We all have goals, wishes, and dreams. Some may actually come to fruition, while others may be a fleeting thought or will forever linger on the palate.  Here’s the evolving Loop in my mind, heart, and spirit in no particular order…

• Publish a piece of writing…started LaLa Palooza Blog: yoteach1yo.com on 07/06/15
• Read one of my poems at an Open Mic Night
• Create a piece of art (photos?)…experimenting w/Instagram (warmed up w/Chicago pics 07/30/15)
• Sky Dive (Officially off the list due to hip replacement)
• Surf: Tried in Sayulita, but only on knees
• Play in a WSOP event (Daily Deep Stack, 6/27/17)
• Visit Nagoya, Japan: mom born there and resided until she was 14; I’m 1/4 Japanese
• Visit France:  Paris/Musee due Louvre; Wine!!
• Visit Australia: Sydney Opera House and the Outback
• Travel, travel, travel: Morocco, Barcelona, Bora Bora, Prague, New Zealand…
• Volunteer for the elderly: often forgotten/cast aside during their last years; I miss my grandparents.
• Volunteer in some capacity (started coaching with The First Tee March, 2017)
• Health and fitness sustained: Down 65lbs; 85lb goal.  Build muscle and stamina. Total hip replacement on 1/4/19 forced a pause. Begin again.
• Be more assertive/initiate/calculated risks; check insecurity at the door (Stretch experiences year of 2017 and ongoing)
• Get back into competitive golf; re-establish handicap (Signed up for GHIN on 09/02/15; NCGA tourneys 2016-2020; Index down to 10.7 single digit goal)
• Masters Golf Tournament
• Superbowl: Seahawks!!
• Kentucky Derby
• Boxing at MGM Grand
• Drive a race car
• Meditation: My mind is always on the go; ability to sit/be present/relax is a struggle (Started hot yoga and meditation July, 2017)
• Fall in love.  (Immensely grateful; January, 2018)

Just a smidgen as of February 8, 2021