Don't just make your bucket list, share it online

No one likes to think about the end.

You know, buying the farm, cashing in the chips, kicking the bucket. But like taxes, death is a certainty.

As I push toward eternity, age-wise that is, I've come to take stock of my life and have often thought of the things I would like to do before I exit stage right.

Visiting Europe sounds good to me, but so does visiting China and Japan. Finishing the next great American novel is on my to-do list, as well as writing the next great American screenplay.

I'm certainly not alone in making a so-called bucket list. The theme was explored in the movie "The Bucket List” where two characters discover the list wasn't a mental exercise anymore, it was an agenda.

Rachael Jarvis of Edmond said, "I haven't thought about it that much, but I would like to see an Olympics in another country before I die.”

Sarah Williams of Edmond is young enough to not worry about the end, but she said, "I would like to finish my degree and maybe visit Hawaii before I go.”

If you are having trouble coming up with a things-to-do-before-you-die list, you might visit your100things

.com where you can post your goals and see how your lists compares with others.

Or you might try 43things.com where 1.2 million people have posted their personal lists in the past three years. The added bonus to both sites is the ability to list your goals and have others keep you encouraged along the way.

The important thing about a bucket list is you don't have to wait until the third act to do some of the things on your list.

The process is more enjoyable than just making a list. Get satisfaction and joy from the day-to-day stuff.

The bottom line is to find happiness and satisfaction in everything you do now.