yeswayjosé




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yeswayjosé's Life List

  1. 1. Trust the universe
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    27 people
  2. 2. develop a daily morning routine
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    126 people
  3. 3. do my morning pages every morning
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    59 people
  4. 4. write haiku on fridays
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    172 people
  5. 5. write a song
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    4,215 people
  6. 6. try not to wrinkle my forehead
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    2 people
  7. 7. Manage my money better
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    497 people
  8. 8. Learn 24 step Yang Style Tai Chi
    2 entries . 9 cheers
    4 people
  9. 9. Get rid of my hyperpigmentation
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    6 people
  10. 10. learn to play the accordion
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    245 people
  11. 11. blog
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    493 people
  12. 12. drink more water
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    18,984 people
  13. 13. do sit ups and push ups everyday
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    112 people
  14. 14. read the Art of War
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    10 people
  15. 15. Learn More About Tea And Drinking Tea
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    14 people
  16. 16. Start my own law practice
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    6 people
  17. 17. Create a personal board of directors
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    4 people
  18. 18. cure my scoliosis somehow
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    13 people
  19. 19. keep a tarot journal
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    4 people
  20. 20. Go to the dentist
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    1,030 people
  21. 21. write a sestina
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    20 people
  22. 22. volunteer regularly
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    171 people
  23. 23. stop eating wheat
    10 entries
    26 people
  24. 24. stop eating dairy
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    35 people
  25. 25. lucid dream
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    644 people
  26. 26. be patient
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    347 people
  27. 27. Open a CD
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    9 people
  28. 28. publish a chapbook
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    26 people
  29. 29. Finish my sewing projects
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    22 people
  30. 30. learn to beat-box
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    153 people
  31. 31. Strength train
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    17 people
  32. 32. be fluent in Spanish
    2 entries . 4 cheers
    1,036 people
  33. 33. keep a gratitude journal
    75 entries . 9 cheers
    162 people
  34. 34. buy pretty underwear
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    20 people
  35. 35. create a vision board
    3 entries . 6 cheers
    227 people
  36. 36. pass the bar exam
    2 entries . 4 cheers
    132 people
  37. 37. Learn to photoread
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    20 people
  38. 38. do a side split
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    2 people
  39. 39. pass the MPRE
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    2 people
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keep a gratitude journal (read all 75 entries…)
Untitled 2 days ago

raw oysters. love, love, love them.

fake chicken nuggets.

i heart the rebeccas. they’re really fun together. i especially liked hanging out with my original rebecca. it had been too long.

colin is so entertaining and really nice to look at. what a charmer.

the wu.

it was so gross looking outside. i was sure it would be cold and raining, but by the time i kicked myself out of the apartment, it was actually nice. the rain had stopped and it was, like, 60 degrees. i really appreciate that.

my downstairs neighbors are playing really good music. i almost don’t mind at all that it’s past midnight and i can hear it like it’s in the next room.

mr. pavlina wrote back and answered my question. that was nice.

an ex-boyfriend wrote me back too. i wrote him a week ago or so to tell him about the dream i had with him recently. it was a really sweet one. turns out, i think it’s because the young designer guy reminds me of him a bit. i think that’s partly why i’m a little disappointed in him. he’s not the ex and i guess part of me wishes he were. ah, well. it was nice to be in touch.



stop holding grudges (read all 9 entries…)
happiness 2 days ago

it’s easier to forgive when life is going well. or maybe it’s one of those chicken or the egg questions. is it easier to forgive because my heart is otherwise light and happy, or is my heart light and happy because i have forgiven? either way, the happy heart has no room for grudges.

the actions that led to my being hurt came from such a limited, small-minded place and time and experience have expanded my perspective since. it seems silly now to keep validating the bumbling offenses of the past by remaining affected.

remembering to exercise compassion has been the most helpful with this goal. not taking things personally and staying strong in my own heart and mind no matter what other people are trying to put on me.

but this is the ultimate: i saw an amazing video in my alternative dispute resolution class a couple of weeks ago. in a victim offender reconciliation program, a woman confronted her brother for the first time in 13 years. the last time she saw him, he was going to prison for raping her. he raped his own sister. unbelievable. turned out, he had been raped as a child and had never dealt with that, so as an adult he acted out on his sister. he was so sorry. the pain he carried around was heartbreaking, actually. at one point she thought that he had destroyed her completely. she almost killed herself, but then decided to get her life together. she refused to let him have that power over her. when she had a child of her own she decided that she wanted to put that incident and all its darkness behind her. they met, cried, and she actually forgave him. she forgave him for that horrific act. on the one hand, it blew my mind that she could do it, but on the other, it made sense. they had both grown from it. he realized what a monster he was and decided that he did not want to be that anymore and she realized that she had the strength to pull herself together, be whole, and thrive again, even after the unthinkable. growth all around. tears everywhere.

good grief, if she can forgive, i’m sure i can find some way to let bygones be bygones for the little trespasses i have endured. i’ll likely keep getting hurt, but i think that forgiveness has become much easier for me now.

this goal is done!



stop eating dairy (read all 2 entries…)
momentum 2 days ago

i had a really good week. it’s definitely easier to avoid dairy than wheat. just one croissant egg sandwich on monday and then tonight i had cake. i’m pretty sure the brussels sprouts i stole from a friend’s plate tonight had butter on them too. all of these buttery things were delicious, but i do think that i tasted the butter in them more than i used to and it felt really heavy in my body. i must say, it’s getting easier to just say no to dairy.

oh, but that cake was really good – chocolate hazelnut mousse! mmmmmmmm. i forgive it for being heavy. :)



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