The Anti-Bucket List

“If you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop digging.” ~Will Rogers

It seems like maybe 10 years ago or so there was this big movement that sprung up surrounding all the things you want to do before you die, and it was labeled with the title of “bucket list.” I guess it had something to do with throwing things into your bucket and then taking them out one by one. But regardless of where the name came from, it means creating a list and crossing things off one by one as you do them. It’s a way of creating your own epitaph of sorts while you’re still alive. I hate the bucket list.

Now, let me clarify something before continuing this entry. I like the idea of achieving things I set out to achieve, of completing my goals in a systematic fashion, but I also enjoy being spontaneous and letting life come at me as it will, then adjusting to it. I worry that the bucket list itself forces you into a box that’s hard to see out of, much less to think outside of, and that bothers me. So I haven’t created one, but it’s a personal choice; if you’ve made one more power to you. Instead, I have an anti-bucket list full of all the things I never want to do. “Wanna hear it? Here it go.”

MY ANTI-BUCKET LIST

1. Eat meat
2. Ride a motorcycle
3. Sky-dive
4. Drink light beer
5. Buy an iPhone
6. Finish a horrible book
7. Be a bad role model
8. Bungee jump
9. Over-commit myself
10. Lose touch with family
11. Stop being sensitive
12. Wear another dress
13. Be un-healthy
14. Shoot a gun
15. Forget where I came from
16. Take my friends for granted
17. Drive a truck
18. Lie to myself
19. Go back to church
20. Stop writing
21. Waste opportunities
22. Talk badly about others
23. Drive while intoxicated
24. Be less than genuine
25. Drink decaf coffee
26. Snake-charm
27. Be inconsiderate
28. Ignore my limitations
29. Stop reading
30. Create a bucket list

Sam