From list to life

I have always been a list maker. One for groceries. Another for to-do’s. I make them at work and at home. Sometimes they run on for pages. Other times there is only one item scribbled randomly across a neon yellow Post-it. Whatever the reason, my lists reminds me of my goals for the day or week, even if some wait to get crossed off tomorrow or the next day. My lists are always changing even if not everything has been crossed off as priorities shift daily. A list helps me from feeling overwhelmed when life gets crazy or complicated. It also keeps me grounded for when life gets easy and relaxed. Some of you have bucket lists or dreams of what you hope for in the future. Maybe you have written things down or they are floating in your head. I have started my own version that I plan to add to. My life list. Some things seem trivial and others impossible. But nonetheless, they are things that matter to me. I have faith that some will get checked off and I am content knowing that some will remain as numbers on the page. I am a believer in being realistic and practical. But I am also a believer in dreaming big in one's own dreams, whether that is to become an accountant or an Olympic athlete. We must set our standards high and give the most of what we can to what we do. And we must always do what we can to keep life from becoming the same long list that never changes. Otherwise we are just lives filled with lists, waiting to be completed by days end. As a creature of routine, I write this as a reminder to myself. New list.