I got the chance to attend a Vipassana retreat last May. And for a while I thought I found inner peace. Things made so much sense when you viewed them through “Vipa-goggles”. After getting back from the retreat, my old problems started facing me again, and for a while I was able to recall the lessons I learned in Vipa. I started forgetting the lessons as the weeks passed though. Now I’m back to my former self. :( I blame my lack of practice. I should’ve meditated everyday. I still know how to though. I need to make sure I get at least an hour in every day.
cathysollano's Life List
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1. find inner peace
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2. say no and not feel guilty
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3. be more decisive
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4. accept compliments gracefully
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5. find an external way to express myself
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6. Let go of the past
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7. Never stop learning
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8. feel understood on a deep level
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9. Fall in real love: ridiculous, inconvenient, consuming, can't live without each other love.
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10. be someone's muse
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11. be happy
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12. make conversation with strangers more often
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13. build a foundation for cancer patients, dedicated to my mom
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14. lose my inhibitions
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15. fill up my passport
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16. live in new york for 1 year
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17. build/buy my own resort in ibiza
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18. write my own novel
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19. prevent an endangered speices from becoming endangered
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20. age gracefully
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21. smash something on purpose
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22. bungee jump
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23. skydive
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24. learn how to dj
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25. learn to breakdance
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26. Make sure all my goals are S.M.A.R.T.-- Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-bound
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27. Run a 10-K marathon
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28. try something new each week
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29. decorate my condo
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I just thought of a perfect thing for me to try this week. PULSE YOGA! I’ve been hearing lots of stories about it, and I’ve been wanting to attend one of the classes but I’ve been putting it off. But I’m motivated to really try something new every weeek for the next 2 months. Lets do this! http://www.pulse-yoga.com/
I started taking violin lessons around March this year. And at first I loved it. I fell in love with every sound each stroke of the bow made. But when I was about to complete my 20th session (I only paid for 20 sessions at first), my teacher approached me and said something that upset me about the means of payment. So I just stopped with those lessons. I don’t want to stop learning how to play the violin though. Its a beautiful-sounding instrument, and I feel so majestic playing it. I’ll probably just look for another teacher.
