In this lifetime, I would like to:
- Write three books and have them published, sold, and enjoyed by the masses
- Make a living off my writing
- House my work in different publications
- Run a community-based, grass-roots yoga studio
- Turn my stories into a movie adaptation with a large enough budget to qualify for nominations and awards
- Work on a campaign to get a candidate into office
- Understand my role in racism so I know how to be and do better
- Take my spouse to Japan with money I earned
- Take my family on vacation, including mom, dad, brother, spouse
- Go to Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Denmark in one trip
- Go to Scotland, Ireland, and Northern Ireland in one trip
- Take my spouse to Italy and do a tour d’Italie
- Go to India and visit: Mumbai, Pune, Chennai, New Delhi, and some mountains
- Go on a family vacation to Southeast Asia, including Laos, Thailand, and dare I say: Vietnam!
- Take my spouse to Indonesia, Singapore, and South Korea in one trip
- Speak on stage to 500 people
- Speak on stage to 1000 people
- Speak for a good cause, like climate change and/or social justice and equality
- Share a stage with Lilly Singh
- Perform stand-up in New York, LA, and San Francisco and hopefully not bomb
- Exercise regularly and feel good in my mind and body as a daily practice
- Nurture and love a living being, other than myself
- Keep at least three friends in close contact at any given time for the rest of my life
- Have a place to call my own to build generational wealth
- Spend as much time as possible with my loved ones near and far
- Spread truth and positivity through my networks and platforms as much as I can
For anyone who dares to dream, may you find the courage and resolve to speak your own goals into existence. Doing so is not for the faint of heart. Have faith, do work, and it shall be…
Let’s do this.
Melissa Chanthalangsy 