I recently read a book about centenarians and I have altered my goal of wanting to be a healthy, happy 100 years old to a healthy, happy 110 years old. How awesome would it be to live such a long, healthy, happy life?!
Tarasita78's Life List
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1. Pass the CIH on the first try
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2. be ambidextrous
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3. watch all the episodes of lost
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4. remember my dreams
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5. stop feeling guilty about EVERYthing
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6. Write a book
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7. Adopt a child
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8. Be a foster parent
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9. Be a better Aunt
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10. Help the homeless
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11. Learn self-defense
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12. Learn Russian
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13. Speak spanish better
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14. Live to be 110 years old
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15. Learn to do math in my head
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16. Build leg muscle
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17. Travel to Russia
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18. create the soundtrack to my life
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Each year, my city has a program they call A Night’s Welcome. This is a shelter program where homeless people travel weekly to different churches for shelter during the colder months. While I work very hard during this program, I want to spend more time truly affecting the heart and soul of those in the program. I want to lift their spirits and help them get out of the program and into a home.
I feel guilty about EVERYTHING it seems. When I’m at home, I feel guilty for being there unless I’m getting something “accomplished”. Then, depending on what it is, I feel guilty for spending time on that task instead of others. I also feel guilty when I tell someone no, that I don’t want to do something. Then, when I choose to do it, I feel guilty when someone else asks me to do something and I have to tell them I already have something to do. I feel guilty for not cleaning, if a library book is late, things that I buy that I don’t necessarily need, things that I get rid of that someone has given to me, etc. One of my goals is to study for a test and I feel guilty devoting time to that goal.

