17 January 2014 - top of Table mountain, Cape Town, South Africa:
My brother and I walked up there together, made a break right on the edge of the plateau (in the middle of the clouds “falling” as part of the famous tablecloth over Table Mountain) and enjoyed the amazing view.
This is one of the happiest memories I have. 25 minutes I will NEVER forget.
Why do I share that with you:
Reason A) As you might already know I believe that life is about the people you connect with and the things you create with them.
This climb is the perfect example of what really makes me happy - might be true for you as well...
- being together with the two handfuls of individuals I honestly really really care about.
- going through adventures side by side with them.
- creating memories and stories I will smile about for the rest of my life.
- chasing down my personal bucket list items.
I plan to follow this recipe for the decades to come - hoping to eventually end up with a fulfilled life, a head full of great memories and a sun-kissed soul.
Reason B) The invisible bucket list
We all do have things we wish to happen or achieve one day. (If you are reading this blog you are very likely to have a bucket list, a daily to-do list, etc.) And we all spend a large part of our lives on checking the items listed.
But what I found is, that there are more items on that most important list than I can see.
Once in a while I suddenly find myself in awesome places - physically, intellectually or emotionally... that enrich my life - without ever being on any of my lists. It is as there was a visible and an invisible part of my bucket list.
In my example: I had no idea that table mountain would be that relevant to me... we had decided to do that tour the evening before, had no expectation and certainly no plan to make a break right on that spot. But as we sat there, I knew that this is one of those rare “invisible items”.
But don’t worry, as, with all matter of the heart, you’ll know when you found it.
May you have a lot of these moments.
Your m