lel1125




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  1. 1. Identify 100 things that make me happy
    2,252 people
  2. 2. Never apologize for being me
    708 people
  3. 3. Smile a lot
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    20 people
  4. 4. Send a message in a bottle
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  5. 5. Go back to Kenya
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    13 people
  6. 6. Be happy
    21,855 people
  7. 7. Leave flowers on the grave of someone I don't know
    154 people
  8. 8. always buy lemonade when I see a kid's lemonade stand
    58 people
  9. 9. take more photographs
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  10. 10. Dance in the rain
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  11. 11. shave my head
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  12. 12. go back to Paris
    187 people
  13. 13. visit all seven continents at least once
    114 people
  14. 14. Sing in public
    497 people
  15. 15. see the northern lights
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  16. 16. learn from my mistakes
    366 people
  17. 17. make a difference
    6,777 people
  18. 18. graduate from college
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  19. 19. Save ten thousand dollars
    15 people
  20. 20. Be a better friend
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  21. 21. do something meaningful
    87 people
  22. 22. get my driver's license
    5,036 people
  23. 23. visit all the 50 states of the United States
    97 people
  24. 24. scream from the rooftops
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  25. 25. make a documentary
    553 people
  26. 26. drink more water
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  27. 27. catch fireflies on a summer night
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  28. 28. Write down one thing that made me happy that day every day
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  29. 29. complete one of my fashion designs
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  30. 30. do a photo shoot
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  31. 31. climb to the top of the eiffel tower
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  32. 32. scuba dive the Great Barrier Reef
    254 people
  33. 33. Walk the Great Wall of China
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  34. 34. sleep under the stars
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  35. 35. meet Drew Barrymore.
    35 people
  36. 36. Hold an octopus
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  37. 37. Read the entire Bible
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  38. 38. start a photo journal - take at least a photo a day to represent my life
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  39. 39. go surfing
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go back to kenya
Untitled 16 months ago

I went to Kenya on a church trip and I met so many wonderful people that I can’t imagine never seeing again.
Everyone we met was so grateful for what they had, and were overwhelmed with whatever we gave them.

But it was just two women I met made the biggest impact on me.
Our small group went to a marketplace and of course everyone they yelled at us. They called us the slang word for white and tried to grab us and make us buy from them.
The two women that were with us held our hands and blocked peple from harming us. Josephine and Dorisa were so kind and caring to us even though we had never met them before that day.
Kenya taugh me so much about caring for others and valuing what I have.
I want to return one day and show them how much they have made a difference in my life- for the better.



smile a lot
The importance of smiling 16 months ago

One day on my way back from HIgh School, even though my day had been fine, I was sort of frowning. I came to a place where the sidewalk was under construction so I had to walk briefly in the street bike lane. As I was walking cars were just driving by me until one pulled over and rolled down their window.
I sort of backed away because I thought it was kind of creepy but then a large woman poked her head out and said:

“Smile hunny. It can’t be that bad”

And you know she’s right. There is always something in everyday that can make you smile- and if there isn’t- there’s alway our memories.
So go ahead smile.
People will be attracted to your joy more then they would be to your frowns, and wouldn’t you want people to know you as a happy person instead of a sulker?




 

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