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Josh

...and life just rolls on like a river.



I'm doing 32 things
  

Josh's Life List

  2. 1. Live a quiet, simple life that incorporates traveling and volunteering from time to time.
    141 cheers     		5 people
  3. 2. Meet People. Go Places. Do Things.
    2 entries . 60 cheers     		1 person
  4. 3. Volunteer
    6 entries . 28 cheers     		5,574 people
  5. 4. Maintain a list fo things I think would be cool for potential future goals.
    2 entries . 68 cheers     		1 person
  6. 5. Post my thoughts
    2 entries . 10 cheers     		6 people
  7. 6. Daily: Reflect on 5 things for which I'm grateful.
    835 entries . 107 cheers     		897 people
  8. 7. Set Weekly Intentions
    10 entries . 62 cheers     		2 people
  9. 8. share quotes
    724 entries . 32 cheers     		111 people
  10. 9. Hike the Appalachian Trail
    3 entries . 31 cheers     		2,074 people
  11. 10. Give 43 Kiva Loans
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  12. 11. become a wine snob
    1 entry . 56 cheers     		10 people
  13. 12. visit all 50 states
    13 entries . 108 cheers     		8,958 people
  14. 13. have nothing in my house that I do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful
    6 entries . 43 cheers     		75 people
  15. 14. Learn to play the guitar
    5 entries . 61 cheers     		13,800 people
  16. 15. Go to Aruba
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  17. 16. Read 25 books in 2013.
    2 entries . 24 cheers     		12 people
  18. 17. See 25 Movies in the Theater in 2013
    4 entries . 7 cheers     		1 person
  19. 18. Get My 3rd Degree Black Belt
    1 entry . 40 cheers     		1 person
  20. 19. Become a Scottish Rite Mason
    1 entry . 7 cheers     		1 person
  21. 20. Plant and Harvest a Garden in 2013
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  22. 21. Attend a 5 day retreat with Thich Nhat Hanh September 24-29, 2013 at Magnolia Grove Monastery in Batesville, Mississippi.
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  23. 22. Write 43 Haikus
    14 entries . 28 cheers     		9 people
  24. 23. Learn 43 Spanish Verbs
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  25. 24. Watch 43 TED talks
    1 entry . 8 cheers     		27 people
  26. 25. Hear the Dalai Lama speak in Louisville, KY on May 19 & 20, 2013.
    1 entry . 22 cheers     		2 people
  27. 26. Not speak a word for 24 hours
    5 entries . 119 cheers     		15 people
  28. 27. Complete the PADI Advanced Open Water Diver Course
    2 entries . 13 cheers     		1 person
  29. 28. Do the Couch to 5k running plan
    3 entries . 15 cheers     		376 people
  30. 29. Start Recycling and Composting.
    2 entries . 28 cheers     		1 person
  31. 30. solve a rubiks cube
    1 entry . 32 cheers     		466 people
  32. 31. Commit to sit: Complete Tricycle's 28-day meditation challenge
    6 entries . 26 cheers     		1 person
  33. 32. spend MORE time on 43T
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How I did it
How to read the Five Virtually Exchanged Books from Five Well Read 43Thingers.
It took me
1 year
It made me
feel diverse...

How I did it: I created this goal to get a chance to read books that I normally wouldn't read, to read books that are important to other people, and to get exposed to new authors.  I asked for five people to recommend one book each that was important to them in some way (funny, profound, fiction, non-fiction... it didn't matter as long as it wasn't a text book).  In return, they would agree to read one book of my choosing (my first pick was I… Read how I did it…

Dec 30, 2009, 10:45AM PST | 12 comments | 62 cheers


How to find at least one thing each day that makes me happy and record it everyday for a year
It took me
1 year
It made me
Appreciative

How I did it: Mainly, I just did it.  I've been on this site for not quite three years, and during that time I've followed many people who have had this goal (and similar goals).  But I didn't initially jump on board.  I worried that I didn't have time or that my entries wouldn't be good enough.  I made excuses.  But eventually I decided that I needed to start focusing on the positive more.... so, I did it.  I don't always… Read how I did it…

Aug 03, 2009, 06:13PM PDT | 0 comments | 39 cheers


How to have a Virtual Book Exchange with Five 43Thingers
It took me
9 days
It made me
Oh so literate.

How I did it: I got the idea for this one night when I was trying to decide what book to read next.  Books have been a very powerful driving force in my life.  I wanted to see what others read and value.  It worked out beautifully.  Read how I did it…

Jan 31, 2009, 12:08PM PST | 2 comments | 16 cheers


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Recent entries
Daily: Reflect on 5 things for which I'm grateful. (read all 835 entries…)
5/14/2013

I was grateful for…

1. – A productive workday.

2. – Making some, hopefully profitable, business contacts.

3. – Redbox…. it helps me catch up on the movies I miss in the theater that don’t make it to Netflix. I watched Jack Reacher… It was okay.

4. – A great workout at my martial arts class. I broke 4 boards with a front kick, too!

5. – Subway… I was really tired on my way home, and it was easy to pick up a sandwich. Sometimes I forget to be thankful for the many conveniences that are available to me. I’m working on being more mindful of that.

May 20, 02:40AM PDT | 8 cheers | 1 comment


Daily: Reflect on 5 things for which I'm grateful. (read all 835 entries…)
5/13/2013

I was grateful for…

1. – A productive workday. Though a very hard day, as well.

2. – Having an opportunity to talk about scuba diving with another diver.

3. – Having the time and the proper weather to get my garden planted. It was a long day… I worked till dark, but I enjoyed it.

4. – Bunny, my new house rabbit, is settling in nicely.

5. – Rest… it was a very long day.

May 20, 02:35AM PDT | 4 cheers | 0 comments


Daily: Reflect on 5 things for which I'm grateful. (read all 835 entries…)
5/12/2013

I was grateful for…

1. – My mom! Hope all of the mother’s out there had a great Mother’s Day!

2. – Getting to cook a Mother’s Day dinner for everyone. We had grilled steak and chicken, au gratin potatoes, green beans, rolls, and persimmon pudding.

3. – Finishing up the paperwork for a large bid that I am submitting.

4. – Being able to help my brother-in-law’s brother fix a weed eater (gas powered string trimmer).

5. – Bunny hopping up on my back and doing a floppy.

May 13, 05:13AM PDT | 8 cheers | 0 comments


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I want to:

The world wants to...

find the symbol for my next tattoo pass biology fall in love again createkg wants to Lose 30 pounds be more patient Share a night under the stars Lose Weight and Get Healthy Run around town in a bear suit learn to play bass guitar visit every MLB stadium write music watch the IMDB.com Top 100 movies play the game halo online make a free layout for my imvu home page Lolly wants to get rid of things I don't need financial independence Appreciate people for who they are lose 20 lbs Read every Far Side Comic Strip stop procrastinating hotwire a car lose weight meditate daily be more outgoing celebrate my benign schizophrenia Buy a House Clean out my closet.
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