One of the many things that helped me get through hard times, times of self-sacrifice and unrelenting demand on all my resources, was to visualize places, events, and people I wanted to know and be a part of. I started a bucket list on my faithful iPhone appendage that I retreated to every once in a while for inspiration.
The list has gotten big and long. Probably an indication of the trials and the great wealth of opportunities that lie waiting. I've been getting to one or two of them a year, but the big ones are still out there. It seems that in times where I feel my future threatened by circumstance, the list quickly gets prioritized, and also led in new and different directions.
The Bucket List is sacred to its holder and everyone has their own dreams and passions. The list here represents who I am and what I feel will lead me to affirm and expand those areas of life that have been of great comfort and benefit to me over the years. Many are related to faith, nature, peace, family, personal history, and adventure. Most are by bike or foot. I've tried to list them in no particular order as best as possible apart from the initiation journey on the Camino.
Perhaps one or more will serve to inspire:
Europe:
Hike Camino de Santiago (fall '16)
Bike Cross country
Hike Wainswright a coast to coast Hike
Bike Scotland Northern Route
Hike St. Cuthbert's way
Hike St Olav's way
Hike Ben Nevis
Study at Basel University Peace Institute (Oct '15)
Hike Interlachen & Grindewald
Hike Monte Bianco hut to hut/Villa Serbelloni
Bike Vienna to Prague
Season in Kibbutz
Season in Ireland
Hike Lech at Anton
Cordon Bleu boulangerie school, Audresselles
Labro Art Monastery Italy
Pluscarden Abbey Scotland
Laugavegur Route Iceland
Africa:
Fez Music Festival
Asia:
Hike Kumano Kodo Japan
Koran monastery Kathmandu (if it is still there)
One World Retreat Bali
America:
Bike cross country
Hike Pacific Crest Trail
Hike Appalachian Trail
Bike Sonoma, Napa, visit Bolinas
Bike San Juan Islands (July)
Bike Outer Banks
Bike Santa Cruz
Catalina Island
Bike Erie Canal (May)
Bike Boards and Blinds Ride (September)
Ride the Rockies (June)
Holden Village/evening prayer
Rainier Trail maintenance
Big Sur New Camaldoli retreat
Climate Ride (NY-DC September)
Coolworks.com
Workamper.com
Hike Fairyland basin
Bike Moab/White Rim Trail, Durango-Silverton-touray-santa fe, Taos
Suwanee Springfest
Magnolia Festival
Telluride
Newfoundland
Bike Nova Scotia
Central America:
Sayulita
Costa Rica
Bike repair missions (Benedictine Sisters of Florida, Mercy Center SF)
San Andres Island
Events (health permitting):
Leadville
Badwater
Coyote fourplay
Split Rock
3 Mountain Challenge - Nashville
