It's Not for Me
Yesterday, I heard several people refer to their bucket list.
"I'll add that to my bucket list."
"Cross one off my bucket list."
What an odd expression. After several excursions on the web I emerged with a number of theories about its lineage. According to one source the actual expression goes back to 1785.
Speculation abounds —one theory describes a way of leaving the world by placing a slip knot around your neck, standing on a bucket and when ready, kicking the bucket away. Thus to kick the bucket means to leave this universe. Supposedly this dates back to the Middle Ages.
So your bucket list contains things you want to achieve, dispatch, or experience before kicking the bucket.
After hearing one woman say to a friend, "Scuba diving in Hawaii had been on my bucket list for five years," I wondered about the rest of her items.
I never created a bucket list. What does that say about me? Are goals the same as a bucket list?
If you run into trouble creating a bucket list don't fret because there are books with suggestions. Web pages abound with ideas —in case you come up blank and fear that your list will look anemic. Select a category and see what's available for your bucket list.
I selected World Records. Why not challenge a record. Immediately a list appeared of records that I could try to top—
most tattooed human body
longest fingernails
fastest time to eat a 12 inch pizza
One site promises my life will be changed forever when I incorporate some of their ideas into my bucket list. This was a benign list. I could go to a drive in movie ( after I find one). I could jump in a cab and yell, "Follow that car."
If none of these ideas feel like the correct fit I'm encouraged to sit down and seriously think of what to put in a bucket list. After completion I'm urged to "release it on a web site designed to help people cross items off their bucket list."
"I'll add that to my bucket list."
"Cross one off my bucket list."
What an odd expression. After several excursions on the web I emerged with a number of theories about its lineage. According to one source the actual expression goes back to 1785.
Speculation abounds —one theory describes a way of leaving the world by placing a slip knot around your neck, standing on a bucket and when ready, kicking the bucket away. Thus to kick the bucket means to leave this universe. Supposedly this dates back to the Middle Ages.
So your bucket list contains things you want to achieve, dispatch, or experience before kicking the bucket.
After hearing one woman say to a friend, "Scuba diving in Hawaii had been on my bucket list for five years," I wondered about the rest of her items.
I never created a bucket list. What does that say about me? Are goals the same as a bucket list?
If you run into trouble creating a bucket list don't fret because there are books with suggestions. Web pages abound with ideas —in case you come up blank and fear that your list will look anemic. Select a category and see what's available for your bucket list.
I selected World Records. Why not challenge a record. Immediately a list appeared of records that I could try to top—
most tattooed human body
longest fingernails
fastest time to eat a 12 inch pizza
One site promises my life will be changed forever when I incorporate some of their ideas into my bucket list. This was a benign list. I could go to a drive in movie ( after I find one). I could jump in a cab and yell, "Follow that car."
If none of these ideas feel like the correct fit I'm encouraged to sit down and seriously think of what to put in a bucket list. After completion I'm urged to "release it on a web site designed to help people cross items off their bucket list."
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