Jon to Ireland, Scotland, and Northern England
- See Hong Kong
- Vacation in Polynesia
- See the Louvre
- Go to the Big Island of Hawaii
- Go to Montreal
- Visit Rejavik
- Swim with the dolphins
- 1000 other things I've not remembered
Read every book I ever wanted. That in itself is a lifetime achievement - a more than a lifetime achievement.
There is just simply too much to see and too much to experience for one solitary lifetime. Some things I will do. Others simply won't happen.
Time simply moves too fast .........
11 comments:
I know things are looking really bad for you and Jon right now and I won't say all those trite little things people say, but I will say that you both are in my thoughts and I hope that whatever happens in both your lives that it is better than you are thinking right now.
Your friend SusanAZ
:) Thanks Susan. Actually this blog stems from a commercial I keep seeing for osteroporosis medication. They keep saying women 50 and over blahblahblah then they show these women who *I* think look ever so much older than I.
THEN I realize I'm 6 very short years from the magic 50 mark where I should worry about osteoporosis and stress fractures and acting my age instead of doing all the things I wish to do.
Sucks don't it?
I'm slowly coming to grips with the situation with Jon. It isn't lifethreatening - just life altering.
The end of every journey is the beginning of another. I interestingly came upon one of those lists of things to do in this life and found I had done more than I thought and so I no longer wanted on the list. I had made the list when tentatively diagnosed with Lupus and I saw my life as terminal. Aren't all lives really?
Well, I outlasted the estimates and survived another near fatal accident. And here I am at 62 keeping on keeping on and yes, still making lists. And still actually accomplishing some things on this list.
So here is for meeting here in ten years and checking on this list.
Hey, come on I am 60going on 61 very rapidly and I believe I act my age, which is what ever you want to do or be, we don't change inside, we just start looking strange....You are the babe and have much time to go and many things to do in that time. I think no matter what you say you got the blues kiddo. Hugs to you.
Would you post my blog site on yours, I would appreciate it. The more friends I can find here is a good thing. I like it here, quite.
Have a good day, and smile.
True true - I guess I'm just feeling my age recently. My grandmother wore Lee jeans and listened to my AC/DC 8 tracks when she was in her 70s.
Of COURSE I'll put your link up - I don't know why I hadn't before. That's how I find people because you know me - I'll forget if it isn't written down somewhere !
Charley I didn't forget you honest.
Well ...
hehe I know it's amazing when you're diagnosed with something that is so very life altering such as Lupus. For me it seems easier when it's me (no I don't have Lupus - I had something years ago that's gone now) than when it's someone I have no control over.
I admire your strength and fortitude though - immensely.
Yes let's see what's there in 10 years. I bet my priorities have drastically changed since then.
Hi Steph :-)
I dont know.. yeah I guess we dont get to do all the stuff we want to do, but you never know.
I got to swim with dolphins a few years back and so did my 80 yr old mother. So you just never know when things are going to happen. Its never too late- if your breathing then you can do stuff.
That's quite a list you have there, start with Lisbon! I have a long list too, but mine is so unlikely that I've reduced it to a sinlge item: stay alive for as long as I can.
How's Jon doing?
I've just noticed you left Multiply, Yahoo has sent us to something named Bloglog, I've registered planning to send my 360 blog there, and only while there are still entries I want to store somewhere else. I've realised I'm not attached to my old blog, most posts I'm even deleting.
Have a lovely evening, hugs.
Isn't that a list? I like yours - ours is always 'celebrate each moment'. Yes I'm ever so grateful it's not terminal and I'm still in awe of you - it's a difficult road you had dear.
Bloglog? hmmmm haven't heard of it. Where did you find the link? Do you mind passing it along?
Currently Jon and I are trying to figure out what we want to do before we can't and where we (I) would rather just stash cash and not spend. It is a bit of a balancing act ......
I left Multiply because I just didn't care for it. I did at first then it was just not what I wanted. I knew I could keep up with you and Susan and Fran and others on here ... the only person I *haven't* caught up with is Deb - I've not heard from her since before she left.
OK, I'll have to link to your flying anonymous spaghetti blog so I can stay in touch.
I totally understand the time suck that trying to maintain all these site is when we really want to write to relay our essences to our friends.
I have a book called "000 places to see before you die" - bought it after Tim died as his only regret was not getting to see April in Paris.
I'm going to cross off the places I've already been, add April in Paris to the top of the wish list and go from there.
One step at a time, one day at a time. Nothing is certain, as I've learned and as I'm sure you are now feeling.
Still, we live.
Hugs to you.
ahhh Cris - yes April in Paris.
I'm learning a new way to prioritize things. The bahamas are probably still on the list as is Lisbon and Northern Europe. Salzberg? that was for me so a choice will be made there.
I keep remembering your quote about 'savoring every moment'. That's rather where I am now.
Yes I know I"m being a pill not staying with the whole multiply thing but for now for me it will be 360 (or a type of format quite similar) or nothing. For the most part I just needed to get off the merry go round of social blogging.
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