I'm doing 37 things
“The Soul Would Have No Rainbow if the Eyes Had No Tears”
-The amazing title of a book of Native American proverbs by Guy A. Zona
TrueFreedom's Life List
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1. Try Something New for Thirty Days in 2013
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2. Read Daily Mass Readings Every Day Starting Today in 2013
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3. Learn to cook one new meal a week
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4. FLY lady 31 beginner baby steps
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5. Study 20 mins. for licenses for new job (pass one by end of month)
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6. Do one BETTER!!!
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7. walk more
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8. Go to Mass at least one extra day a week
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9. Early to bed, Early to rise
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10. Give God the first fruits of my day and the last moments of my night
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11. Daily: Reflect on 5 things for which I'm grateful.
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12. Meditate for at least 5 mins. on how much God loves me and what joy fills the hearts of those who do His will
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13. 5 min strength exercise for back daily
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14. make music
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15. start a side business
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16. Discover and renounce the hidden lies I tell myself
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17. Find my purpose in life
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18. Seek ye first the kingdom of God and His righteousness
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19. Plan Something Memorable at least Once a Month in 2013
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20. Begin and end each day, each task, and each interaction, by praying to Jesus most earnestly to bring it to perfection
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21. Learn to enjoy doing the things I have to do instead of just trying to get through them as quickly as possible
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22. Start each day with the Law of Inertia in mind: Things at rest tend to stay at rest; things in motion tend to stay in motion.
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23. 20 Questions You Should Ask Yourself Every Sunday
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24. Figure out what my life resolutions are
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25. Show Temperance >> Galatians 5:22-23
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26. Dream my future
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27. Learn to accept internal fluctuations of thoughts and feelings and ground my behavior in reality and the purpose of the moment
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28. If only for a moment, TOTALLY immerse myself in Christ's passion at 3 o'clock the Hour of Infinite Mercy when He died for us
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29. Not go beyond the grace of the moment, and not be surprised at my moments of weakness
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30. Eliminate limiting beliefs
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31. Make opportunities out of my difficulties
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32. Be more humble
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33. Let Jesus teach me how to fulfill the 4th Commandment better by honoring His mother
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34. Seek purity of heart, mind, body and soul
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35. identify 100 things that make me happy (besides money)
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36. List 100 quotes I like
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37. Make a 2013 Playlist
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How I did it
It made me
relaxed 
How I did it: I have a friend who built a tank and asked me if I might give it a try and then tell him what I thought of the experience. He was hoping for a lot more from me as far as something shocking like visions or dreams, lol. But no- just peaceful and kinda like you're resting without having to figure out what side of the bed is most comfortable. Read how I did it…
It made me
Fulfilled.
How I did it: This summer my boyfriend's mother died and I was very close to her for years and years. We both had a sense of guilt in that we felt we hadn't prayed enough for her while she was sick and then her death caught us by surprise. She was a very devout woman and so I decided that night to make reparations by emulating her prayerfulness and I gave my word that I would pray the rosary every day for the rest of my life- no excuses. This has been … Read how I did it…
Recent entries
Ever since I fought through a handful of “battles” with temptation in a row, things have been unusually calm. Not totally temptation free but they seem short lived and weaker. I guess I shouldn’t say unusual because this is what happened in past times when I fought my way through a series of strong temptations. It’s like the body adjusts to the new behavior you’ve established or something. Anyway, just thought I’d share :)
Went through a 4th “battle” with temptation. This one was actually shorter than the others I’ve had recently but it wouldn’t have been, had I not fought the temptation off from the very beginning with strong resolve. God is good. :)
