the beauty within it: my life list

many things will catch your eye. few will catch your heart - pursue those.
- anonymous

EDUCATION AND CAREER
Publish an article in the New York Times
Take a course at an Ivy League and get an "A"
Go to Law School
Have a burning passion for my career
Write a book
Become proficient in math
Work in New York City
Teach others

RELATIONSHIPS
Find the person who I can fight, cry, laugh and love with
Understand the true meaning of 'best friend'
Show my parents how much I truly appreciate them
Have someone tell me that their life would not be the same if they had not met me

TRAVEL
Visit all 50 states
Live in a third world country for a year
Visit the seven wonders of the world
Save a penguin
See white sand
Be in two places at once
Swim in the Dead Sea

FOR OTHERS
Build a home for someone
Save someone's life
Pay it forward
Give away a substantial amount of money to help someone
Donate a kidney
Befriend someone who is lonely
Teach someone to read and write
Teach someone to love
See into someone's true soul
Forever see the beauty in every single person I know

FOR FUN
Donate to Locks for Love
Get a tattoo
Join the Peace Corps
Sponsor an animal
Sing karaoke
Paint something beautiful
Work at a floral shop or bakery
Knit a blanket for someone
Learn photography
Meet Adam Brody and Rachel Bilson
Be a camp counselor
Find my true meaning of God



we grow, we learn. "The purpose of life is a life of purpose." -Robert Byrne