I'm doing 18 things
1. Right Understanding
2. Right Thoughts
3. Right Speech
4. Right Action
5. Right Livelihood
6. Right Effort
7. Right Mindfulness
8. Right Concentration
Caroln416's Life List
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1. graduate with AA from Miami Dade College
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2. Pay off credit card
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3. Apply to the University of Florida
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4. Become closer with my family
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5. rebuild friendships/bonds that i let slip
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6. Meet people/make new friends
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7. Read all the books in my 'to read' list.
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8. make the world a better place
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9. follow the Noble Eight-fold Path
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10. practice compassion and loving-kindness every day
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11. manage my time better
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12. Dedicate more time to my practice of Buddhism
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13. Volunteer more
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14. meditate daily
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15. take more photographs
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16. learn to cook. Really cook.
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17. Learn French fluently
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18. Become a Veterinarian
1 entry271 people
How I did it
It made me 
How I did it: Follow instructions through website. Become SPCA member. Minimum payment applies per person. Attend orientation of horse care and handling. Dedicate time. Read how I did it…
Recent entries
The greatest achievement is selflessness.
The greatest worth is self-mastery.
The greatest quality is seeking to serve others.
The greatest precept is continual awareness.
The greatest medicine is the emptiness of everything.
The greatest action is not conforming with the worlds ways.
The greatest magic is transmuting the passions.
The greatest generosity is non-attachment.
The greatest goodness is a peaceful mind.
The greatest patience is humility.
The greatest effort is not concerned with results.
The greatest meditation is a mind that lets go.
The greatest wisdom is seeing through appearances.
-Atisha (11th century Tibetan Buddhist master)
This is the question that keeps circulating in my mind…I really never imagined myself doing anything but this though, it just seems so natural.
I know it’s going to take a lot of hard work, and dedication-I just need to keep my stamina up and keep reminding myself why I wanted to do this to begin with. I know in the end it will be very rewarding!
