Wish List

A man should learn to detect and watch that gleam of light which flashes across his mind from within, more than the lustre of the firmament of bards and sages. Yet he dismisses without notice his thought, because it is his. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

I recently subscribed to the #Trust30 30 day writing challenge and one of the writing prompts got me to thinking about the things I must experience in this lifetime, those gleams of light that flash across my mind.  I previously wrote about my wishes here and here but after the writing challenge and recently finding a 20 year old journal of mine with some older wishes I decided to make a new list that I could amend and add to as needed.

I would love to hear about some of things on your own list....I might need to add them to my own.  :)

My Wish List

1. Be strong and fit.
2. Have a strong and healthy dialogue in my head; for my interpretation filters to be positive and hear things in a true sense.
3. Play daily.
4. Create for several hours every day.
5. Keep practicing and for my creative work to become a lifelong habit.
6. Wish bigger, freer, braver wishes.
7. Walk the Road to Santiago.
8. See the Northern Lights.
9. Write and publish a Book.
10. Travel to Greece and see the ancient ruins.
11. Learn to play the Violin.
12. Make a Difference in my Community.
13. Go on Safari in Africa.
14. Get a good digital camera with lenses.
15. Go scuba diving at night to see bio luminescent plankton.
16. Grow enough vegetables to feed my family.
17. Grow enough vegetables to open a produce stand.
18. Grow pumpkins and have a pumpkin farm one fall.
19. Travel the Nile River by boat.
20. Hike in the Amazon Forest and make it back out alive.
21. Hike in a Rain Forest.
22. See all of the US National Parks.
23. Take a week-long scuba diving trip from a live-aboard boat.
24. Hike down into the Grand Canyon and swim in Mooney Falls.
25. Fall in love with Alan more everyday.
26. Explore all of the Galapagos Islands.
27. Walk along the Great Wall of China while holding Alan's hand.
28. Snorkel with Whale Sharks (maybe in Belize).
29. Make a quilt.
30. Swim in the Mediterranean Ocean.
31. Visit Shanghai.
32. See the pyramids of Egypt.
33. Ride a Camel.
34. Barter at a market in Istanbul.
35. Live for one year in Paris.
36. Live by the Ocean for one year.
37. Hike part of the Appalachian Trail.
38. Practice Yoga everyday for 30 days.
39. Practice Meditation everyday for 30 days.
40. Open an Etsy Store.
41. Open a Brick and Mortar Store.
42. Visit Morocco with Alan.
43. Host a Halloween Party.
44. Teach something.....
45. Take another trip with my Mother.
46. Spend at least 3 days with Vila in a cabin in the woods with lots of books, tea, firewood, and a rambling stream of water out back.
47. Learn to dance.
48. Finish re-upholstering my great grandfathers rocking chair.
49. Create a backyard mosaic walkway with glass, rocks, and shells.
50. Take a stroll in Central Park, NY with my brother Jeff.
51. Scuba Dive in the Cayman Islands with Alan.
52. Scuba Dive in Fiji with Alan.
53. Scuba Dive from Bali with Alan.
54. Scuba Dive from Roatan Island with Alan.
55. Visit New Zealand with Alan.
56. Learn to Speak Spanish fluently.
57. Take Graphics Design Classes.
58. Take more pottery classes.
59. Cultivate Happiness.
60. Find a hairstyle that works with my hair type.
61. Go Snow Skiing.
62. Take a train trip.
63. Ride in London's Millennium Eye Ferris Wheel.
64. See the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, CA.
65. Visit New Orleans during Mardi Gras.
66. Take another road trip through Florida with Kendra.
67. Snorkel with Sea Turtles in Tobago with Alan.
68. Learn to Sculpt.
69. Learn to identify the Stars.
70. Make Mobiles.
71. Learn to Knit.
72. Memorize 5 of my favorite Poems.
73. Learn more about Medicinal Plants and Herbs.
74. Make Bath Bombs.
75. Learn to Distill Essential Oils.
76. Attend a performance at the Hollywood Bowl.
77. Have a small roll in a movie.
78. Publish a book of my own poetry.
79. Add Travel Writer to my resume.
80. Become a yoga instructor.
81. Have financial abundance.
82. Adopt a child.
83. Live in a home with an open courtyard in the middle of it, complete with trees, a fountain, and a fire place.
84. Attend the Kentucky Derby wearing a beautiful floppy black and white striped straw hat and flowing magenta sun dress while drinking mint juleps.
85. Create with Paper Mache.
86. Make Art for a Living
87. Front a Band (after I learn to sing of course-I can jump around with a mic though)
88. Drive a Formula One Car on a closed track in Europe.
89. Take a class at the John C. Campbell Folk School with my sister Anna.

Wish Big

Make a Wish.... (Source)

What is it that you wish for today?   Is it a fresh new notebook with the perfect weight of paper for writing and drawing?  A clean house? A new pair of happy shoes for spring? World Peace?  To win the lottery?  To get into the university of your choice?  To go to graduate school?  To have the stamina to finish said graduate school?    The courage to start something new?  The strength to just make it through today?

When was the last time you wrote down your wishes and made them known? Known to yourself and to the Universe?    I just wrote down mine this morning and was surprised.  I was not surprised by something new showing up, but surprised by the consistency.  These are some of the same wishes that showed up the last time I did this in December.  The difference is that I am actually currently living some of these wishes right now.  Now I am trying to figure out how to give longevity to them.

Make a list of 20 wishes.  Just write them down as quickly as they come to mind.  You never know what maybe hiding inside your head and heart.  Just writing them down may help make them real to you and in turn make them capable  of happening by giving you the courage you to go after them. 

One thing that came up again in my wish list was strength.  There were actually two different kinds of strength that came up and I am going to work on those this week; Physical strength and mental strength.  This week I am going to take the time to cultivate those wishes.

Here a few of my wishes.

1.       I wish to be strong and fit.

2.       I wish to have a stronger and healthier dialogue in my head; for my interpretation filters to be positive and hear things in a more true sense.

3.       I wish to play daily.

4.       I wish for financial security and to have no money fears.

5.       I wish to create for several hours every day.

6.       I wish to keep practicing and for my creative work to become a lifelong habit.

7.       I wish to wish bigger, freer, braver  wishes.

I think it is important to wish big for others too, to throw our wishes out into the world like dandelion fluff. I have wishes for others near and dear to me too, and while I won't name name's, I wish them to feel more joy, to realize how special they are to me and to the world, and to have the strength to continue on their path. 

What are you wishing for today?  I am wishing you a you know it with every fiber of your being that anything/everything is possible.  Peace Out!