Sometimes the beauty of the world is so overwhelming, I just want to throw back my head and gargle. Just gargle and gargle, and I don’t care who hears me, because I am beautiful.
– Jack Handey Deep Thoughts
DrWood's Life List
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1. Be me, be the best man I can be, without concern for others opinions
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2. Embrace the potential of each moment to transform
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3. climb a mountain
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4. make love in the rain
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5. Spend more time in the forest
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6. Play drums
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7. publish my poetry
1 cheer554 people -
8. dance more
1 cheer1,067 people -
9. become more involved in my community
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10. do one thing towards my goals every day
1 cheer10 people -
11. Be more intentional
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12. Sail around the Caribbean
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13. live passionately
1 cheer5,594 people -
14. get in touch with people I have lost touch with
1 cheer120 people -
15. Join an intentional community
1 cheer29 people -
16. ski the alps
1 cheer50 people -
17. Go skiing
1 cheer707 people -
18. make art every day
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19. Find secret passages
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20. see the northern lights
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21. visit all 7 continents
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22. Do something important in 2007
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23. get married
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24. Be.
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25. eat healthier
10,079 people -
26. stop browsing 43things when I should be working on one of my goals instead
1 cheer4 people -
27. increase my motivation and determination
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28. Sail to Hawaii
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29. Stay Focused
198 people -
30. exercise more
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31. Visit France, and Greece again
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32. stay in an ice hotel
97 people -
33. be a better teacher
224 people
For me, this move has been amazing. Moving from the rain and gloom, to an active, social, green reality has been transformative. But I don’t think it is for everyone. I have experience living in other countries, and while Hawaii is just another state, it is also half way to living in another country. If you’re white, your moving to a place where you are a small minority. And time, moves different here. Surfing, and Las Vegas are religions here, I don’t get the Las Vegas thing at all.
I really just want to surf, and enjoy being there, so I decided to not take a teaching contract. I’ll sub a bit, maybe look into being an adjunct at the U, and take it from there. If anyone has any ideas on where to live let me know, I’m going to stay with friends in Honolulu for a few days – I don’t know if I’ll stay there, or go to Maui…
