1.Learn Spanish
(I want to teach bi-lingual classrooms, and I can recognize words but can't speak it fluently. Need to work on this one.)
2.Learn how to play the piano
(I've started this one, but I want to get better. The only problem is I want to be a concert pianist, like yesterday.)
3.Travel around the world
(North America and Jamaica are what I have so far. I loved going overseas even though I'm constantly afraid I'll mess something up at the airport and get banned from flying anywhere since I'm such a klutz.)
4.Cook more than pancakes and soup
(Eat food from around the world. I just love food. I will eat anything and have the good luck to love almost everything)
5.Lead myself to Christ
(If this sounds weird, let me explain. I am a writer and poet, analytical, skeptical, and seeing every perspective under the sun. I tend to get atheistic in my doubts and fears, and I'd like to reach the point where I can truthfully say I don't need to know the 'why' without feeling like I'm killing a piece of my brain.)
6.Write a collection of poetry
(Does anyone else imagine themselves as a happier version of Emily Dickinson or a younger, girlier John Lennon? No.....well neither do I………………. That would be weird.)
7.Forgive myself
(Working on forgiving myself as God forgives me. Of course, having a sea of forgetfulness would speed up this process tremendously.)
8.Love Christ
(I want to love Christ so much my heart aches when I think about Him. Right now, He's a pleasant thought, not even a crush. The dude died for me. I can at least show respect.)
9.Laugh 1,000+ times a day
(Not at lame jokes that tease or poke fun. Just find genuine humor in everyday situations)
10.Finish my screenplay
(Seriously, if this thing was written instead of on the computer, it would be covered in dust. Gotta crack it open)
11.Find my Identity in Christ
(Too tricky to explain in a small blurb. Might post about it later on.)
12.Invest in friends
(I tend to isolate myself with books. Reading is good, but being with people is the skill I need to learn.)
13.Read through the entire Bible
(Yeah, I know. Such a cliché Christian girl thing to do. Hey, clichés are clichés for a reason.)
14.Mentor a girl
(Investing in another person is the most challenging thing to do for someone who would rather read in the corner and spout sarcastic philosophy.)
15.Be published in an Honest-to-God newspaper
(This might be more of a pride thing as a writer than anything else.)
16.Discover my beauty
(Being a bookish nerd who loves John Hughes and Joss Whedon has done wonders for my quirky intelligence but not much in the area of outer beauty. It’s not the only thing that matters, but this is the first year, I haven’t ran away from nice clothes and makeup. I’m taking it for a twirl.)
17.Learn what being a lady looks like and become it
(I know what being a woman is, but I want to be the genteel, sweet lady that wouldn’t hurt anyone and knows how to cook a mean lasagna. No, I’m not anti-“women being smart” –hello nerd, anyone?- but I want to brush up on my feminine traits. )
18.Learn to ride a motorcycle
(Yeah, it may go against #17 but who cares?!? I’ll ride it on the days I feel angry or adventurous.)
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