alice_curiouse




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  1. 1. Floss Every Day
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  2. 2. Save money
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  3. 3. eat healthier
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  4. 4. stop throwing clothes on the floor
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  5. 5. Sell the stuff I want to get rid of on Ebay or Craigslist
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  6. 6. pay off my debt
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  7. 7. Go on a date
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  8. 8. organize my computer files
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  9. 9. transfer from a community college to a university
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  10. 10. design clothes
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  11. 11. organize my paper files
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  12. 12. learn french
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  13. 13. Learn Spanish
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  14. 14. Write more
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  15. 15. Read more
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  16. 16. Take more pictures
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  17. 17. Be a better blogger
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  18. 18. Visit China
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  19. 19. learn chinese
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  20. 20. Get (or renew) a passport
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  21. 21. buy and sustain my first houseplant
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  22. 22. run a 5k
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  23. 23. sleep better
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  24. 24. Revise my goals and make them: specific, measurable,realistic and time bound.
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  25. 25. start a business
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  26. 26. master English writing
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  27. 27. run a marathon
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  28. 28. become fluent in spanish
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  29. 29. live for today, not tomorrow
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  30. 30. learn martial arts
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  31. 31. Learn Swordsmanship
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  32. 32. Be financially self sufficient
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  33. 33. study English Literature
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  34. 34. get married to the love of my life
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  35. 35. update my website
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  36. 36. Find what makes me truly happy
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  37. 37. go to Africa
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  38. 38. learn to sew
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  39. 39. buy a sewing machine
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  40. 40. Improve my singing voice
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exercise regularly
Immediate Enjoyment 3 years ago

I’ve realized that I’ve long been trying to “work out”, a very general idea, indeed, and with a very nebulous goal: to achieve general fitness and feel better about myself.

I’ve decided that, since I have THIS body NOW, I can ask myself—what can I do with my body that I would really love?

For me that’s dancing, swimming, and gymnastics. I’ve joined a gym and I’m reading books to create my own program to make progress in each of these activities.

It’s easier to focus on what you now vs. how you want to feel about your body on some far-off day. I’ve started enjoying my body overnight—it’s a lot easier than I thought.




 

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