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We've all made lists. Grocery lists, to do lists, shopping lists. But how many of us have made a list of dreams? I did it once a long time ago when I was hoping to find a job in Europe. I found it just the other day, and oddly enough, many things on the list are actually a part of my life now. Too often, we forget to dream because life gets in the way, and sooner or later we DECIDE that we can't dream anymore. That's just BS. Everyone has to dream! This is not really a bucket list, but a list of the way I wish to design my life to BE. I can't do much about who gets elected to office, but I can decide what my own life will be like.
So now that I know that I'm really going to be around awhile, I'm making a new dream list.
Ride in a hot air balloon
Go motorcycling in the Alps
Go bicycling in France
Take waltz lessons in Vienna
Go to Hawaii
Have a house in the mountains, or on the beach, or in the mountains by a beach!
Take a cooking class in Italy
Start a philanthropic foundation after I become a millionaire
Travel to see my friends whenever I want to
Find a boyfriend who is crazy about me
Win my age group in a triathlon
Own a Tesla roadster
Learn how to make a stained glass window
Travel, travel, TRAVEL!
Have time to volunteer for a great cause
Go hang gliding
Learn how to scuba dive
This is just a start. What would be on your list? Dream big now.
Now that I'm done dreaming for today, it's time for something completely different: It's time to start practicing. Enjoy this look at a little-known part of my musical preparation: