japes

How long have you had a weak back? Oh, about a week back.



I'm doing 30 things
 

japes's Life List

  1. 1. be content
    4 entries . 25 cheers
    666 people
  2. 2. Grow old gracefully
    2 team members . 2 entries . 19 cheers
    177 people
  3. 3. buy my wife more flowers
    3 entries . 49 cheers
    5 people
  4. 4. follow christ
    3 entries . 13 cheers
    45 people
  5. 5. Glorify God and enjoy him forever
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    89 people
  6. 6. be a good father and husband
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    42 people
  7. 7. teach my daughters to sail
    4 entries . 21 cheers
    1 person
  8. 8. write letters to friends
    1 entry . 13 cheers
    49 people
  9. 9. learn to better serve others
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    2 people
  10. 10. take a real vacation
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    103 people
  11. 11. read more and watch tv less
    1 entry . 13 cheers
    17 people
  12. 12. start saving money
    4 cheers
    464 people
  13. 13. plan a trip with friends and make it happen
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    1 person
  14. 14. make friends in my new city
    2 entries . 6 cheers
    20 people
  15. 15. Improve my French
    4 entries . 7 cheers
    1,445 people
  16. 16. edit my home movie footage
    1 entry . 2 cheers
    2 people
  17. 17. enjoy my spouse
    1 entry . 6 cheers
    2 people
  18. 18. appreciate my life
    10 cheers
    29 people
  19. 19. be selfless
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    121 people
  20. 20. make a short film
    1 entry . 5 cheers
    674 people
  21. 21. stay in touch with old friends
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    159 people
  22. 22. be a better listener
    3 cheers
    791 people
  23. 23. get my pilot's license
    9 cheers
    808 people
  24. 24. Take my family to New Zealand
    1 entry . 1 cheer
    1 person
  25. 25. Underpromise and Overdeliver
    1 entry . 4 cheers
    105 people
  26. 26. own a Vespa
    2 entries . 7 cheers
    179 people
  27. 27. patent an invention
    2 entries . 4 cheers
    156 people
  28. 28. be more generous
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    167 people
  29. 29. rebuild an engine
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    21 people
  30. 30. drink more water
    1 cheer
    20,241 people

How I did it
How to develop a financial plan (budget/savings) for my family
It took me
5 years
It made me
feel mature?


How to learn Adobe Flex
It took me
9 months
It made me


Recent entries
Take my family to New Zealand
1/4 the way there

I’m cheating.. I have started this by setting aside some airline miles. I’m just making the commitment not to use miles for anything but this trip. We have 2 tickets’ worth of miles already! 3 more tickets’ worth to go!



be content (read all 4 entries…)
Thankfulness

When I look at my life, I have so much to be thankful for. Listing all the ways would be an exercise in narcissism. I know things are good, as they are for many around me.

The trick is to believe it. To live in the thankfulness. To count my blessings instead of looking at all the things I strive for. Just stating it helps to master that trick, but I have miles to go before I sleep.

If you’re struggling like I am, spend a minute or two and think of all the things going your way. Look back over the years and see all the ways that you’ve been cared for. I think it helps to turn pity into gratitude. What do you think?



Pay for the next car at the toll booth
maybe frivolous, but fun

I did this a bunch of times. Maybe 20, 30, who knows. The best part was trying to ‘escape’ and get so far ahead in traffic that the person for whom I paid had zero chance of catching up to see who it was.



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