I'm doing 43 things
This has been a long slow process. I first started working on the ways I was used to habitually thinking and viewing the world. For the first time in several years, I am finding ways to enjoy small things. Practicing mindfulness, challenging some of my long held viewpoints and negativity has helped a great deal. Another thing that has been helpful has been working on mindfulness. This has helped me to stop trying to live for the future and constantly re-hashing the past. Focusing on asking myself what I really enjoy and want to be doing, then working towards incorporating these things into my life has been a challenge that is finally paying off. I am headed for my first vacation in I don’t even know how many years in two weeks. I am really excited, but nervous. Change, even positive change can be scary! A big part of this whole process has been practicing self-care. This can be as small as saying no to a social commitment I really do not want to participate in, to as large as making plans to spend the holiday doing what I want to do, not what my family or friends expect me to do. This is one of the most worthwhile things I have ever done, but also truly one of the most difficult because it has involved such a major overhaul of so many aspects of the way I was used to living my life.
funkiemunkee's Life List
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1. devise a radical self-improvement plan
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2. graduate from college
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3. get married
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4. figure out what i want to do with my life
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5. Learn to say no
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6. be happy with myself
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7. Practice Yoga
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8. meditate daily
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9. have better posture
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10. stop procrastinating
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11. exercise regularly
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12. practice mindfulness
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13. learn self-discipline
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14. Allow myself to only be treated well by the people I choose to have friendships and relationships with. If they do not, I need to find the courage to move on without them.
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15. invest
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16. be more reliable
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17. develop healthy and meaningful relationships
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18. go back to school
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19. learn about buddhism
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20. find inner peace
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21. Read more
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22. watch less television
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23. Keep a journal
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24. work the 12 steps
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25. Finish what I start
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26. Stop caring what other people think of me
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27. Beat my depression
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28. eat healthy
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29. self care
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30. fix up my house
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31. clean up my house and keep it clean
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32. be more social
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33. conquer fear
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34. Write a will
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35. Find my personal style
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36. be more creative
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37. feel my feelings and not flee my feelings
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38. stay sober
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39. enjoy life
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40. say what i mean and mean what i say
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41. Quit Smoking
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42. make real friends that share my interests
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43. feel beautiful
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I made it to one year, which I celebrated Sunday, December 2nd. It is a very scary time because as well as I have been doing, one day at at time, two friends who came into the program a couple months before i did have both relapsed. The anniversary also reminds me of where i was a year ago, a really terrible place!!! The scary part is that i feel I have so much more to loose if I should find myself in a relapse. A few days is not as hard to accumulate as a whole year. I guess it is time I just keep focusing on making it through each 24 hours. I cut down, then finally quit smoking (again) on November 18th. The cravings have been hideous. I will be focusing on each 24 hours and then will be thinking about recommitting to watching my diet and eating healthier. So many things I want to work on, but the progress is slow. I am learning to work on smaller, more achievable goals, which is so counter intuitive to my “all or nothing” personality, lol.
