I have attempted to create many life lists, but I always end up losing it or filling it up with stuff I don't really care that much about, but think that I should care about. Your life list is personal. Only put on it things you feel strongly about for yourself. Don't put down 'I will attend church regularly' if you don't feel the conviction. You'll never stick with it and you're already setting yourself up to fail. Put things, events, and experiences on this list that resonate within your own spirit. Something that seems so trivial like skating - for me - if I finally learned to skate really well - it would be a spiritual experience.
And please don't put on this list - a bunch of stuff about being healthier and losing weight. It's been done. By you, by everyone...to no victorious end. Perhaps instead of listing 'cut back on sweets' - say something like 'eat more mangos'. Some amazingly yummy fruit or veggie that you enjoy - some type of food that is so good for you - make a goal to eat more of that. Do you actually enjoy salads? Just put down that you are going to eat more salads. Stop concentrating on what you are going to cut out of your life. Study more on what you will add to it.
~Stop concentrating on what you are going to cut out of your life. Study more on what you will add to it.~
We have to break this insane cycle of torture. No more deprivation. Concentrate on the good and create your life list. Whether you believe in the divine or not - a life list or bucket list is just a collection of experiences you would like in your life before you pass from this world. And writing them down keeps them in the forefront of your conscious as well as your subconscious mind.
For those who think more along the spiritual lines - writing these down and feeling the excitement in your spirit as you write them - sends the request out to the universe and the universe is set in motion to respond with what you have asked for.
Love & Gratitude,
Erica Nicole
For the American people... Or people in general for that matter, to control their goals to a point of a reasonable level is something that is hard to imagine. Everyone has good intentions but as you said, to the point of being unrealistic. It boils down to the same principle of someone wanting something and having a credit card. So often you will hear them justify their actions by creating some kind of scenario that will make anything possible. Reality is often taken away from this to make everything sound good at this point. By the time that the reality angle has to be faced it is too late to change the course of action taken to avoid a situation but it has to be dealt with in a way that is seen to be impossible at the time of making this decision. people often do the same thing with a resolution but if your advice was considered by each person they would possibly take the time to realize that what you are saying about being realistic is something that is very possible by taking the time to think about it before this action is made. I think it is amazing how so many people try to overlook the obvious to see what appeals to them. To see the reality will help you to realize the impossible, and to avoid the impossible will help you to accomplish the reality of life. There are times that chances are taken that pay off but the difference is these things are often considered for long periods of time and not decided in a matter of minutes. Taking the to realize the true facts is necessary to make a successful decision.
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