Tuesday, September 6, 2011

In 26 Years...

I have:

- Been a brother, son and uncle
- Lived abroad
- Learned another language
- Saved a life
- Overcome a debilitating illness
- Had friends become family
- Been to 20 countries
- Fallen in love
- Created art
- Broken bones
- Grown a beard
- Learned to cook
- Owned a dog
- Visited 3 out of the 7 continents
- Had dreams crushed
- Made new ones come true
- Fought for something
- Excelled at sports
- Earned a scholarship
- Gone skydiving
- Lost a best friend
- Dunked a basketball
- Nominated for Academic All-American in 2 sports
- Worked with kids
- Never lost sight of the importance of family
- Become a professional
- Appeared on Television
- Failed
- Made nearly no enemies
- Become CPR certified
- Danced like no one was watching
- Won and lost a fight
- Attained a college degree
- Lost a job
- Been published
- Experienced a tragedy
- Detoxed
- Surprised myself
- Been a hero and a coward
- Co-hosted a radio show
- Not remembered
- Never forgotten
- Worked for free
- Reinvented myself
- Remained unsatisfied
- Decided that there is plenty more I need to do!