I'm doing 31 things
I guess laying down to meditate and falling asleep immediately doesn't count as meditating, does it?
1 day ago
That’s called going to bed early.
Anyway, I have been doing that a lot lately.
Flash's Life List
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1. Live in gratitude & be happy even if the rest of the things on this list never happen
147 entries . 312 cheers70 people -
2. Meditate daily
25 team members . 32 entries . 208 cheers3,984 people -
3. be a better lover
6 entries . 15 cheers177 people -
4. have a healthy pregnancy
14 entries . 19 cheers33 people -
5. have a healthy baby
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6. Educate, enlighten, inspire and empower others (and myself) about sexuality and gender
20 entries . 142 cheers1 person -
7. Practice healthy consensual nonmonogamy
5 entries . 34 cheers10 people -
8. have a simple yet memorable wedding
2 team members . 2 entries . 18 cheers5 people -
9. Build a strong and healthy marriage
2 team members . 23 cheers2 people -
10. Create a nurturing love nest with my partner
2 team members . 27 entries . 130 cheers4 people -
11. Approach financial planning as a team with my partner
2 team members . 32 entries . 28 cheers3 people -
12. Pay off my credit card debt
14 entries . 96 cheers629 people -
13. Make a $500 donation to charity
6 entries . 38 cheers2 people -
14. Fund 43 microloans through Kiva.org
9 entries . 21 cheers72 people -
15. Find a spiritual home
2 entries . 35 cheers6 people -
16. Give 43 compliments to men
2 team members . 23 entries . 132 cheers5 people -
17. give myself monthly breast exams
3 team members . 16 cheers6 people -
18. Be mind-numbingly hot at 40
3 entries . 39 cheers3 people -
19. Take dance lessons with my partner
2 team members . 1 entry . 23 cheers6 people -
20. Live outside the US for at least a year
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21. Make my cat happy
8 entries . 13 cheers1 person -
22. Make a workout mix for CrookedLetter
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23. Find a better breakfast routine
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24. Find a better sleep & waking up routine
1 entry . 6 cheers1 person -
25. Reawaken my dream life
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26. Open my heart, wider and more often
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27. Organize and lead a camping trip in spring 2010
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28. Build an art shanty
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29. update my will
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30. Come up with a backup plan in case I get laid off
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31. Meditate every day for 43 days
1 entry . 8 cheers2 people
How I did it
It made me
thrilled & terrified 
How I did it: I consider myself fortunate, at 38, to have gotten pregnant this easily. When we weren't pregnant after 3 months of trying, we set up a few tests with our doctor to find out if anything specific was preventing pregnancy. (Turns out I was already pregnant at that visit.) In fact, I had an ultrasound test scheduled for yesterday, the day I discovered I was pregnant, just to make sure everything was all right down there. Needless to say, I c… Read how I did it…
It made me
a better seamstress
How I did it: I covered my friend, dressed only in her underwear and a plastic garbage bag, in water-activated packing tape. The tape was really easy to work with and dried really fast. I tried to tape carefully to match the contours of her body, as if I were doing paper mache.Less than three hours after we started, I cut up the back of the tape and pulled it off her. We resealed it with tape and put on another layer for good measure, and the worst was… Read how I did it…
It made me
How I did it: I felt a lot of pressure from my parents (who were paying the tuition) to finish school in a timely manner, so I just picked a major that seemed like it would be done as quickly as possible. I walked across the stage in my robe at graduation, but I never finished my senior project. I got a job and worked for three years, torturing myself about that project. Then when I discovered that my employer had tuition reimbursement for all employee… Read how I did it…
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Happy belated birthday, Dreamer
1 day ago
May this year bring you even bigger, better, more interesting dreams. Thank you for your consistently heartfelt and positive presence here on this site. You are one of the reasons I love this online community.
Hugs, Flash
I imagine I’ll breathe a huge sigh of relief once that’s over with!
Or maybe not. Maybe there’s always going to be something new to worry about, starting now and lasting the next 18+ years. I think I’ll choose some other option—that’s no way to live!
