Another Year Older

When my life hit a mid-century mark six years ago, I did a serious soul-searching. I looked back at my footprints, examined the things I did and the things I missed doing. And from that life's  new vantage point, I looked forward and made a bucket list of the things to do in the next 10, 20 or so years. Below is a part of the blog I wrote about the bucket list.

Visiting places I once dreamed to be, tops in my list. In the blog I wrote for my 50th birthday (Turning Five-O), I said  'I know there is a big wide beautiful world out there waiting to be explored. I'd love to meet the god and goddesses in their ancient territories in Greece; climb up to the top the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France; wander around the Stonehenge in England; jump into a camel's hump for a ride around the Pyramids in Egypt; or sample the foods along the streets of Florence, Italy'. Added to this is a visit to the Land Down Under! In my wishful thinking, a week-long travel to any of these places, one place per year, will keep my travel plans booked for the next ten years.

So where I am now so far, 6 years after? I guess, here and there!

                  

  Ayers Rock or Uluru in  Central Australia        Sydney, Australia waiting for the 

                                                                         new year 2014  to usher in.

                            

August 2016, Went to Paris, France just recently but did not get the chance to climb up to the top of the Eiffel tower, but I roamed around the mysterious Stonehenge in Salisbury, England.

                            

Wandered in the narrow cobblestone streets in Florence, Italy but I had never sampled their street foods.

Life's journey has been good. Been to many places not found on the bucket list. I still have get into the camel's hump and meet the gods and goddesses in Greece. But as I strike out items after items from the list, new items show up. This list may never get shorter, as the years keep coming to my life and only if I am still able.

For now, am just thankful as I start anew with another year in my life. Happy birthday, to me!