Monday, March 29, 2010

We are afraid of the wrong things


People are often more afraid of the little irrelevant things, most of which cannot even harm you at all, such the dark. The things we are afraid of often take over our daily lives and stop us from living fulfilling lives.

People are afraid to live when they should be afraid of not living, as it could all come to an end at any time. We should live our lives as if it could be our last and do the things we have always wanted to do.

Once it is over there is no going back and it will be too late for regrets.

Bucket list: 100 things to do before you die

1. Bungee jump
2. Graduate with a degree in PR
3. Move out of my parents house
4. Host the party of the century and invite at least 100 people
5. Own a penthouse
6. Make friends with the neighbors
7. Grow my own garden
8. Ask a hot stranger on a date
9. Go on a blind date



10. Fall deeply, hopelessly and unconditionally in love
11. Marry a millionaire
12. Drive a convertible with top down
13. Raise a family
14. Write my own personal mission statement, long term goals, etc.
15. Have a successful career
16. Ask for a raise / bonus
17. Pretend to be the boss for one day
18. Find a job I love
19. Start my own business
20. Write my will
21. Be someone’s mentor
22. Skydive
23. Shark dive
24. Scuba dive
25. Swim with a dolphin
26. Go skinny dipping
27. Shower in a waterfall
28. Go up in a hot air balloon
29. Go to Europe / Travel
30. Go to the Oprah show
31. Go to Disneyland
32. Travel around the world in a month
33. Go to the Rio carnival, in costume
34. Fly to the moon
35. Ride a camel in the dessert
36. Go to the North Pole and sleep in a igloo
37. Go to Hawaii
38. Go to Niagra Falls
39. Go to Las Vegas
40. Learn to play poker
41. Learn to speak French and Italian
42. Kiss a hot Italian guy
43. Attend at least one Soccer World cup
44. Go to Old Trafford to watch a Manchester game

45. Have my own photo shoot
46. Eat junk food until I get sick
47. Be an extra in a movie or an advert
48. Write a fan letter to Nelson Mandela
49. Tell someone all my secrets over a bottle of Captain
50. Brew my own beer
51. Party all night and go straight to work without having gone home, just once
52. Learn to bartend
53. Get wasted on an airplane
54. Fly in a private jet
55. Learn to rollerblade
56. Learn how to accept criticism
57. Learn to say yes even when I don’t want to
58. Learn to stand up for myself
59. Learn to forgive and forget
60. Learn to accept myself for who I am
61. Learn to accept my greatest weakness and use it to my advantage
62. Shave off all my hair in support of cancer
63. Surprise my mom with a spa weekend
64. Send a message in a bottle
65. Go to parliament
66. Learn to tango
67. Write a romantic novel
68. Spend the whole day in bed reading romantic novels
69. Sit on a jury
70. Learn to play the drums
71. Learn to juggle – with three balls
72. Teach someone illiterate to read
73. Stay the night in a haunted house by myself
74. Stay in a castle
75. Party with royalty
76. Party with celebrities
77. Spend New Years in an exotic location
78. Help out with a worthwhile cause
79. Loose 10 kilos in one week
80. Join the gym and actually go religiously
81. Sing Heal the World in front of a large audience
82. Enter idols (just for fun)
83. Make a complete and utter fool of myself on national TV
84. Ride on the back of an elephant
85. Pet a lion
86. Buy myself a Gucci bag
87. Sleep under the stars at the beach
88. Overcome a fear
89. Make my own billboard
90. Give a public speech
91. Go to a black Eyed Peas concert
92. Donate money to a charity
93. Go fishing
94. Create my own website
95. Visit the Holy Land
96. Visit a prisoner
97. Run a marathon
98. Adopt an orphan
99. Ride a tandem bicycle
100. Stand naked in the rain