I'm doing 41 things
With college in full force, and being on the verge of a new job, my writing has been a daily routine. It may not be in efforts towards my books, yet it is actually proving to myself just how I can actually do it. The novel is going to be on hold for the time being. Assignments to finish and life to continue living. I am good with it.
ElleLyzette's Life List
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1. Review Goals Weekly
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2. Inspire others
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3. Write
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4. Expand my vocabulary
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5. Make 1000 Paper Cranes
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6. Create multiple streams of income
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7. Go back to college
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8. New car
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9. Learn to juggle
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10. Tone my arms
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11. Go to Bikram Yoga regularly
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12. Vipassana Meditation
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13. Live with depth, sacredness, passion & wildness.
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14. Read 43 Books through 2011
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15. Travel to Europe ...Italy, France, Spain, London and Greece this year
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16. Take another Club Med vacation
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17. List 100 things to improve the world and do them
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18. Become an expert at something exotic
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19. Healthier foods added to daily meals/snacks for daughter & I
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20. Make a list of 43 things I know very little about, & then learn at least 3 things about each of them
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21. Visit Museums
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22. Paint a picture this year
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23. Sort Photos and make albums for my family members
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24. Hot Air Balloon Ride
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25. Go to "Vegas Indoor Skydiving"
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26. Received $1,536,+++.++ from my abundant universe
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27. Receive a Montblanc Pen
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28. Own my dream home with a porch overlooking a lake or a view of the ocean
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29. Own bicycles for my daughter and myself
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30. Cook new recipes-healthy, multi-cultural
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31. Gift to my brother and sister-in-law a trip to a Premiere Soccer game in England
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32. Gift to my nephews a trip to Las Vegas to see the LOVE Show
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33. Learn to parallel park
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34. Take Ballroom Dancing Lessons
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35. Dress up to see Rocky Horror Picture Show
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36. Ride a zip line
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37. Draw 43 Things
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38. See 100 bands/singers live
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39. Do NaNoWriMo Again
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40. Travel to Peru - see Machu Picchu
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41. Hike the Great Wall of China
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How I did it
It made me 
How I did it: First, I made a list of the songs which initially came to mind. There are many old favorites I still hear every so often in passing. Next, I went through my cassette (yes, I still have most of them), and cd collection and noted my fave's. Any of the songs I couldn't remember the names of exactly, I would google part of the name and lyrics. It pulled up the song right away. Around Christmas, I was reminded of some of my favorite … Read how I did it…
It made me
beyond inspired!
How I did it: I made the commitment to join NaNoWriMo earlier this year, and put it on my calendar for November 2009. Following the suggestions on the web site, I wrote for quantity and not quality. Made a daily word count goal and kept track of my progress at the end of the day. Although I had some personal challenges arise in my life, I had made a decision to finish NaNoWriMo no matter what was happening. I crash wrote in the last days of Novemb… Read how I did it…
It made me
accepting 
How I did it: Surrendered to the realization that I can be in love with many concepts in my world...and not necessarily one limited to being in love with a man. Falling in love with the beauty of life, good and challenging, is far more sustainable than a personal "relationship". No doubt there will be many more intimate relationships in my lifetime. The idea of finding only "the one" seems so limited and final. Why not open up my heart to experience lo… Read how I did it…
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Recent entries
Yes…I took the leap and went straight into college. My courses will be online, which fit in nicely with work, being a single mom, and wanting to create a different career for myself.
Learning so much already. One area is that of acquiring credible information, and how to do so on the Internet. I had no idea Wikipedia was not considered a reliable source of facts. Also learning how to go to school online, which is quite different than it was 25 years ago. It is so much better as far as time and convenience without missing out on the knowledge. Not having to deal with actual libraries is spectacular too. No more making copies at 5 cents each in a hurry before closing time. Hurray for the Internet.
To live in sacredness can sound so daunting to someone as potentially wild as myself. I have come to believe my God wants me to live fully and passionately so long as I am true to myself without hurting others deliberately. Daily prayer and meditation certainly define my morning routine, yet I find myself longing for a deeper connection to my higher power as I understand “him”. What can I do to develop a stronger “sacredness” in my life? Yoga? Vipassana? Group Meditation?
