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[mishka422]

I'm going to get totally blasted for this but.....

I don't have a bucket list and have no intention of starting one.

Making lists of things I want to do and then never acheiving one thing of the list feeds my depression so it's not a smart move on my part.

The things I would like to do I won't be able to so no point in dreaming about them.

It always makes me really happy to see others checking things off their lists so I'm more than glad to hear about them. Keep them coming.

[kml]

Mish -
Not going to blast you, but why not start off with some simple inexpensive bucket list items? Not everything on a bucket list has to cost money.

[Iwondertooo]

Hello--If you are depressed much better to list what you actually did in a day. You will be happy with your accompishments--at one time the best I could do was go to the Post Office to get stamps. One moment at a time. Wonder

[whatisis]

On my bucket list is the task of trying to figure out how it got the name "bucket list". I'm shooting high!

[JustStunned]

Mish,

I know I am the FNG here.
Start small and build.
Generally we are our own worst critic.
Change the perspective and silence that voice.

When it come to critics the words of Theodore Roosevelt from his “Man in the arena speech” ring true.

To paraphrase “It is not the critic who counts. The credit belongs to the man in the arena” Reach for the credit in small doses.

Google for the full quote and it is not meant to be gender specific.

[kat727]

Kicking the bucket, bucket list= things you want to do before you die. Watch the movie with Morgan Freeman and Jack Nicholson.

Wii, you crack me up!

[whatisis]

Kicking the bucket, bucket list= things you want to do before you die.

Thanks Kat, the first thing on my Bucket List is not to die. I think that about covers it.

[kml]

ROFL!

[SunFunOne]

I had a Bucket List long before it was called that. (I did see the movie - it was good). I called it my TO DO BEFORE I DIE list. There were some books out about 10 years ago - 100 things to do before you die & similar books. Places to see before you die etc.

Anyway - call them goals. Call them Bucket List. I don't often even write them down. But I know what those things are. And I check on "How'm I doing" often. Keeps me focussed.

Mish - if it is overwhelming - just make a tiny goal. And break that down into tinier steps. And see if you can take one of the steps.

Example: Change the rut we're in.

Steps: 1. Write down things I'd like to see change.
2. Think about how I will approach Gabe
3. Ask Gabe if we can talk about things

Stuff like that. Just a small step. I believe you've already taken at least one.

You get a star for that!

Barb

[MichelleLT]

1. I love love love the idea of asking him to go steady. It's light and funny, but does make the point of defining things as exclusive.

2. I second the idea of making a list of accomplishments. Make a retroactive bucket list and put all the things on there you never thought you'd accomplish. Your cruise, your vacation to Cali this year, all the fun and wonderful things you've accomplished over the years. I bet you'd be surprised at how much you could come up with to put on there! And the best part is, they're all already crossed off!