I'm doing 35 things
Day 1 -
5 months ago
20 Days to go.
Douglas's Life List
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1. Do my Magic Bullet Exercises daily for 21 days
1 entry . 9 cheers1 person -
2. Do my Inner Boundaries Follow-Up
1 entry . 23 cheers1 person -
3. Name Songs that I find particularly Moving or Beautiful
21 entries . 67 cheers3 people -
4. Recognize Friendship
1 entry . 89 cheers3 people -
6. Be the best dad I can be.
1 entry . 154 cheers14 people -
7. raise my daughter to believe in herself
3 entries . 257 cheers59 people -
8. Say Hello to 43 Beautiful Women
25 entries . 98 cheers1 person -
9. live with integrity
5 entries . 77 cheers211 people -
10. My List of 3 Questions
1 entry . 12 cheers2 people -
11. Start my own Restaurant.
4 entries . 64 cheers11 people -
12. See the best in everyone
1 entry . 103 cheers15 people -
13. Treat everyone with respect
3 entries . 77 cheers3 people -
14. Improve My Memory
2 entries . 36 cheers1,229 people -
15. Attend the National Harmony Sweepstakes A Cappella Festival at least twice
2 entries . 11 cheers1 person -
16. Get my house organized
2 entries . 40 cheers59 people -
17. Plan and prepare for a piano recital
8 entries . 23 cheers3 people -
18. Have a relationship with a beautiful woman.
10 entries . 30 cheers1 person -
19. Live my life without regret
2 entries . 52 cheers19 people -
20. Learn Italian fluently
1 entry . 31 cheers76 people -
21. Brush up on my spanish
1 entry . 17 cheers61 people -
22. Shred at least 7 pieces of papers a day for 30 days
2 entries . 19 cheers1 person -
23. Live in the Present Moment
3 entries . 27 cheers47 people -
24. Do a helpful/pleasant/cheerful thing for someone every day
1 entry . 53 cheers5 people -
25. Give one of my cheers each day to someone who's never been cheered.
1 entry . 37 cheers1 person -
26. make my own clothes
1 entry . 22 cheers2,153 people -
27. Be debt free
2 entries . 47 cheers1,964 people -
28. What other people think of me is none of my business
1 entry . 34 cheers2 people -
29. learn to sew
2 entries . 30 cheers3,466 people -
30. go to a nude beach
1 entry . 23 cheers853 people -
31. Be resolved that nothing and no one will stand in the way of my dreams
2 entries . 31 cheers1 person -
32. Be the best Partner I can be
6 entries . 19 cheers3 people -
33. work at least 15 minutes every day on 4 things that I need to get done
1 entry . 23 cheers4 people -
34. Claim a Woman in my Life
2 entries . 15 cheers1 person -
35. Live my life with kindness and compassion
1 entry . 39 cheers7 people
How I did it
It made me
Okay. 
How I did it: Practice, trying new approaches, posting questions to the administrators and/or other members. All that has given me a pretty good operational understanding of how this site works.It has taken time to discern just all the ins and outs of it and learn experientially just what happens when I do something. It has changed over time too, so I have adjusted my understanding at times too. I expect it to continue to change and perhaps learn a poi… Read how I did it…
It made me
Ceneterd. 
How I did it: Do a centering exercise if necessary, then check in with myself about the choice I am about to make. Sometimes I use an Ignatian technique I learned where I come to a point of indifference. Its been quite a while since I needed to do that but the times I have its amazing how powerful it is. Read how I did it…
It made me
Yawn.
How I did it: Followed the tapping instructions, 3 times per day for several weeks. I was impressed with the stories I heard about it producing dramatic results. I never got that or even close to it. Read how I did it…
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The Main Course
10 months ago
I attended the first class of “The Main Course” a 5-week cooking class I signed up for. Words don’t come close to describing how wonderful this class is. The teacher goes into the experience of food, not just throwing things together. Really experiencing each ingredient and thinking about what it brings to the whole. I never actually expected these cooking classes o be in alignment with my life values but what a wonderful experience to see that it does. Add to that my love of cooking and its quite profound.
I am making progress
10 months ago
I signed up for 7 cooking courses at my local cooperative. I am excited about it. Also plan to enroll in a similar course in Cannon Beach.
