what to do while there’s still time

I don’t care what other people say about Paulo Coelho anymore, because I like how he seems to validate my thoughts. This is why I read tarot & why peers ask the cards the same thing sometimes:

“The only way to make the right decision is to know what the wrong decision is. You have to examine the other path, without fear & without being morbid, & then decide.”

However, from the same book where that was derived, interestingly, from the Personal Vices chapter, this is what I get:

“Pity those who reduce the cosmos to an explanation, God to a magic potion, & humanity to beings with basic needs that must be satisfied, because they never hear the music of the spheres. But have even more pity on those who have blind faith, & who in their laboratories transform mercury into gold, & who are surrounded by their books about the secrets of the Tarot & the power of the pyramids. Neither of these kinds of people know Thy law that says, ‘Whoever does not receive the kingdom of God as a little child will by no means enter it.’"

Sigh. But I am still outside looking in with wide-eyed gusto despite everything. I still feel that this is going to be my year. So hooray for my 30 Things To Do At Least Before I Die… Errr, I Mean, Before I Hit 30.

• Learn more about feng shui, & have fun with interior decorating.


• Get a driver’s license.


• Learn kendo.


• Learn more about wine appreciation.


• Get a makeover. Seriously.


• Be more diligent with yoga.


• Experiment with cooking more.


• Work on my supposed writing prowess.


• Take care of my new puppies attentively.


• Have my room repainted to a soft pink.


• Take care of areca palms & orchids.


• Collect more scented candles. Maybe even make them myself!


• Wear sunscreen more regularly.


• Go back to strength training.


• Get a new pair of rollerblades.


• Smile more, even when cranky as hell.


• Don’t take crap from powertrippers.


• Work on expressing my distaste/indignance/fury more constructively.


• Take up oil painting classes.


• Update my bookshelf/iTunes.


• Save more money.


• Save the world, one plastic bag & bottle at a time.


• Learn how to assemble a desktop computer.


• Take more pictures.


• Master a new language.


• Learn how to swim again.


• Prepare for my retirement.


• Update my resumé.


• Get a new tarot deck, like the Victoria-Regina set.


• Revisit my childhood home at least every 2 weeks.

Yep, I’m ready to take the challenge. ♥