The Life List
A few weeks ago, I found myself caught in a typically quiet. The kind of evening where the hum of the day has faded, the kids are tucked in, and the silence becomes its own kind of presence. It wasn’t late enough to go to bed, but I had no clear urge to do anything productive either. I wasn’t restless, exactly – just a little bored. That soft kind of boredom that nudges you to wander. So I did what many do in such moments – I opened Netflix. A new movie had just come out: The Life List. The title alone felt light and digestible, which was exactly what I needed. I was a bit exhausted from the day too, so I didn’t have the energy for anything heavy or profound. I read the short synopsis. It seemed easygoing, maybe even a little cheesy. Just what I was looking…