I recently read this inspirational story, “She found late father’s bucket list, then spent 6 years completing it” by Sydney Page, in the Washington Post. This post is a review of the article and a free downloadable to make your bucket list! Below is a link to the article if you want to see the full story and pictures! Definitely worth checking out!
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2023/01/20/bucket-list-father-laura-carney-daughter/
Inspirational Story
This is a really neat story. Laura Carney’s father passed away unexpectedly after being hit by a car. Laura’s father wrote a bucket list that was found by her brother in 2016, 13 years after his passing. Laura’s father wrote this bucket list of 60 items in 1978 and had completed 6 tasks. Laura committed to completing her father’s bucket list. It took her 5 years and 11 months to complete the list!! What a commitment and such a neat way to honor her father. Laura told author Page that the process of completing the list was also apart of her healing and grieving journey.
Laura completed some pretty incredible tasks including going to the super bowl, driving a corvette, running a marathon, meeting President Carter, and a trip to Europe. Laura shared with author Page that she felt her dad with her and it was a way of keeping his spirit alive. Laura encouraged others to write a bucket list and she worded it in such a beautiful way:
“I really encourage everybody to write down what they want to do,” she said. “It helps you start living more intentionally, and when you’re living intentionally, you feel more of a sense of purpose in your life.”
Laura Carney, written by Sydney Page
What Is On Your Bucket List?
What would be on your bucket list? Below is a downloadable file to get started writing down your lifetime dreams!
Reference
Page, S. (2023). “She found late father’s bucket list, then spent 6 years completing it” Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2023/01/20/bucket-list-father-laura-carney-daughter/
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