 I'm doing 11 things |
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organize my home library
1 entry |
6 people |
| 2. |
identify 100 things that make me happy (besides money)
2 entries . 2 cheers |
7,157 people |
| 3. |
live a nomadic life
1 entry . 1 cheer |
1 person |
| 4. |
use reuseable shopping bags
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3 people |
| 5. |
I want to develop discipline to consistently make healthy food choices
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1 person |
| 6. |
I want my lifestyle to more closely reflect my beliefs about life
1 entry |
1 person |
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become disciplined enough to begin an exercise program
1 cheer |
1 person |
| 8. |
take a trip by train
1 cheer |
10 people |
| 9. |
become a better photographer
3 cheers |
1,975 people |
| 10. |
organize my photos by scrapping
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1 person |
| 11. |
volunteer for habitat for humanity
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71 people |
How I did it: My kitchen is actually what used to be a long narrow back porch. It has the original porch ceiling and sloping floor to allow for rainwater runoff. It had no less than four different wall coverings and colors in several textures.My budget was little to nothing and I have been mulling this idea since we moved into this house in 2001. It really needs major constructive work which is beyond my means, so what I achieved was only cosmetic, but… Read how I did it…
21. hanging fresh laundered clothes in the closet
22. preserving the fruits and vegetables that I have grown or gathered
23. being in the presence of what to me is beauty
24. wearing dresses
25. a well-written story that draws me in
26. working with my hands to create something of use
27. sharing another’s joy
28. having my family all together
29. experiencing a moment of connectedness
30. having freedom to have options and make choices
I am content. I have found the answers I needed to find. In addition, I have learned that often there is a contradiction between what a person believes and how they actually conduct their life. I think this can be true because while what we believe is the ideal, what we are given to live with is not. To live according to one’s beliefs requires commitment to live consciously in every moment, in every decision. It often requires walking a lonely path when it would be easier, more fun, feel better to follow the crowd, which is what I have been doing for too long.
I am back on the path now. I have been angry and impatient with where my life has taken me, when, had I been living true to myself instead of listening to the siren calls, I would have embraced my situation; reveled that I had the opportunity to live true to my conscience; rejoiced that I could be me.
I will waste not one minute more being angry or impatient. I am content. I am happy. I will rejoice. And if my life doesn’t always mirror my beliefs, have no doubt, I am doing the best I can with what I have been given.
I continue to research the writings of Tolstoy as I continue to find more and more of myself in his writing and thinking.
I came across a web site where his writing was being used in reference to Obama’s presidential campaign and the thinking of liberals.
The actual article by Tolstoy, Letter to Liberals, offered a refreshing idea to the current mix, and his thinking doesn’t necessarily only apply to liberals.
Tolstoy is helping me put answers to the many questions I have had, even affirming many of the thoughts I have.
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jajay24 wants to lose weight
Be a better blogger
live in the nude
100 books
have my car done my pimp my ride
not be sick anymore
find a job
Become a vegetarian
be famouse
learn as much as i can
start a photo journal - take at least a photo a day to represent my life
see Tom Waits in concert
Dusty_Wind wants to Lose 5 pounds a month
watch Audrey Hepburn movies
go snorkeling
jeansyoga wants to make 2007 the Best Year of My Life
go horseback riding
Meet Leo Laporte.
be in love forever
write a screenplay
Quit Smoking
