Spartan Race in Sydney – Arooooo

Now I know its been a very long time I have posted anything here. I know there are no excuses for being lazy but there were certain things that have happened in life in past few months.

I have been very sick since I came back from Peru with a parasite called Blasto Hominis. Good news is that I am on a recovery period. So I will be back with lots of updates for last couple of months and my progress in the bucket list of this year. Glad to be back as I really missed you guys. Hope you are doing well and writing here whenever you get time. Also I have created a new site for my blog that I would like to share with my latest post from April for the obstacle race that I did – Spartan,  before I got really sick.

http://kavitajoshitravels.com/2014/08/spartan-race-in-sydney-arooooo/

Please check out my new website and let me know if you like it. Any feedback is deeply appreciated 🙂

Rueda – Flash Mob in Sydney

First of all apology to be away for long as I have been busy travelling and doing things on my bucket list for this year. I was trying to build my website for this blog to be able to post more pictures and stuff as this website is almost full from the content I posted last year. Here is a link to my new website and I would really appreciate if you visit it and give me some feedback regarding it. Any feedback regarding the performance or how to make it better would be great. 

http://kavitajoshitravels.com/2014/05/rueda-flash-mob-in-sydney/

Good news that I have been able to do some really good travelling and also some cool items ticked off from my list. Flash mob is one of them as I have always wanted to do them. I participated in Rueda (form of cuban salsa in community) and it was heaps of fun I must say. You can find some pictures in my new blog 🙂

Why write a bucketlist?

Ok not that I like to indulge into controversy but I have been thinking for while now after having my own first bucket list (bucketlist 2013)  last year. And this year also I was initially not keen to make one but then I end up writing a few things in it (bucketlist 2014). I was thinking this year if I do need a bucket list or not. Why bucket list? This was the question I asked myself last year as well before writing my list. Well I read some stuff on this as well where I saw both pros and cons of having a bucket list. Some says its good to write down the things you love to do in order to prioritize them in life. Others says it can sabotage you or can make you a tourist and not a traveller if you just do the things in your list all the time.

I was amazed how strong people’s opinion was about the term called bucket list. Ok let’s give it a new name then first to disassociate the bucket that looks like a limitation first of all that can only fit few things at one time. What would you call chasing your dreams and do things that make you happy? I don’t think we ever do anything in terms of bucket list that makes us feel miserable or unhappy right? So the key is happiness, sense of achievement and over all it’s a positive change that it brings in your life. I don’t want to associate it with death either as that’s the worst thing I can do to associate it with fear of dying one day. So I won’t call it a ‘things to do before I die’. I don’t want the name ‘to do list’ either as it should not be forced upon me just because I want to do these things doesn’t mean I have to pressure myself into doing it as that would cause more stress than happiness. ‘Wish list’ is not bad but not quiet appealable still.

Any ways the reason to write few things to do that makes you happy are many like:

1. As humans we are quiet prone to laziness and just do whatever we do in our daily life the same way and become a bit robotic and get into our automatic gear to run our life
2. We are not conditioned socially to think about our well being and happiness usually
3. We are accustomed of thinking in terms of what is right and good in terms of the rules of society
4. There are times that makes us think that we are not happy but then we start the blame game rather than changing something in our life
5. Also we are prone to associate our happiness with the tangible things a lot of time (example: money which is basically a tool to do things in life that are either necessary or important but we start giving more importance in hoarding the money till death do us apart).
6. We have so many mundane activities in day to day life that takes precedence and we loose focus on the important things in life
7. It’s hard for us to prioritize things if we don’t have the focus around the important things
8. Our brain is conditioned to use the data in form of list better than the random chunks of information or goals
9. We are so used to of making a to do list in our head that anything similar gets done quickly or more clearly

But now that we understand that this particular list (or a new name that we would give this list soon) is important in order to focus on the important things in life what we are not supposed to do:

