The term " BUCKET LIST" originally from a 2007 film starring Jack Nicholson and Freeman.It's about two men who are terminally ill.They set off an adventure to do all things they have ever wanted to do before they die. Why have a bucket list? If you don’t live your days by personal goals and plans, chances are you spend most of your time caught up in a flurry of day-to-day activities. Ever feel your days are passing by without any tangible output to speak of? What were your accomplishments in the past 3 months? What are your upcoming goals for the next 3 months? Look at the things you did and the things you’re planning to do next – Do they mean anything to you if you are to die today? Having a bucket list reminds you of what’s really important so you can act on them. Even if you frequently live by goals or to-do lists, they are probably framed within a certain social context e.g., performance, career, health. A bucket list opens up the context. It’s a forum to set anything and everything you’ve ever wanted to do, whether it’s big, small or random. It’s just like planning ahead all the highlights you want for YOUR whole life. Even though goal setting is already my staple activity, I still found many new things to do while I was writing on my bucket list. It was an incredibly insightful exercise. What’s more, coming up with the list it gave me a whole new layer of enthusiasm knowing what’s in store ahead! The objective of creating a bucket list isn’t to instill some kind of a race against time or to create aversion towards death. I don’t see our existence to be limited to just our physical years on earth – I don’t see our existence to be limited to just our physical years on earth – our physical lifespan is but a short speck of our existence in the universe. The whole point of a bucket list is to maximize every moment of our existence and live our life to the fullest. It’s a reminder of all the things we want to achieve in our time here, so that instead of pandering our time in pointless activities, we are directing it fully toward what matters to us
My Bucket List Progress AChievement will be shared in "My BucketList Series 2 - Progress AChievement "

Saturday, January 15, 2011

What do you want to do before you "kick the bucket"?

Everyone has (or should have) their own personal bucket list. You've probably been asked what you would do if you only had x amount of time to live. It's difficult to remember in the grind of living that life is a dead end. What would I do if I was suddenly presented with the expiration date for my life?
• Make it right with anyone I have wronged (or been wronged by); I want to enter the great beyond with a heart empty of everything but love for others.
• Make my loved ones feel how much I love them.
• Travel. See the world. Visit the places I've only read about.
• Do something I would have wish to do if I have all the time in the world.
• Leave something of value to others for many years to come. Writing books ,sharing experiences and memoirs could be shared through many generations to come.
• Create a self-study program for life-long learning and self improvement
• Spend more time to prepare myself spiritually and mentally for life after death

The concept of the bucket list is powerful because it forces us to think about what we really want to do in our life. After all, if we are going to write it down and commit to making it happen, we tend to focus on things we really want to do that we can envision yourself achieving. May Alllah give me strength, time and health to make all my dreams become a reality. As listed in table below ,my bucket list is being grouped into 9 categories which encompassses about 22 major bucket lists. There are about 226 tasks or initiatives to be implemented . May Allah provides me all the guidance, patience, health and ability to fulfill most of them ..InsyaAllah
Please refer to the above page list for the detail bucket category, bucket lists and initiatives .