things I want to do in my lifetime

. run a marathon
. learn tai chi
. learn to play the violin
. volunteer on a missionary trip to a third world country
. be a surrogate mother
. write a book
. learn another language with my children
. study & document an uncivilized tribe
. start an outdoor wilderness camp for single mothers & sons
. get a PhD in genetics
. come to peace with the past
. learn to play the piano
. travel the world
. spend 3 months of silence at a Buddhist monastery in Tibet
. have a photograph published in National Geographic Magazine
. hike the entire Appalachian Trail with my boys
. maintain meaningful relationships & satisfying work