Thursday 31 December 2015

A Big Question for a New Year

That's a very big question and one I spend far too much time pondering and not nearly enough deciding on big answers.


On the one hand there's the view that 20 years from now you will only regret the things you didn't do, But then again you can't do everything, so what do you decide to leave out, and how much will you regret that decision?

I don't really buy into the whole bucket list idea, but if you asked me what I'd like to do before I die; I'd say something like being able to run along my favourite river for at least the next 30 years, watch the sun rise over mountains in the east and see it setting over the western horizon. Spending time with friends and the people I love, and in some small ways make the world a better place.

Wishing you success if you're making New Year resolutions and if you're not, have a great 2016 anyway.

8 comments:

  1. What about your right life?

    All the best with both your left and right lives.

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  2. I am not going to regret the things I didn't do. That's a very negative way of looking at the world because the number of things you didn't do is always infinite.

    I don't really have a good answer to the question but I think part of the answer for me is to keep doing new things, learning new skills, seeing new places.

    And beer. Definitely beer.

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  3. I like your list. And the last part reminds me of a lyric from a song by Frightened Rabbit: "While I'm alive, I'll make tiny changes to Earth."

    Happy New Year!

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  4. Don't regret the things you didn't do. Celebrate the things you did do. Life is full of infinite possibilities and limited time. Live life to the full. Your list is a good one Max
    Happy New Year
    Steve

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  5. Happy New Year Max, and everyone else as well!!

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  6. Happy new year to you and yours.. A good bucket list apart from the running bit... :o) I'm with tillerman,a few more good beers will do...!

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  7. Happy new year to you and yours.. A good bucket list apart from the running bit... :o) I'm with tillerman,a few more good beers will do...!

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  8. Do the next thing.

    It's the motto of some old family - can't remember which, but I try to remember it whenever the idea for a new project pops up. The next thing is always a new adventure.

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