Dream List

In class today, the kids worked on their dream lists. This is something I try to revisit constantly, and see what comes out of it. Occasionally, I can mark things off of the list...more often, I add to it. This isn't my usual list--just one I made with the kids--but I think I like it well enough to incorporate it/combine the two lists.

DREAM LIST

Remember:
The world is both/and, not either/or.
Always keep a change jar.
Love freely.
Help kids, the elderly, and the lonely.
Stay romantic & in love with the world.
Change the world for the better.
Age gracefully
Marry, and stay married, simply & lovingly
Do unusual, spontaneous things—go on scavenger hunts, arrange apple tastings.

Learn:
Spanish
Salsa (dancing)
Swing
Waltz
How to really tango
Crocheting
Cooking (take a class)
Storytelling
How to do my hair
Red-Cross certified first aid & CPR
As a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford

Teach:
Kids to question.
Gifted kids
In an inner-city, high-need school
At MSA
A yoga class
A gaggle of children to eternally curious and norm-defying.
College courses on comic books, writing, Garcia Marquez, teen lit, film, and fun stuff.

Visit:
Italy, Mexico, England, Spain, Morocco, Egypt, New Zealand, Australia, Japan, Greeze, Ireland, San Francisco, New York, Chicago, Seattle, Boston, Atlanta, New Orleans, Las Vegas.
Take a vacation on less than two days’ notice.
Take a road trip
Sistine Chapel & Mouth of Truth, Rome
An international soccer match as the referee.

Miscellaneous:
Stay out all night long.
Adopt, and bear biological children too.
Own my own home.
Have a garden.
Spend an entire day reading, napping, talking, and leaving only for a walk and dinner.
Find one perfect, comfortable, gorgeous pair of heels. (Price is almost no object.)
Help women, kids, the elderly, and the lonely.
Be involved in community theater.
Run a seven minute mile.
Become a librarian.
Read more poetry.
Own a kitty & a dog.
Publish a short story.
Run a marathon.