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20 Things To Consider Adding To Your Bucket List

We all have dreams and goals we want to fulfill in our lifetime but often don't consider the potential we have to change someone else's life.

 Ashlyne Kukreja
Jul 18, 2016
Texas A&M University
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20 Things To Consider Adding To Your Bucket List
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I've been thinking a lot lately about what I want to do with my life... what I want to be, where I want to go, the things I want to see. I then realized, how lucky am I to have the opportunity to do these things that some people can only dream about?

Most of our bucket lists include going to Paris, riding in a hot air balloon, falling in love, going on a road trip, blah blah blah but do they have anything listed that involve giving back to others or just simply, evolving who we are as a person?

That's when it hit me. What I want to do with my life is make a difference in the lives of others and leave a positive legacy for my family to be proud of. My question to you is, what kind of person do you want to be remembered as?

So instead of thinking about the fabulous trips I could be taking and the luxuries I could be treating myself with, I want to create a life list that is people-centered, not me-centered. The things you do such as smiling more or cutting back on energy may seem minor but they make a small difference. A big impact is made up of small differences. Each act is slowly but surely making the world a better and happier place to live.

Here's 20 things I plan to do that may inspire you to add a few items to your bucket list.

1. Build a house with Habitat for Humanity

2. Perform 100 random acts of kindness

3. Donate to a charity

4. Buy lunch for a homeless person

5. Participate in a Pay-It-Forward movement

6. Become a soldier's pen pal

7. Go on a mission trip

8. Participate in a charity run

9. Donate hair to Pantene Beautiful Lengths

10. Adopt an animal from a shelter

11. Participate in a 30 Hour Famine

12. Make someone's wish come true through the Make a Wish Foundation

13. Volunteer at a soup kitchen

14. Donate to the Salvation Army

15. Cut back on energy usage

16. Buy a pair of Toms so another pair is donated

17. Have a meaningful conversation with a stranger

18. Adopt a child

19. Donate blood every three months

20. Smile more and love with my entire heart

"In the hopes of reaching the moon, men fail to see the flowers that blossom at their feet." - Albert Schweitzer
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