Make a reverse bucket list, new Happiness Research suggests
To augment your index of happiness-
Make a list of everything you wanted to accomplish and have already achieved
Your life through a lens of gratitude this exercise allows you to perceive
Creating a bucket list is towards the future oriented
By focusing on what you still need to achieve, it can make you discontented
It gives you a sense of urgency, of time running out
And provokes anxiety that you would rather do without
Whereas a reverse bucket list enumerates all that you have gained
Allowing you to feel hopeful about the future again..
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A bucket list celebrates hustle culture and unbridled ambition
A reverse bucket list, on the other hand, gives you permission
To pause and reflect, to acknowledge your life’s journey
For happiness, a reverse bucket list is a better recipe
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My bucket list runs long, and appears over-ambitious even to me
But creating a reverse bucket list has given me the clarity
To pursue some goals on my bucket list and leave others behind
This exercise has been beneficial for my overthinking mind..
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So create your bucket list, but also a reverse list create
Look forward to new goalposts, old achievements celebrate
Passion...unbridled 