I'm doing 37 things
Went with my daughter and the Girl Scout Troop. Was a blast!
RedHeadGuy's Life List
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1. be a great father
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2. be happy
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3. teach my children well, about everything
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4. get a masters degree
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5. travel the world
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6. visit all 50 states
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7. pay off my student loan
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8. Take a road trip across the USA
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9. learn to sail
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10. Learn to surf
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11. spend more time outdoors
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12. start a band
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13. ride a motorcycle
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14. make sure my children have a happy, healthy and financially secure life
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15. have better posture
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16. own several businesses
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17. Work on my " need to buy for the house or have done to the house" list of goals
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18. Own lots of Real Estate
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19. go to more concerts
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20. become a pilot
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21. have more friends
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22. write a short story collection
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23. submit a short story for publication
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24. publish a short story collection
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25. Have my writing published
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26. finish the story i'm currently writing
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27. finish my mystery story
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28. write an adventure story
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29. Read more
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30. sleep at least six hours a night
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31. Surround myself with positive energy...All the time if possible...
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32. Live in the moment with a clear and quiet mind.
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33. become CPR certified
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34. get PMP certified
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35. own a pub
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36. backpack across europe
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37. be there for my friends
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Recent entries
As I became an adult and my life changed. I often wondered how my parents felt and thought moving into new phases of their lives in previous eras and historical times.
It gave me the idea to keep a set of journals: 1 for me and my thoughts, one for each of my children regarding what was on my mind as a parent, a man, the leader of the family and a real person during their growing up.
Finally, I keep a sketch book, and try to sketch at least one thing, anything, daily..although I am falling short on this one.
I think many see their parents as super heroes, an infallible force that they could themselves never live up to. However, as we ourselves go down the roads our parents traveled before us, we see glimpses of them as regular people. Simply put, they were just like us, and they were doing what they could, when they could, with what was available. I think having an intimate look at what was running through their minds at those times tells you a lot more about a person than you may ever know by just playing catch with them in the yard.
I want to leave a set of volumes that my children can read and gain a different view of me as a man, not just as a parent, that may give them insight or inspiration…or just make them laugh when they become parents.
I feel great running again. Will be doing a 5K this summer and fall, and possibly a sprint tri this winter.
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