I wish I were Tom Hanks

Well, Hello!
Welcome back to my humble abode.
I have been doing a lot of thinking about bucket lists lately. My own personal one has been filling up the proverbial bucket for quite some time now. Sometimes we meander through life with out clear direction, sometimes with laser focus, Mine has, admittedly, been pretty much a shiny things! lets go! kind of existence. But all that changes right now. Man, I could go for a sandwich..........or some cake. Yeah, cake would be perfection.
Back to bucket lists. I was thinking about people who accomplish things in life, philosophers, composers, artists, inventors, etc. all have a few things ( I believe) in common. Firstly, Drive. they seem to not stop, no matter what obstacles get in their path. a truly admirable trait. Second, Passion. It's a vehicle used by joy, fueled by wild abandon for civilized conventionality, to reach a pinnacle of existence. (wow, that was deep). Third, Luck. You can accomplish a lot of stuff, if your in the right place at the right time. I know, no shit Sherlock.
At times I have wished for more of each of these, never realizing I had more than enough already. I had just been reluctant to accept it. Each one of these traits are within us, we just need to cultivate them. thats the hard part. We all want to be better people, but its hard, ya know? What is easy is to rest on your accomplishments, forget what makes you happy, or believe something is conspiring against you and blame, blame, blame. Thats the tough one. I could be a little better at making my own luck.
After great contemplation, I have decided that there is one person who is an expert at accomplishment.

That man is Tom Hanks.

I submit for your approval a few of said accomplishments:

He was engaged to Tawney Kitaen and threw an awesome bachelor party.
He spent 7 years or so on a desert island with only a volleyball named Wilson, learned how to fish with a stick, and made a raft to sail home.
He was Antonio Banderas' soulmate while living in Philadelphia and battling a wasting disease.
He almost single handedly saved private Ryan.
He traveled to lunar orbit with Kevin Bacon, slingshotted around the moon, and returned to earth.
He solved the Da Vinci code
He met Meg Ryan on the internet, them had a face to face with her at the top of the Empire State Building.
He also got to hang out with his best friend (also an astronaut) while wearing a cowboy suit and have many adventures to infinity and beyond.

This list is by no means complete, as Tom has plenty of Drive, Passion, and Luck.

Seriously, This guy must finish every day yelling "NAILED IT!'


Until next time,
Pistolgrip out.