5.10.25

5 Jobs You See Yourself doing in Your Lifetime (in no order) 

Captain of a ship cruise ship

3rd mate on a ship

Teacher

EMT

Priest

10 Places You Want to Go (in no order) 

Quebec City - go back to a city I once visited when I was young 

South Africa - to experience a different culture 

Sydney, Australia - Same as above

Montana - Ski the pow

Colorado - Ski the pow

Antartica - Been where no wo/man has been 

Japan - See the culture and History

Baveno Italy - See where my ancestors came from 

The Vatican City - Go to a mass the Pope is saying 

Alaska - Somewhere that is uninhabited 

25 Things You Want to do at Some Point in Your Life (in no order) 

Be happy 

Have a family

Restore industry in Wilton

Pilot a ship across international seas

Travel alone

Fly a plane 

Coach a team

Teach a class

Actually use the French I’ve learned

Help someone in their time of need

Make the most of a bad situation

Get married

Have children 

Flip a house 

Learn how to fix a motor 

Live in the woods alone for at least 4 months

Never let money become the only reason for my life

Stay close with my siblings 

Make a positive difference 

Graduate from high school & college 

See my children graduate from high school & college 

Hear my brother’s voice 

Give back to my parents & family 

Watch the sun come up from atop a mountain 

Find the meaning to life 

This was a list created for an economics class, but I thought it would work pretty well here. Thank to Mr. Condon for the prompt. Hopefully I'll accomplish what I have above, even though they are contradictory. I guess life is all about sacrifices, right? We wade through our decisions and live with what we have done no matter how heavy it bears on us. We toil; sweat and bleed to make a situation better, yet the world around you remains an unwavering shade of sardonic gray.

These days are the ones that define us and make us who we are; the product of ourselves. Ultimately there will be a point in life where we can't blame anyone else for who we are. We have to answer for what we have done. We have to take responsibility for who we are and what we have created. Good, bad, and indifferent we are still people; imperfect and flawed. 

The poetic part:

This is what makes us whole. Our shortcomings are what define who we are and what we can do. A complete life can't be had unless you have some unsavory experiences now and then. How else could we learn to clean up spilt milk, recover from injury, or mend a broken heart? We have to learn from experience. A human experience. A life experience.