I lived quite happily without a car for several decades. But then the opportunity arose and I thought “why not?”. I fell in love with him on first drive… and now I wouldn’t have it any other way. I’m mindful of what it’s doing to our planet, but I’m also restrictive about what I use it for. I still walk alot and ride my bike, but as for the ease of getting out and seeing our great country there’s no better way, than in my little car.
happy_creative's Life List
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1. Own a telescope
28 people -
2. Ride a unicycle
158 people -
3. Own a medieval manuscript
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4. Stay in a castle
40 people -
5. Visit the British Library
2 people -
6. Build a beautiful piece of furniture
1 cheer1 person -
7. Have a sauna in Sweden
1 person -
8. Swim naked in the ocean
31 people -
9. Grow my nails
422 people -
10. Do a wood carving by hand
1 person -
11. Build a scale model ship
2 people -
12. Learn to play the guitar
12,633 people -
13. Learn to read music
676 people -
14. Run in a 10km funrun
1 person -
15. Drive across the Nullabor
3 people -
16. Make jam
60 people -
17. Grow a fuit bearing tree
2 people -
18. Own a roman coin
1 person -
19. Visit all the continents
120 people -
20. Have a pet
97 people -
21. See a volcano
107 people -
22. Read the bible
3,221 people -
23. Have my astrological chart done
2 people -
24. Do a yoga headstand
4 people -
25. Sing in public
497 people -
26. Learn to sing
2,597 people -
27. Own a country block with a beautiful view
1 person -
28. Walk the Inca Trail
46 people -
29. Walk in the Himalaya
1 person -
30. Paint a picture
513 people -
31. Get a post graduate degree
13 people -
32. Learn to swim laps
1 cheer6 people -
33. Ride a camel
415 people -
34. See icebergs
2 people -
35. Write a novel
9,669 people -
36. Ride a rollercoaster
1 cheer111 people -
37. Drive a tractor
25 people -
38. Learn a language
619 people -
39. Learn to speed read
471 people -
40. Get a writing diploma
1 person
I left school at 17, and took 10 years before I had the courage to go back. Another 10 years and I got a diploma and a degree. Never underestimate the sense of achievement one can get out of going back to study. I’ll never regret the personal growth I’ve experienced or the value added to my career.
It may be the easiest or hardest thing you’ve ever done. I barely thought twice when the offer was made – I decided it was an opportunity that may never come again. Australia to Canada. Australia is not North America in so many ways, sometimes it felt as though the only common ground was the language, but even that was a challenge at times with an Aussie accent. Another life affirming and life changing activity that helps to make us what we are to be.
