I'm doing 34 things
Once upon a time a big monk and a little monk were traveling together. They came to the bank of a river and found the bridge was damaged. They had to wade across the river. There was a pretty lady who was stuck at the damaged bridge and couldn’t cross the river. The big monk offered to carry the pretty lady across the river on his back. The lady accepted. The little monk was shocked by the move of the big monk. “How can big brother carry a lady when we are supposed to avoid all intimacy with females?” thought the little monk. But he kept quiet. The big monk carried the lady across the river and the small monk followed unhappily. When they crossed the river, the big monk let the lady down and they parted ways with her. All along the way for several miles, the little monk was very unhappy with the act of the big monk. He was making up all kinds of accusations about the big monk in his head. This got him madder and madder. But he still kept quiet. And the big monk had no inclination to explain his situation. Finally, at a rest point many hours later, the little monk could not stand it any further, he burst out angrily at the big monk. “How can you claim yourself a devout monk, when you seize the first opportunity to touch a female, especially when she is very pretty? All your teachings to me make you a big hypocrite.” The big monk looked surprised and said, “I had put down the pretty lady at the river bank many hours ago, how come you are still carrying her along?”
feddle's Life List
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1. A reason a day why I love my husband for the next 365 days
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2. find at least one thing each day that makes me happy and record it everyday for a year
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3. Lose 70 pounds
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4. Do NaNoWriMo
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5. stop negative self-talk
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6. update my resume
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7. Update my portfolio
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8. keep a food journal
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9. exercise three times a day
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10. dance every single day
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11. meditate daily
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12. study buddhism
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13. Embody the symbol of the lotus
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14. heal from abuse
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15. thank my husband
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16. write a novel
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17. collaborative art project with my husband
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18. Be the world's best "Fairy Godmother" to my "Fairy Godchild"
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19. get rid of things I don't need
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20. Lose 76 pounds
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21. Renovate my kitchen
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22. restore a historic house
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23. Organize our home
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24. Keep a journal
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25. Complete "The Artist's Way"
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26. Maintain my Idea Journal regularly
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27. start painting again
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28. get fitted for a bra
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29. get a piercing
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30. design my own tattoo
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31. use handkerchiefs instead of tissues
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32. stop using paper towels and paper napkins
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33. I want to adopt from foster care
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34. Have something special to celebrate each month
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How I did it: How did I do it? In an embarrassed and frightfully quick manner! I had previously contacted Ru for doing some photography work for a publication I design, so she had my work email, and she was a dear and contacted me, telling me that people were worried and there was a search party thrown together for me!I appreciate everyone's concern and for being such sweet and kind innernets friends. I apologize for being MIA. It's been crazy at work,… Read how I did it…
How I did it: I took three three-day workshops over the course of 18 months and practiced the SSSD technique regularly using Suhaila's DVDs. I also added plenty of cardio for endurance and eventually added physical therapy after a hip injury. Read how I did it…
How I did it: I decided to do this after listening to my friend talk about her decision to use cloth diapers for her baby. It made me realize my monthly waste. I ended up getting the Diva Cup because it was the brand available at my local health food store. You have to get comfortable with your body, but it is easy and comfortable after a little practice. Read how I did it…
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- Cole Porter
- planning the garden
- hot spiced cider on a cold day
- having more energy after being sick and feeling very tired
- singing my lungs out
- bread pudding
- my very friendly stylist: I’ve found someone I really like and who does a great job
- getting my hair did
He was an active audience while I performed a Cole Porter medley for him this evening, in the style of Ethel Merman.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRF71jBWG2I
Seriously, that’s love.
