Tuesday, April 25, 2023

Bucket List 2023 Update

April 25, 2023

While I'm in Riviera Maya, Mexico

Have been making some changes in my life and prioritizing my life again.  A lot has happened, my mom passed in 2019, and people in my life have made changes too where it's time for me to do what Shannon needs and wants now...I love my role as kohkom ekwa nikawiy; however, I'm not everyone appreciates how much I honour it.  Therefore, I need to focus on me and make my life shine!

Therefore, adding to my Bucket List and also checking some items off and maybe deleting some...

I was reviewing my Bucket List I wrote in 2010 & one of my initial posts back then and there are many things I would like to change as I've changed.  

Here is the original post but I want to add to it & some I might delete...

 ORIGINAL 2010 BUCKET LIST POST

Bucket List

I have a Bucket List & add to it as I go along.  Last year after attending Choices I decided to have a Bucket List because I want to live life to the fullest & follow my hopes & dreams.  Not that I plan to go anywhere soon, not even close, I just wanted to get my list going & add to it as I continue to achieve and accomplish my list.  In the movie, Bucket List, they had an old crumpled list ~ well my list is virtual on this Blog site.  I hope this encourages all of you to create a list ~ if anything, it keeps life interesting, keeps me focused, & gives me something to look forward to...

SHANNON'S BUCKET LIST:
  1. Sky Dive - planned for May 9, 2010 (Mother's Day) with my son on his 24th Birthday.  I'm not letting my baby jump alone. 
  2. Learn to fly a plane or helicopter
  3. Sponsor 10 people to Choices
  4. Be a Choices coach
  5. Marry for "love" in front of all our loved ones ~ welcome each other into each other's family - debating on deleting this 
  6. Travel to Australia for pleasure
  7. Travel to Egypt 
    1. See the Giza Pyramid
    2. Walk in the Arabian Dessert
  8. Go on a cruise
  9. Own a communications & socializing business - the plans saved in my head for safe keeping!
  10. Travel to a Tropical location with history - Completed May 2014 Hawaii Islands during WIPCE (World Indigenous People’s Conference on Education)
  11. Swim with Dolphins - COMPLETED April 28 2023 while on my trip to Riviera Maya, Mexico at the Grand Sirenis Riviera Maya Resort with my bestie Janice Makokis
  12. Complete my second Degree in Education - Completed June 15, 2012 & convocate November 20, 2012
  13. See my Technological Invention a reality ~ benefits children & classrooms all over.
  14. Have a home totally Environmentally Friendly
  15. Influence a life to go after their DREAM
  16. Get my Master's degree - In progress from Sept 2016 - June 2019 at UNBQ in Master’s of Arts in Indigenous Languages
  17. Cave Exploring
  18. Swim in a Cenote - completed April 23 2023 with by bestie Janice Makokis in Yucatan, Mexico.  It was the largest cenote in Mexico of all the 1100 in Mexico. We repelled into it and we swam and zip-lined in it. 
  19. Go to every Province in Canada
  20. Go to every state in America
  21. Teach/be a student in Australia
  22. Teach and/or be a student in New Zealand - COMPLETED Nov 13 - 26, 2016 as a student and complete a Master's degree course IYIS 534 in Auckland and Christchurch, NZ 
  23. See all the Wonders of the World in person
  24. Greece
  25. Venice
  26. Disneyland
  27. Thailand
  28. Cuba
  29. Costa Rica
  30. Scuba Dive
  31. Climb the Eiffel Tower
  32. Do something totally unselfish - many times & will throughout my life
  33. Learn to speak Cree fluently - In progress from Sept 2016 - June 2019 at UNBQ in Master's of Arts in Indigenous Languages
  34. Attend Tony Robbins Seminar & walk on coals
  35. Have one of my grandchildren named after me ~ this one's in my son's court, hee, hee
  36. Have my grandchildren born at home, surrounded by friend's & family using a Midwife & Doula ~ again another of my son & his future loves court
  37. Travel across the USA with a travel trailer or Winnebago
  38. Be well off financially so I can follow my dreams
  39. Live until I am 107.5 yrs ~ not dying near my birthday but hope it's a warm & calm day in the summer, can only hope :) 
  40. Die knowing "I lived life to the fullest" & honored my Creator by appreciating this gift of life.  Leave this plain of existence accomplished, loved, & with no regrets & carry the love with me.
    • Will I live to realize this list...who knows!
    Well this is what I have for now.  I believe I want to spend my years seeing the joys & beauty of life.  My first 20+ years of life were hard and at times I didn't know if I would survive this long.  This is why I CHOOSE never to go back to that place again & CHOOSE to only see a Brighter Future!  Life is a Gift people NOT a RIGHT ~ so HONOR YOUR LIFE!

