macdougm

is trying to find my place.



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  1. 1. Travel the world
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  2. 2. Daily: Reflect on 5 things for which I'm grateful.
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  3. 3. Have more adventures
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  4. 4. Get my BSW
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  5. 5. Inspire someone else to work up to their potential
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  6. 6. Go backpacking more
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  7. 7. Get all A's for a semester
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  8. 8. Be more outgoing
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  9. 9. Loose 20 pounds
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  10. 10. go on a road trip
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  11. 11. live and work in another country
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  12. 12. Travel Southeast Asia with friends.
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  13. 13. Walk across the golden gate bridge
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  14. 14. Learn how to drive a motorcycle
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  15. 15. change the world
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  16. 16. Show more vulnerability
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  17. 17. Have a healthy relationship
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  18. 18. Go to see an Opera in London
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  19. 19. use a body bouncer.
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  20. 20. Fall in love
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  21. 21. Make new friends without loosing the old
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  22. 22. Be happy with my life
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  23. 23. Fall in love, and be loved
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  24. 24. Eat healthy
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  25. 25. Trust others
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  26. 26. control my drinking.
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  27. 27. Shave my head
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  28. 28. Find a good job
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  29. 29. Get out of debt
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  30. 30. Send a postcard to Postsecret
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  31. 31. Learn the guitar... agian
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  32. 32. stop smoking
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  33. 33. Move to South Carolina
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  34. 34. learn how to sail.
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  35. 35. Be a more sexual person
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  36. 36. Read the Bible
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  37. 37. Meet extended family in Scotland
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  38. 38. Pray
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  39. 39. Watch the last season of the O.C.
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How I did it
How to be accepted into Americorps
It took me
1 year
It made me


How to volunteer because I want too
It took me
2 years
It made me
Love others more.


How to start rockclimbing as a hobby
It took me
10 months
It made me
Accomplished


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Recent entries
GO BACKPACKING MORE (read all 2 entries…)
Success!

Three of my girlfriends and I ended up taking the trek to South Manitou Island… it was the best trip ever! We did however make the planning phase a whole lot harder then it needed to be (out packs were heavier then they needed to be anyway).

We took the ferry out to the island, and stayed 2 nights/3 days. At one point we got lost with no GPS, only one cantean, and one bag of trail mix. Our 3 mile planned hike ended up being an 8 mile serious trek through an old growth cedar forest, up and down sand dunes (which included a 350ft drop-awesome), and around the outskirts of the island. I’m glad this little unplanned adventure happened though… we got to see parts of the island that very few people get to experience. However, the next day we were more prepared.

Great trip overall. After our camping trek, we headed over to my friends cabin and really treated ourselves. We took nice loooooong hot showers, slept in comfy beds, and had a few night caps on the boat on the lake.

Oh how I love the outdoors!



Travel Southeast Asia with friends.
2011

Spring 2011… my ass is making it to Thailand whether or not my friend Jeremy comes through. I’m saving up, and I can’t even remember how long it’s been since I’ve wanted to travel there. Jeremy (gatorade- his mom used to bring gatorade to all of the soccer games during grade school, and the name just stuck)should be getting out of the service at the same time I’ll be getting out of americorps so he invited me to come along on his trip to experience Muay Thai (Thai Boxing). I’m not as interested in the boxing as I am in his safety, but I am soooooooooooooo excited about the opportunity to travel that area with guys that I can trust and depend on for extra saftey measures- it doesn’t hurt to have a few Army Rangers and Medics on your journey.

Wish me luck!



Daily: Reflect on 5 things for which I'm grateful. (read all 7 entries…)
Day 6

1. The ability to continuously learn new things.
2. My dad’s coming up north to see the fam. soon.
3. Having a job …
4. ... that I like, most of the time.
5. That it’s always darkest just before dawn.



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