In the blink of an eye, my world almost collided with disaster as I narrowly escaped a head-on collision with a white SUV driving down the wrong side of Trans Canada Hwy 1.
It was December 23, the morning after our last dump of snow. Conditions were not the best and most people were thankfully driving 80 kilometres/hour.
The gravity of the situation hit me as I finally reached Barrier Lake. What if that moment had been the end?
It’s moments like this that remind me that life is short and every moment counts. Reflecting on this, I realized that 2024 shouldn’t be just about setting mundane running or fitness goals. It should be a year dedicated to rediscovering the passions that truly bring me joy – learning, exploring, writing, and capturing moments through photography.
With that in mind, I created a 24 in 2024 bucket list. Some items are entirely new – like visiting Saskatchewan, running 100 miles and writing a song – while others are just forgotten joys such as listening to live music, cooking and studying a language. Some items are very broad, and I will expand on them in a future blog post.
24 in 2024 bucket list
- Run 100 miles
- Summit 24 new peaks
- Read 24 new books
- Learn to play Faith by George Michael on guitar
- Write a song
- Ride my bike on country road
- Join 2024 read along of War & Peace
- Study a language one-hour/week
- Visit Saskatchewan
- Go to a live play
- Listen to live music
- Go bowling
- Volunteer 24 hours
- Take more photos with my SLR
- Help a friend reach a goal
- Camp on public land
- Go to a country bar & line dance
- Blog 2-3x week
- Do a sunrise hike
- Spend more time in kitchen
- Swim in an alpine lake
- Write every day in my gratitude journal or other journal
- Go on a road trip
- Invest in professional development
Have you set any goals 2024? What would be on your 2024 bucket list? Do you have any resolutions? I would love to hear from you in the comments below.