• This list is important but it should not stress you so much that you become upset or unhappy otherwise you loose the whole essence of having such a list
• With time our priorities and goals change as well as our likes and dislikes hence its important to revisit your list every now and then
• Don’t attach yourself to the list that not doing something from the list makes you dishearten at any time
•  Don’t think that not being able to do something on the list is the end of the world as it is not
• Make sure you remember the reason you have a list – to make you happy. So anything on the list that you think is going to make you unhappy try to find a better item in its place
• It’s your list so don’t come under social pressure to complete anything on your list. Take your own pace and do it as you like not by the fear of what others would think. It’s your list and you can do whatever you want with it – change it, do it, cancel it whatever.
• Try to bring the balance of different kind of things on your list to make sure the start doesn’t discourage you and you always have the variety to choose from. For example: If you want to make abs then don’t obsess about it so much that you kill your self on the gym floor. Try to understand that having things on your list doesn’t make them magic items that can be done any quicker than their normal time. I had a item saying I want to run marathon whereas I had never run in my whole life for even 5 k. So I didn’t do it last year and training this year for obstacle course which is helpful to increase my stamina and also if I would like then I would run a marathon one day that too only in case I think I would enjoy it.
• Don’t have a list that you think would make you look cool in front of others but also think of the reason why you

At last but not the least do remember that you create a bucketlist to achive more and to be happy in life and the moment you start getting streesed due to it that means a problem and you need to start thinking why you had it in the first place.

Hope you have fun with or without bucket list doing things that you love my friend.

Bucket List 2014 – Travel, Fitness, Food, Learning (Balance among mind, body and soul with lots of fun and adventure)

Hello My Fellow Bloggers and Beautiful Readers,

If you are interested to know what all amazing things I did last year than here is the link:

https://talkingexperience.wordpress.com/category/bucket-list/bucket-list-2013/bucket-list-items/

You must be wondering what’s happening to my bucket list for this year. Well this year I wanted to do things differently and I think I was able to do it to some extent. My idea initially was to do things as they come and then once done add them to my list. As after last year, having achieved so much changed my perspective towards the bucket list concept. I have already done few things this year that I would love to share with you and doing it already as well. I would again categorize my list in terms of body, mind and soul area to balance my actions for this year. Last year was fantastic in terms of the places I travelled, adventures I did, people I met and feeling of peace and calm that I felt.

Travel, Fitness, Food, Learning and miscellaneous – for Mind, Body and Soul

1. Visit Antarctica
2. Visit at least 2 new countries
3. Visit at least one natural wonders in the world
4. Cities / Places – Visit at least 6 new places in Australia in 12 months
5. National Parks – Visit at least two National Parks
6. Rivers – Visit at least two of the famous rivers
7. Islands – Visit at least two of the famous islands
8. Prepare for Spartan(obstacle course/ run)
9. Prepare for True Grit (obstacle course/ run)
10. Get some visible abs
11. Do one race of any distance
12. Run a half marathon (example: citytosurf in  Sydney)
13. Run 7 days in a row and then run for a month at least 3 days a week
14. Do my Master Scuba Diving
15. Dive in Fish Rock
16. Prepare meal for at least 7 days in a row
17. Start eating 5 small meals a day
18. Prepare your own drinks/juices/smothies
19. Learn Spanish to be able to speak as a beginner
20. Learn to surf
21. Learn how to write with your left hand (as I am a right hand)
22. Organize my first house party in Australia
23. Hold a Guinness world record in something
24. Go on a blind date
25. Fall in love with someone with no expectation
26. Participate in an event in some other country
27. Visit Taronga Zoo in Sydney as I have never been there
28. Participate in a flash mob
29. Take Vow of silence a day/ a week / a month
30. Find 10 fears in myself and overcome some of them  (example: approach some one and ask for a coffee date, cycle around Sydney)
31. Spend a day of gratitude and no transaction of money but rather live like a monk
32. Mamoth Cave
33. Weekend Canyoning
34. Buy a car
35. Get my driving license
36. Learn to surf
37. Take an African Safari
38. Plan Christmas and New Year in some awesome place – yet to decide
39. Attend a huge rock concert
40. Go on a sailing trip
41. Do something for a homeless person
42. Write list of fears like last year and overcome some of them (insert the link here)
43. Go on a diving trip
44. Do 10 things that make you the happiess
45. Plan to participate in Carnival in Brazil
46. Create a custom website for my travels and other stuff
47. Try ice skating
48. Do something completely spontaneously – may be five thing
49. Ask a stranger for coffee
50. Buy someone lunch
51. Write a book
52. Make a documentary

Note/ Question: I have updated the list and now its just over 50 so what do you say shall I make it a 100 ??

I would add more items here soon to make it a list of 50 like last year and let’s see how many I can achieve this year 🙂 Wish me luck as I would need some wishes my friends 🙂 And now get ready for an adventurous journey for this year my friend with me where nothing is predictable and anything can happen as this is my life. And as you already know it is full of mysteries to unveil on the way and lot of adventure to see.

Warm Regards,

Kavita