One of my favorite things to do is to go on a hike or a long walk. Before I lived in Arkansas I wanted nothing to do with the outdoors; unless it was going to the beach.
Living in Arkansas definitely forced me to be outside more, and I couldn't be more grateful for it.
Tim and I always try to find some of the state parks and trails around us to go visit. I was super excited to find out that we have tons of trails around us where we live here in Florida.
One of my favorite ones is called the Seminole Wekiva Trail. It is 14 miles long and it goes through wooded areas, quiet neighborhoods, and busy streets with plenty of restrooms, water and food stops.
The coolest thing about this trail is the "Paint the Trail" project. Jeff Sonksenthe is the amazing artist responsible for this mural that includes almost 500 paintings.
I haven't discovered them all, they are all spread out through the trail. Every time I go, I can't help but stop and admire all the paintings. I eventually want to take a picture of each one.
This past Sunday we discovered a new set. In between all the paintings is the 'Before I die, I want to..." wall. Of course this got me thinking..what do I want to do before I die? I think we all think about this in different stages of life and in every stage we might have a new list we want to accomplish. Or we add more things to our bucket list as we cross out some others.
Now that I have Olivia my list has definitely changed a little. It was really interesting to read all the things that people had written on the wall. "Save a life" "Learn a different Language" "Travel the world" "Leave a mark" "Be Happy" "Make a baby".
I think is important to have big and not so big and fun things that can be easily achieved.
I want to jump in a pool with my clothes on, ride in a hot air ballon, and visit all seven continents to name a few. It is exciting to look back and see some of the things I have already crossed out on my list like "go to mardi gras" "kiss on top of the eiffel tower" "live abroad".
What do you want to do before you die? What are some of the things you have already done? Whatever it is don't forget we only have one life.Tomorrow is not guaranteed for anyone. What are you waiting for? Do some of those things today! Have fun at it. Have a purpose. It doesn't have to be this grand master plan, there are some things we can do everyday to feel accomplished.
That is one of the things I want to teach Olivia, the little things at the end are the big things. Laugh often! Enjoy the moment!
Have a great week friends,
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