About
If you are familiar with the movie "The Bucket List," then you are familiar with what the "Eric's Dream" website is about. The only difference is that I am not dying, nor do I have money. I only have the desire to live life outside of my cubicle for awhile and fulfill a few of the dreams and goals that I have before my time on earth is gone.
Over the last 5 years I have gained 100lbs, much of it while sitting at a desk job. 
I used to be an active person who loved sports, the beach, and life in general. While I like my job and the people whom I work with immensely, the continuously sitting indoors has slowly, but surely drained the energy and zest that once filled me.
The feeling of immortality that accompanies the innocence of youth is gone. I have been exposed to co-workers and friends suffering a lot over recent years, which in turn has caused me to question profoundly the purpose of me and my life..
I’m starting to believe that life truly is a journey and that the journey itself is what helps us experience, understand, and become content with ourselves and the roles we provide throughout our lifetime.
The problem with my life is that I have allowed it to become confined to a 4×4 space for over four years now. It confines me physically as well emotionally, mentally, and spiritually. It is with this disappointment, and the growing understanding that life is short and very fragile, that I feel compelled to begin pursuing my list of desires, goals, and dreams.
I have worked 40-60 hrs a week along with cutting my expenses to save money so that I am able to take time away from work in order to begin checking items off of my Dream List, which will hopefully lead me down the path of self-fulfillment.
Along the way, I hope not only to grow and develop as a person, but I hope to impact people in a positive way and to inspire them to pursue at least one, if not all, of their dreams too.
I would have to say that the most important lesson I have learned over the recent years of exposure to accidents, illness, and tragedy, is that we truly never know what tomorrow’s health will bring us, or if today will be our last day, so we need to seize each and every moment.
