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June 16, 2012

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Do You Have Bucket List Ideas For Now?

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My conversation with Briana about Bucket List ideas the other day got me singing the song from the movie.

I absolutely love the song sung by John Mayer that addresses a huge issue some folks never work through in their entire life time.

Do you “Say What You Need To Say”?

My daughter’s Bucket List includes travel and chocolate.

Personally, I like the idea of  a Bucket List that gives me Peace when I lie down to die.

Saying what I have to say, when I have to say it, would give me more Peace than all the travel and chocolate I could consume in a lifetime!

It’s not like I really have a choice.

I HAVE to “Say What I Need To Say”!

The alternative is to swallow it and let it rot my guts.

I’ve always wondered how people swallow their truth.  It makes me think, “Is the truth more costly than rotten guts?”

There is no way to know without walking a mile in another’s shoes, but still I’ve got to wonder.

Recently I was hired to assess an in home care giving situation.

The elderly woman receiving the care had been experiencing dementia symptoms for over a decade.

At times she was very lucid and you could see how intelligent and thoughtful she was.

At other times she couldn’t remember her children’s names.

One particularly enlightening conversation I had with this sweet woman helped me to see Continue reading article →

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June 13, 2012

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What Bucket List Ideas Could Inspire More Joy In Your Life?

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Graduating from high school is bound to bring up many happy memories and cause you to look forward with inspired goal setting.

My daughter, Briana, and I were discussing her first post here on Heart Failure Solutions.

I told her I wanted you all to get to know her a little bit so you will know what to expect from her future posting.  She is VERY passionate about many subjects and a few of them are bound to catch your attention from the get go.

Somehow we got on the subject of “Bucket Lists”, and it was interesting to reflect on how different bucket list ideas can be depending on many factors, but most especially AGE.

I’ll let Briana share her thoughts with you here, and perhaps I’ll whip up a post of my own on the subject.  That girl always inspires deep philosophical conversation that lingers long after we’ve finished our chat.

“Hi, I’m Briana.” 

I’m young … I know.

Though, I am frequently the one to discipline my 7 year old brother, I take on a lot of the responsibility for helping my mom raise my siblings, and I often feel concerned about the future … so, I don’t usually FEEL very young.

When I compare my accomplishments with those of a senior, I realize that I sure don’t want to waste any of the many years ahead.  With that motivation in mind I created a Bucket List.

Some of the things on my list are very simple.  Some of them are just plain silly.  Some of them mean a great deal to me.

You can learn a lot about someone by looking at their bucket list.

I read a bucket list that included Continue reading article →