Sunday, September 7, 2008

I feel like I have lived a full life.

I was bitten by a monkey, hiked up a mountain and down the other side, ate a baguette in Paris, went topless, got lost, lived alone, skipped a class, made my own clothes, started my own business, collected over 300 Beanie Babies, was in love, was depressed, had a 9-5, traveled into the unknown with no plans, breathed with a woman in labor, published a poem, printed photos by hand, prayed with the Catholics, Jews, Baptists, Muslims and more, cared for a newborn, shoplifted, was chased by the military, slept with bedbugs, danced on a bar, took a bucket shower, skinny dipped, crashed a motorcycle, taught a class, lead a lecture, was followed in Harlem and robbed in Bali, sang in a choir, played drums for an audience, walked under a waterfall, ate goat in Ghana, made pottery, received acupuncture, chiropractic and homeopathic treatments, caught a fish, smoked a cig, kayaked, camped in the cold, buried a friend, touched the statue of liberty, was on Indonesian national television, had a secret admirer, touched a stingray, won a canoe race, gave things to homeless people, wrote a love letter, shared with the Buddhists, the Hindus and the Hari Krishna, tutored the underprivileged, was on MTV, met Bono, drank alone at a bar, won money playing poker, slept in my car, had a few operations, got turned away at a border, lived with orphans, kissed a girl, went to an AA meeting, wore only a man’s dress shirt to a party, played pool against a national pool playing champion of Egypt, wrote a press release, bathed in a river, threw a surprise party and was surprised by one thrown for me, kissed a lover under the stars, performed in Disney World, ran a race, had cyber sex, was confined to a wheelchair, cut my own hair, walked across the Brooklyn Bridge, snorkeled along a coral reef, was blessed by a fetish priest, called 911, won an award for my photography, had a migraine, passed a bowl, wrote a song, jumped in a fountain, danced in the rain, graduated, planted a tree, watched a man die, drank milk from the carton, hitchhiked, helped save a life, protested, passed out drunk, saw the Yankees in NY, grew my own food, built a snowman, gave away the shirt off my back, laughed until I cried, kissed a stranger, sang karaoke, walked through ancient Olympia, acted in a movie, went on a cruise, wrote a letter to the government, was raped, wrote a blog, played in the leaves, cried at ground zero, practiced yoga, walked an old person across the street, ate a coconut off a tree, rode an elephant, made snow angels, won first place in an Irish music competition, stayed out till the sun came up, kept a journal, went on a blind date, got a tattoo (temporary), bargained at a market, rode a horse through the woods, ate duck penis, went to prom, white-water rafted...more to come.

6 comments:

Will said...

...whoa. I think you have me beat by a solid 95% or so.

TGloege18 said...

Well I am very impressed, you have done quite alot. I like the idea of saying things you did, better for the mind set. I think Im going to follow your lead and make me feel better about myself. I havent moved to a coast yet, still stuck here in the middle. But come spring or summer I am going to move so I am by more water. Thank you for the compliments on my writing, you make me feel confident on the one thing that I never have in my life. So thank you very, very much.

TGloege18 said...

BTW i did approve your comments but I dont know where they went. Sad day

JR said...

Jackie,

I have been lurking on your blog for a little while but absolutely had to come out of the shadows to tell you how wonderful this post is. How inspiring for me to stand up and make something of my day--and how great for you to be reflecting appreciatively on the fullness of your youth (so far!).

Cheers,
Jess Rhoades

Tausha said...

Hey! I didn't know you had a blog and I also had to comment on this post. I am inspired by it! Great blog. Glad you agree!

Anonymous said...

Do you have an aunt named "Jackie Rose" who may have lived in Izmir, Turkey?

rick0.merrill at gmail.com

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