    Published APRIL 22, 2010

    ADJUSTED BUCKET LIST for the times 😆

    Delete number 33 & 34 as these are beyond my control and delete number 5 as I can't see myself ever getting married 😏

    1. Learn to fly a plane or helicopter
    2. Go on a cruise
    3. Own a communications & socializing business - the plans saved in my head for safe keeping!
    4. Swim with Dolphins
    5. See my Technological Invention a reality ~ benefits children & classrooms all over.
    6. Have a home totally Environmentally Friendly
    7. Influence a life to go after their DREAM
    8. Write a book(s)
    9. Write children's book(s).
    10. Get my Master's degree - In progress from Sept 2016 - June 2019 at UNBQ in Master’s of Arts in Indigenous Languages
    11. Cave Exploring
    12. Swim in a Cenote - completed April 23 2023 with by bestie Janice Makokis in Yucatan, Mexico.  It was the largest cenote in Mexico of all the 1100 in Mexico. We repelled into it and we swam and zip-lined in it.
    13. Go to every Province in Canada
    14. Go to every state in USA
    15. Travel first class on an International Flight with the bed pods
    16. Teach/be a student in Australia
    17. See all the Wonders of the World in person
      1. Taj Mahal
      2. Colosseum
      3. Chichen Itza - completed April 23, 2023 while on holiday with bestie Janice Makokis at Grand Sirenis Resort and Spa Riviera Maya, Akumal, Quintano Roo, Mexico 
      4. Machu Picchu
        1. Hike to Machu Picchu
      5. Christ the Redeemer
      6. Petra
      7. Great Wall of China
    18. Greece
    19. London, England
    20. Italy
    21. Scotland
    22. England to visit my auntie & cousins
    23. Milan, Italy to visit my cousin and see where mosompan Joe faught in WWII & was shot.
    24. Denali
    25. Australia
    26. Mexico - completed April 22-29, 2023 - Holiday with bestie Janice Makokis at Grand Sirenis Resort and Spa Riviera Maya, Akumal, Quintano Roo, Mexico
    27. Egypt
    28. Venice
    29. Disneyland
    30. Cuba
    31. Costa Rica
    32. Scuba Dive
    33. Swim in Caribbean Ocean
    34. Swim in the Gulf of Mexico
    35. Swim in the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans
    36. Climb the Eiffel Tower
    37. Be in a Movie
    38. Learn to speak Cree fluently - In progress from Sept 2016  at UNBQ in Master's of Arts in Indigenous Languages
    39. Attend Tony Robbins Seminar & walk on coals
    40. Travel across the USA with a travel trailer or Winnebago
    41. Be well off financially so I can follow my dreams
    42. Live until I am 107.5 yrs ~ not dying near my birthday but hope it's a warm & calm day in the summer, can only hope :) 
    43. Die knowing "I lived life to the fullest" & honored my Creator by appreciating this gift of life.  Leave this plain of existence accomplished, loved, & with no regrets & carry the love with me.
      • Will I live to realize this list...who knows

      

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