I could have….
- invented the Q-tip
- been an doctor
- had blue eyes
- saved more animals
- been a gymnast
- written a book
- written a song
- gotten my hair to hold a curl
- ridden on a double bike
- skydived out of a plane
- slept in a tepee
- gone cow tippin’
- learned to write computer code
- really savored a nice bottle of wine
- been shot out of canon
- visited all 50 states
- driven a nascar
- chopped down a tree
- seen the 7 wonders of the world
- experienced motherhood
- gotten a graduate degree
- danced the hula
- excavated a fossil
- used a metal detector on the beach
- been on a TV show
- adopted a star
- climbed the Eiffel Tower
- jousted
- ridden in a hot air balloon
- built a clock
- cooked a 4 course meal
- mastered yoga
- scuba dived
- starred in a play
- started a winery
- run for political office
- rang the NASDAQ bell
- gotten a tattoo
- wind surfed
- driven across the United States
- ridden a camel
- caught a sailfish
I could have…gone on…..
The best news about this list is that “I could have…” can easily be changed to “I have…” Some of these items are easily achieved, some are not! I am scared to be on camera, I get sea sick, heights are not my friend, and I am not mechanical…just to name a few challenges! But I am happy that there are challenges. I am happy it is hard…how else would I learn?
My life mission right now…SEIZE THE DAY! Everyday I want to challenge myself to seize every opportunity to live this one life we are given to the fullest. My sister passed along this story to me last week and I have not been able to stop thinking about it….
Marina was obviously amazing in many ways….but I just have to thank her for putting into words and understanding so easily what I could not. I hope I can live up to her words!
We’re in this together, 2012. Let’s make something happen to this world.
-Marina Keegan