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“Tender Mercy,” 8″x 6, Gouache by Donna Lyons \u00a9 2023<\/p>\n

\u201cMaking that Bucket List\u201d<\/p>\n

By Marty Coffin Evans \u00a9 2022<\/p>\n

Not long ago, I attended a party celebrating my friend, Diana. Caring Bridge entries about her cancer journey likely prompted this. Realizing she didn\u2019t have many months to live, she decided to host the party rather than our doing so as we\u2019d planned.<\/p>\n

What a great time to celebrate with others who matter in our lives \u2013 family, colleagues from different work locations, service club members and more. Her parting gift to us \u2013 \u201cDiana\u2019s Bucket List.\u201d<\/p>\n

Introducing her list, Diana noted she had done some of the listed things and wished she could do them again. She included activities she never got to do.<\/p>\n

What would such a list of 21 items encompass? Hers contained ones pertaining to people (9), places (6) and things (6). The \u201cpeople\u201d examples included being a grandparent (devoted, joyful, committed), reconnecting with someone not spoken to in a long time, asking for or forgiving someone needing forgiveness, and practicing gratitude every day for family (daughters in her case), friends, relatives and furry friends.<\/p>\n

\u201cPlace\u201d examples take us on cruises whether with Viking up a river or one through the Greek Islands, touring Ireland, canoeing the Quetico and hearing the loons again along with sitting on a beach and listening to an ocean.<\/p>\n

Diana\u2019s \u201cthing\u201d items stretch us a bit as they included volunteering somewhere, taking a class in something new, reading a book outside of what we\u2019d usually select, mastering (not just studying) a second language and picking up\/ learning a new musical instrument or revisiting one previously played.<\/p>\n

Tucked in the middle of her Bucket List: \u201cTake time to notice the light outside, its changes throughout the day, how it modifies the look of trees, grass, sky, clouds, mountains, and how those differences make you feel.\u201d<\/p>\n

Diana hoped we\u2019d do one or more from this list in her honor. How wonderful to remember and celebrate another this way!<\/p>\n

March 2025<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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