The Ultimate Bucket List
On May - 15 - 2012 ADD COMMENTS
It seems that our bucket lists of things to do before we die have become more introspective and closer to home than they used to be. Whilst it may come as no surprise that travel tops the list, gone are the goals of ‘have my fifteen minutes of fame’, and ‘run a marathon’ which seem to be more easily achievable these days with many of the other top ambitions focusing on personal development. There are also some achievements that were taken for granted in the past such as having a family or building a home that now appear on the list for Brits.
With more single people in the UK than ever before, Valentine’s Day can seem like a day you’d rather avoid if you are without a beau. The origin of the day dates back to the Middle Ages and is officially a celebration of ‘romantic’ love, but how can single Belles really embrace and enjoy it, other than sending Hallmark-encouraged secret Valentine’s cards to George, who sits at the desk opposite? Well psychologist and Belle contributor Rachel MacLynn suggests that it it’s time to give it a more modern twist and follow the traditions of many countries around the world that give it a more generic meaning. ‘In Finland, Valentine’s Day means ‘Friend’s Day’ and is based around remembering friends and similar traditions are found in Estonia and some Latin American countries,’ she says. 
With a worldwide recession, a fast changing world and an online cyberlife that sees your friends updating their status with all the wonderful things going on in their lives it is easy to see why insecurities and uncertainty rule our lives in a way they never seemed to in the simpler, pre-internet past. 
Apparently by now most of us have forgotten about our new year resolutions and fallen off the diet wagon. However not all of us need to diet as such to lose those extra pounds we put on as we indulged in December. 
At this time of the year we often take stock of what we have, and don’t have in our lives and what we would like to change. Most of us seek to be happy as the primary goal in life. Sometime we feel if we can get our ultimate job, meet the man of our dreams, have that longed for family or win the lottery, we will be happy. But happiness is not necessarily a natural state. 
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