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Josh

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



I'm doing 43 things
  

Josh's Life List

  2. 1. be more romantic
    4 entries . 52 cheers     		334 people
  3. 2. 'cleansweep' my life up to 100% (http://betterme.org/cleansweep.html)
    10 entries . 41 cheers     		115 people
  4. 3. tour the world
    2 entries . 28 cheers     		90 people
  5. 4. Chronicle My Culinary Adventures
    4 entries . 34 cheers     		1 person
  6. 5. Keep a journal
    5 entries . 64 cheers     		3,012 people
  7. 6. Holistically Improve the World and Myself by Becoming Less of a Consumer
    2 entries . 16 cheers     		1 person
  8. 7. Read more books
    13 entries . 51 cheers     		10,967 people
  9. 8. Hike the Pacific Crest Trail
    2 entries . 22 cheers     		277 people
  10. 9. climb a mountain
    1 entry . 21 cheers     		1,739 people
  11. 10. Go Sea Kayaking in Northern Canada
    1 entry . 19 cheers     		1 person
  12. 11. Ride a Motorcycle Through the Southern Utah Desert
    1 entry . 19 cheers     		1 person
  13. 12. visit all 50 states
    3 entries . 31 cheers     		7,111 people
  14. 13. Go skydiving
    1 entry . 18 cheers     		6,556 people
  15. 14. visit South Korea
    1 entry . 14 cheers     		53 people
  16. 15. Learn to play the guitar
    1 entry . 13 cheers     		12,617 people
  17. 16. Beat all of the Zelda Games
    2 entries . 26 cheers     		60 people
  18. 17. find inner peace
    11 entries . 132 cheers     		739 people
  19. 18. Have a Sense of Identity
    1 entry . 34 cheers     		2 people
  20. 19. follow the Eightfold Path
    8 cheers     		14 people
  21. 20. Build a Boat
    1 entry . 20 cheers     		168 people
  22. 21. Get My Second Degree Black Belt
    2 entries . 24 cheers     		2 people
  23. 22. Not buy any new clothes or accessories in 2009 unless they're replacing something beyond repair
    2 entries . 23 cheers     		5 people
  24. 23. make a difference in someone's life
    5 entries . 66 cheers     		1,219 people
  25. 24. Read the Five Virtually Exchanged Books from Five Well Read 43Thingers.
    5 entries . 10 cheers     		1 person
  26. 25. Read the Entire Harry Potter Series
    1 entry . 15 cheers     		9 people
  27. 26. start using positive affirmations daily
    5 entries . 17 cheers     		60 people
  28. 27. identify 100 things that make me happy (besides money)
    1 entry . 7 cheers     		7,137 people
  29. 28. Create a Financial Plan
    1 entry . 13 cheers     		11 people
  30. 29. build my own house
    8 entries . 36 cheers     		920 people
  31. 30. Get my eyes examined
    1 entry . 14 cheers     		2 people
  32. 31. complete "wreck this journal"
    2 entries . 8 cheers     		53 people
  33. 32. List 43Things I've Learned About Life (In No Particular Order)
    3 entries . 19 cheers     		1 person
  34. 33. spend an entire day watching the extended version of all three Lord of the Rings movies back-to-back-to-back
    1 entry . 12 cheers     		1,107 people
  35. 34. Get Outside More
    1 entry . 29 cheers     		98 people
  36. 35. Get My Master Mason Degree
    2 entries . 8 cheers     		1 person
  37. 36. take better care of myself
    1 entry . 13 cheers     		1,325 people
  38. 37. Not speak a word for 24 hours
    1 entry . 8 cheers     		14 people
  39. 38. become a wine snob
    1 entry . 12 cheers     		9 people
  40. 39. Learn Koryo
    1 entry . 4 cheers     		1 person
  41. 40. Start a Rock/Mineral Collection
    1 entry . 16 cheers     		1 person
  42. 41. listen to more jazz
    2 entries . 12 cheers     		81 people
  43. 42. Write at least one more entry for all my goals...
    1 entry . 13 cheers     		1 person
  44. 43. Do a 2009 holiday card exchange with my 43Things friends
    1 entry . 7 cheers     		49 people

How I did it
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, 06:13PM PDT | 0 comments | 9 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, 12:08PM PST | 1 comment | 11 cheers


How to make 2008 my best year yet
It took me
1 year
It made me
at my bestest!

How I did it: For the most part, I just decided that I was going to have a good year, and I didn't let my excuses hold me back from doing and experiencing new things this year.   Read how I did it…

Dec 29, 2008, 06:12AM PST | 0 comments | 11 cheers


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Recent entries
find inner peace (read all 11 entries…)
Sums up how I feel about life perfectly... 1 week ago

“A master at the art of living makes no distinction between his work and his play, his labor and his leisure, his mind and his body, his education and his recreation, his love and his religion – he hardly knows which is which. He simply pursues with excellence what he is about and leaves others to determine, whether he is working or playing. He himself always knows, he is doing both.” – Wilfred A. Peterson

Oct 28, 04:03PM PDT | 14 cheers | 3 comments


build my own house (read all 8 entries…)
Woot! 2 weeks ago

Well, the house is completely framed up. Took four days, but all the walls (interior and exterior) were built and the house was sheeted with 5/8 OSB. We’re supposed to set the trusses and try to get the house blacked out (OSB on the roof and the black paper put on) on Sunday. I’ve got some more photos up, on Flickr, too. A lot has happened. I’m very excited and thankful that we’ve got this thing rolling. It’s been a lot of work, though.

Here are some updated photos. It’s got everything that has happened from this point back to the beginning.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/26323010@N03/collections/72157622167459678/

Oct 23, 08:11AM PDT | 12 cheers | 0 comments


build my own house (read all 8 entries…)
Photos... 2 weeks ago

I’ve updated my photos (and will do again as the progress this week continues).

A lot is happening… and it’s all turning out very well. I’m tired (worked an 11 hour day on the house today), but it’s very exciting.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/26323010@N03/collections/72157622167459678/

Oct 20, 06:27PM PDT | 8 cheers | 7 comments


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I want to:

The world wants to...

stop cursing so much Be a better friend have more time stop lying Find my written voice be slim Go to Collage dance like nobody's watching get another rabbit cinto wants to Become a vegetarian meet the academy is dye my hair white Save money, not waste money! learn to identify the constellations go to Africa Visit the Czech Republic chat with american people online move away from my family be more confident Visit Egypt Villajah wants to Spend less time fooling around on the net and more time actually working Pay it Forward be rich be happy being single improve my vocabulary Learn the Napoleon Dynamite dance hoof32 wants to let her go clean my apartment
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