Check it

I woke up around 8:30 this morning and had a slightly apathetic outlook on the day. When I arrived at the 1 line 157 subway stop I found out that someone had fallen into an oncoming train.

I am not sure whether the person decided life was to hard, someone pushed him or her, or that the individual just fell. It is a tragedy either way.

I hope this economic slump does not carry the hopelessness of the Great Depression that I have heard about from grandparents and others. I think this is a time for our characters to be tested and a time for me to analyze what I am made of. So I thought of some goals to give me hope.

1. To have a net worth of $5 million by age 45 (Not sure how that is going to work out yet)

2. To save $250,000 by age 35 (That is only $25k a year starting now)

3. To get married and have a kid or two in the next five years. I have noticed that as my age increases so does my selfishness.

4. To run a business (Not sure what that will be yet either. Ideas will come.)

5. Read 100 great books (I have no reading habits at the moment)

6. Write a novel

7. Sail in the Caribbean

8. Strive to strengthen family relationships (even though they are already strong)

9. Stay healthy

10. Stay positive

I constantly have to remind myself that anything is possible and have to check my dream-crushing at the door. My Grandma Myla said, "You can do anything you want to do."
My Grandpa Roy would follow up with, "As long as you are willing to pay the price."

Do what you want to do and be happy.