Nneka at Balanced Life Center recently tagged me with the “gotta get” goals meme which was originated by Alex Shalman, where bloggers are listing 5-10 goals that represent the fulfillment of our wildest dreams.I’ve thought about this for a couple of weeks now, and images that came into my head were not tied as much to the future as they were to how I was living my life right now.
I look at life as a journey that is meant to be spent “in the present” as much as possible – since I drive a lot on my road trips for work and play, I think of the metaphor of keeping my hands firmly on a steering wheel, focusing on the road in front of me.
How do I best keep my hands on that wheel? There lies my “gotta gets” – 6 goals related to my ability to be the best “life traveler” that I can:
- To live in a constant “state of grace”, in the way that I’ve defined it.
- To always practice my “FROG” analogy – focusing, relaxing, opening and giving.
- Remember the simple advice my 100 year-old grandmother just gave me – “live, love, and learn“.
- Eliminate the negative in my actions and words to get the “ultimate vibe”, as described in “The Secret”.
- Continuing to dream (sometimes you have to stop at the side of the road!).
- Keep the eight-year old spirit of play, as I was reminded by Kevin Carroll and his red rubber ball.
If I can do all 6 of these things, I’m sure I’ll be traveling very, very well!
Thanks Nneka for the inspiration.
My “tag” is all my readers – what are your “gotta gets”?
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These are great, especially remembering to play and dream. I do these and I’m 48. Sometimes people get mad at me for it, but, whatever.
Hi Rhea – thanks for your comment. Whatever is right- we 48 year-olds can play if we want to!! All the best.