Bucket List: Sharing Your Dreams Helps Make Them a Reality
Many amazing experiences can’t happen by chance. They take time, effort, commitment, courage, money and support to bring them to life.
Explore these bucket list journal ideas to identify meaningful ways to enrich your future. Then, share aspirations with your family to enlist their help in making them come true.
New Experiences
What experiences would you like to try?
- Perhaps it’s something simple you’ve never tried, like baking your own bread, making a pizza from scratch or star gazing?
- Maybe it’s technology-based, like trying out VR goggles or driving an electric car?
- Or it could be a place-related experience, such as attending a music festival.
- What about entering a competition like the X-Factor?
New Skills or Knowledge
What new skills would you like to learn?
- Is there a subject that has always fascinated you but you haven’t found the time to learn more?
- Is there something you would like to be better at or learn from scratch, such as cooking, juggling or playing a musical instrument?
- Would you enjoy exploring your family’s past by researching your genealogy or performing a DNA test?
Revisit The Past
What places from your past would you like to revisit?
- Are there places you once visited that you like to return to?
- Perhaps they were so nice you just want to experience them once more.
- Or maybe something memorable happened there, like a marriage proposal or fun times with your children when they were young?
Physical Challenge
What physical or sporting challenges would you like to accomplish?
- Is there a competition like running a marathon, swimming across a lake, or the toughmudder challenge that you have always hoped to complete?
- Would you like to follow a plan, like the 100 pushup challenge or walking 1,000 miles in a year?
- Would you like to set your own challenge, like playing tennis weekly or daily yoga?
Cities or Towns
What cities would you like to visit?
- Which places would you want to see or experience?
- What time of year would want to go?
Challenging Goal
What challenges or goals would you like to set yourself?
- Is there something really extreme that you would like to do?
- Perhaps a multi-day trek like the Annapurna Circuit?
- Or is there an achievement you would like to reach, like renovating your home or landscaping your garden?
Time With People
Who would you like to spend more time with?
- Instead of doing something of significance or visiting somewhere, are there people who you would love to see?
- Old friends and ex-colleagues you haven’t seen for years?
- Or visit new people, perhaps extended family who you never met but connected with online?
Evenings Out
Which restaurants, nights out, or theatre performances would you like to try?
- Are there Michelin-star dining experiences you would like to try?
- Theatre shows you hoped to see?
- Special events or concerts to attend?
Family Event
What family or social events would you like to partake in?
- Where would you like to go?
- Who would be invited?
Be Brave…
What activity are you plucking up the courage to do?
- Paragliding?
- Skydiving?
- Skiing or snowboarding?
- Surfing?
- Kiteboarding?
Objects Of Desire
What things would you like to own?
- Are there purchases that you have always wanted to make?
- A campervan so you can experience life on the road?
- A holiday home?
- The car you always dreamt of?
Marvel At Nature
What nature spots or natural events would like to enjoy in person?
- Here are 50 ideas to explore.
Belief Upgrade
What belief about yourself would you like to change?
- Are there beliefs or problems in your life that you really want to address?
- Can you make it your goal to do whatever it takes to overcome this challenge?
Relationships
What relationships would you like to mend?
- Are there people with whom you would like to have a better relationship?
- Perhaps old wounds need to be healed?
- Or you simply haven’t spent enough time with them?
Contributions
What contribution do you want to make for others?
- Savings for your grandchildren’s education?
- Donations to charity?
- Helping those in need within your community?
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Bucket List Journal Ideas FAQ’s
What is ‘bucket list’ about?
A bucket list refers to a list of experiences or achievements that someone would like to have or accomplish within their lifetime. It’s a tool that encourages people to look ahead and make their aspirations come true.
What are ‘journal ideas’ about?
Sometimes it can be hard to get started writing a story. ‘Journal ideas’ help by providing creative ideas as inspiration. Simirity’s journal ideas have been designed to ignite discussions in your family and inspire you to ask questions about your family’s past.
How can I use journal ideas with my family?
These journal ideas work in multiple ways to bring your family closer together:
- For individual reflection: Use them as personal writing prompts to capture your own memories and thoughts.
- For family conversations: Share journal ideas during family dinners, car rides, or video calls. Ask “How would you answer this one?” to spark meaningful discussions that go beyond daily small talk.
- For preserving family stories: When an idea resonates with a family member, encourage them to share their response in a way that captures it permanently.
The Simirity family journal app includes 100’s of journal ideas with features designed to make family storytelling simple and meaningful. Our Story Requests feature lets you easily share specific prompts with family members, while voice recordings and photo narrations help capture responses in the most natural way possible. Explore our demo account to see how families are transforming everyday moments into lasting memories.
