Dreams, big, small, adventurous, or simple, can be a food for the soul. They push us forward into the next day and the next and every one after that, giving us the impetus to expand our lives and grow. Most people probably have some sort of mental list of things they'd like to do before they die, things that may seem in the future but get closer every day...yet get lost in the every day.
Earlier this year, Candy Chang, a cofounder of Civic Center and TED fellow among numerous other accomplishments, launched Before I Die, a project that transformed the side of an abandoned building in New Orleans into a giant space to articulate and share dreams. It's a giant chalkboard, with spaces for people to fill in their hopes and dreams. Some of them are inspiring, others a little heart-breaking, and a few are even kind of funny.
Since the initial project, Before I Die has been recreated in at least nine other cities, using the Toolkit from Civic Center, and people continue sharing their dreams. What would you write? You can share your dream here. 
All images are borrowed from here, available for use for publicizing the project. Oh, and yes, I found this on StumbleUpon. I'm sure I'm not the first person to blog about this project, but I really, really love it.
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