So much to do, so much to see

High School:
1. Stop worrying so much
2. Get accepted to George Washington University
3. Get a car and get driving already
4. Attend a music festival
5. Go on an adventure, just me and some friends, no parental supervision
Number 1 there is something that really could be a life goal for me, and in all likelihood it will be, but its something that I would like to have mostly completed by the end of high school. It seems sometimes as though anxiety and worrying have taken over my life, and by the time I go to college I want to be able to deal with stress and doubt without it turning into a crisis. This is something I need to do for myself, but I think in a lot of ways it will also help the people I care about even more.

College:
1. Find my passion
2. Travel abroad
3. Pursue a cause with unbridled vigor and passion
4. Become involved in a community
5. Find an exercise activity of some kind that I enjoy and do it regularly
Number 1 on this list is something I worry about now, but I've gotten to the point where I at least recognize that it can wait. Oftentimes I worry that I've so far failed to stumble upon my passion, that one thing I feel I can dedicate my life to and never regret it. It might be that I've found it already and just don't realize. But college is a time for self-discovery, when so many new opportunities open up for one to try. I hope that in exploring different subjects, activities, and areas of interest in college that I will come to find that special passion I long for.

Life:
1. Leave the world better than I found it
2. Spend it with people that make me happy
3. Hold public office (at some level)
4. Become fluent, not just in a language, but in a culture
5. Have my writing published (in a newspaper, in a journal, in a magazine, whatever)
6. Never retire
Whatever that passion is that I find, I want it to let me leave the world a better place than I found it. At least, as far as my actions are concerned. Whatever scale that might be - whether it's improving the life of one adopted kid, or being at the front of a movement that makes a whole class of people happier - that is my ultimate goal in life.It's the measure of my success. The question I'll be asking myself on my deathbed: "Did I do this world a favor by living in it?" I hope the answer is yes.