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se changes.</p><blockquote id="d760"><p>But it can change.</p></blockquote><p id="b626">It’s all up to you to change. You have to tell yourself you want to live a better life, write down everything you want to do and go do it.</p><p id="49f6">It’s a simple as that. Take this for example. One of the tasks on my bucket list was to learn how to say the f-bomb in different languages.</p><p id="2a48">Why? Well, why not? We have one life to live so I might as well try it. So, I did.</p><p id="655e">It didn’t take me long to write them down in ten or so languages and learn how to speak them. When I finished, I felt much more fuller and ready to take on more of life.</p><p id="b22a">That’s the feeling you should feel too. It’s one of the best in the world, and it starts with you.</p><h1 id="4480">You’ll Regret Life if You Don’t Do This</h1><p id="e931">I don’t want to wake up one day when I’m old and regret everything I should’ve done in life. And I don’t want you to do that either.</p><p id="e47e">Life can be very long and short at the same time. You don’t truly know how much time you will have left, so you might as well live it to the fullest while you can.</p><p id="f21c">Having regrets is horrible. I have some in life already, and I don’t want to have any more. I don’t want any of you to have more either.</p><p id="61a2">So make y

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our list, figure out how you’re going to do it, then do it. And keep going!</p><p id="2ed6">The great thing about bucket lists is that you can keep going on with them for as long as you can. The possibilities are endless, especially with life!</p><h1 id="a8fa">Closing Thoughts</h1><p id="bfe7">What’re you going to add to your ultimate life bucket list? Let’s see, you could:</p><ul><li>Ride an elephant.</li><li>Walk along the Great Wall of China.</li><li>Be an extra in a movie.</li><li>Write a novel.</li><li>Be featured in the newspaper.</li><li>Anything you want.</li></ul><p id="fad8">If you have any ideas, drop them in the comments. I would love to know. Who knows, maybe I will add them to my list too!</p><p id="b4d1">Let’s all go live the ultimate life together, starting with our bucket list!</p><p id="8390"><i>Noah Nelson is a senior at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign majoring in journalism with minors in political science and history. He serves as a senior columnist for The Daily Illini, a writer on Medium and the host of his blog called <a href="https://medium.com/nothing-but-noah">Nothing But Noah</a>. “Life: A Collection of Short Stories” is his first book available now on Amazon. Like what you read? You can write for <a href="https://noahen2.medium.com/membership">Medium</a> too!</i></p></article></body>

Create the Ultimate Bucket List to Make the Most Out of Life

You only have one life to live, so live it!

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One of the things that keeps me going in life is my ultimate bucket list.

It includes everything I ever want to do in life. When I say everything, I mean everything. For example, some items on my list include:

  • Growing a pumpkin patch.
  • Watch the New Year’s Eve Ball drop down in Times Square.
  • Pet a tiger.
  • Ride in a hot air balloon.
  • Beat someone at chess.
  • And so much more.

All of these tasks can be achievable. It just takes the right mindset to do so. Here’s why you should create the ultimate life bucket list.

You’ll Live a Fuller Life for Yourself

I know what it’s like to get caught up in the rat race in life. You do the same thing every day and it just feels like you’re going through the motions. Nothing else changes.

But it can change.

It’s all up to you to change. You have to tell yourself you want to live a better life, write down everything you want to do and go do it.

It’s a simple as that. Take this for example. One of the tasks on my bucket list was to learn how to say the f-bomb in different languages.

Why? Well, why not? We have one life to live so I might as well try it. So, I did.

It didn’t take me long to write them down in ten or so languages and learn how to speak them. When I finished, I felt much more fuller and ready to take on more of life.

That’s the feeling you should feel too. It’s one of the best in the world, and it starts with you.

You’ll Regret Life if You Don’t Do This

I don’t want to wake up one day when I’m old and regret everything I should’ve done in life. And I don’t want you to do that either.

Life can be very long and short at the same time. You don’t truly know how much time you will have left, so you might as well live it to the fullest while you can.

Having regrets is horrible. I have some in life already, and I don’t want to have any more. I don’t want any of you to have more either.

So make your list, figure out how you’re going to do it, then do it. And keep going!

The great thing about bucket lists is that you can keep going on with them for as long as you can. The possibilities are endless, especially with life!

Closing Thoughts

What’re you going to add to your ultimate life bucket list? Let’s see, you could:

  • Ride an elephant.
  • Walk along the Great Wall of China.
  • Be an extra in a movie.
  • Write a novel.
  • Be featured in the newspaper.
  • Anything you want.

If you have any ideas, drop them in the comments. I would love to know. Who knows, maybe I will add them to my list too!

Let’s all go live the ultimate life together, starting with our bucket list!

Noah Nelson is a senior at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign majoring in journalism with minors in political science and history. He serves as a senior columnist for The Daily Illini, a writer on Medium and the host of his blog called Nothing But Noah. “Life: A Collection of Short Stories” is his first book available now on Amazon. Like what you read? You can write for Medium too!

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