Inspired by the idea of a life list from Simple Mom, I started writing my own, but realised quickly that the prospect of having to think about everything I wanted to do was a little daunting. I needed boundaries. Then Teresa at ChiGarden posted her 30 [things to do] before 30 update and the spark to write my list was reignited.
I turn 30 in March 2016 so I have two and half years to finish it off. I decided to have my 30 by 30 list start last year, because it was a new stage in my life and I felt happy with the things I accomplished by the time I was 25.
I’m excited to take you along on this journey as I tick off my 30 [things to do] by 30.
- Meditate with a Zen master ✓
- Live in California ✓
- Start something that lasts ✓
- Go all natural
- Eat tapas in Spain ✓
- Sangha-hop in 6 different countries – 1 to go! So far: Japan, HK, Canada, France, USA.
- Teach children English ✓
- Follow my own advice to prospective students (find what I’m passionate about)
- Learn a language
- Only own 100 things
- Go to Europe ✓
- Volunteer in 12 different food related places – 4 more to go
- Live in the Philippines ✓
- Spend a whole day just walking (or a coffee hunt) ✓
- Be part of a flashmob ✓
- Produce a book
- Make an app
- Simplify our home
- Travel overseas with a luggage weighing only 10kg ✓
- Grow a herb garden
- Teach my nephews Plum Village songs and maybe also Zumba
- Take care of something
- Go to my name ✓
- Do 100 pushups ✓ Do 50 push ups in a row
- Visit 25 of the most liveable cities in the world (according to Monocle)
- Travel around the world without dipping into our savings ✓
- Touch my toes while sitting down
- Attend a conference ✓
- See cherry blossoms in Japan ✓
- 30 films in 3 years
Finding Intention 