 I'm doing 30 things |
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love myself
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4,428 people |
| 2. |
exercise more
1 entry |
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| 3. |
try a raw food diet
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43 people |
| 4. |
reinvent myself
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| 5. |
Quit Smoking
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| 6. |
learn to drive
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| 7. |
take painting lessons
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| 8. |
learn more about art history
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| 9. |
focus on now
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2 people |
| 10. |
start blogging again
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| 11. |
read 12 dystopian novels
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1 person |
| 12. |
write a novel
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| 13. |
learn PHP
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| 14. |
learn ruby on rails
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| 15. |
design a wordpress theme
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| 16. |
write an ebook
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| 17. |
learn to ride a motorbike
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| 18. |
Refresh my Mandarin
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1 person |
| 19. |
Learn Spanish
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| 20. |
Travel to South America
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| 21. |
Curate an exhibition
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| 22. |
live honestly
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| 23. |
sell old clothing
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1 person |
| 24. |
start a travel website
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2 people |
| 25. |
be fluent in 3 languages
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31 people |
| 26. |
have no fear
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| 27. |
Own my own business
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| 28. |
Take more photos
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| 29. |
set up a pop up shop
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1 person |
| 30. |
do a counselling course
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I have both “love myself” and “reinvent myself” on my list, is that a paradox? Perhaps it’s just me daydreaming that I could be someone else. Yet, I’d like to see both as linked to one another, making small positive changes in my life which would lead me to think differently about myself.
All my life I’ve been the underachiever, taking on unchallenging jobs and never fulfilling any goals. Sometimes it feels like I’m looking at my life in a constant dream-like state, that the physical person doesn’t gel with the mind. Often I’ve been told by others that I’m smart and intelligent, and that I can do anything I want, but I don’t know where to begin. I recently quit my job ‘cos I found it boring and awful, but now I just sit at home and wonder where my day goes. I’ve retreated from my friends and I hate going out to meet people.
Often it feels like I’m living a lie and am too used to avoiding and running away from my problems. When you walk by the self-help section of the bookstore and think that half of the titles are screaming out how wrong you are, you know you have major self-esteem issues.
I’ve thought of going to a therapist, but I’m not sure if it’ll be of any help.
Is there a formula to loving yourself? I don’t want to love myself based on conditions, e.g. when I look good, when I have many friends, when I earn big bucks. I just want to respect myself and love me for me. I seriously don’t know where to begin.
It’s going to be hard to go on a raw food diet when I’m living with a lean mean meat-eating machine that is the boyfriend, so I’m going to start by drinking fresh smoothies every day which I love.
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Lou wants to have a garden
visit New Zealand
Overcome my eating disorder.
Become fluent in more than one language
cross country roadtrip
to make friends
Jamieleeee. wants to Grow in Christ
meet courtney love
live passionately
get rid of my belly
watch all the episodes of the L Word
be a good friend
go to a britney spears concert
preorder a playstation 3
start a record label
meet someone famous
dance like nobody's watching
watch family guy episodes
Lori wants to read every book I own
learn how to blow glass
Go to church on a regular basis
