Life Plans

When my husband and I were first married many, many years ago, we sat down and wrote out some "Life Plans".  We wanted to think ahead to things we wanted to learn, to do, to experience, and places we'd like to go in our lifetime. It was quite an ambitious list. Over the years the list ended up buried in a drawer with life's detritus, but was stumbled upon one day by me not too long ago. To my surprise, we really had done quite a bit on the list. Also to my surprise, I found things on the list that in my early 20's seemed like pursuing, but now I have no inclination toward.  One that comes to mind was "becoming an expert seamstress". That likely wouldn't make my list of the top 10,000 things I'd like to do now.  Having done that list was, in retrospect, a great idea. Perhaps we all should do one of these lists at the beginning of each decade of our lives, sort of a plan for the decade rather than our ambitious " Plan for Life".  I am sure some things would remain on our lists  time after time, and others would drop away.  That would  usually be a good thing.  It shows we are dual in our nature, wishing for a lifetime for some things, yet realizing that time changes us too. Parts of that 20 something person still lingers in me.  The trip to Hawaii on the original list is staying there until it can be checked off...and it will be....very soon.