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marialeigh

knows tomorrow will be better--yes it will--I know it will



I'm doing 41 things
  

marialeigh's Life List

  2. 1. finish my master's degree
    3 entries . 52 cheers     		537 people
  3. 2. smile more, laugh more and have more fun
    13 entries . 104 cheers     		6 people
  4. 3. accept grower older gracefully with zest, vigor, and humor
    7 entries . 71 cheers     		3 people
  5. 4. wake up each day with a feeling of awe and wonder
    5 entries . 66 cheers     		1 person
  6. 5. realize that time is irrelevant. It's how we use it that matters.
    1 entry . 68 cheers     		2 people
  7. 6. appreciate my wonderful husband more
    5 entries . 55 cheers     		1 person
  8. 7. plant a japanese garden
    7 entries . 63 cheers     		5 people
  9. 8. retire at 60 and live in endless summer
    4 entries . 39 cheers     		1 person
  10. 9. be able to ride my thoroughbred mare without getting killed
    8 entries . 32 cheers     		1 person
  11. 10. show horses in stadium jumping and hunt courses again
    3 entries . 20 cheers     		1 person
  12. 11. Daily: Reflect on 5 things for which I'm grateful
    41 entries . 21 cheers     		743 people
  13. 12. Watch all of Alfred Hitchcock's movies
    1 entry . 26 cheers     		215 people
  14. 13. be more organized
    1 entry . 20 cheers     		3,239 people
  15. 14. Do the Flylady daily missions
    1 entry . 17 cheers     		53 people
  16. 15. get rid of all my clutter
    6 team members . 9 entries . 36 cheers     		1,142 people
  17. 16. break large projects down into smaller tasks to avoid feeling overwhelmed
    5 entries . 36 cheers     		2 people
  18. 17. stop procrastinating
    13 team members . 15 entries . 23 cheers     		26,998 people
  19. 18. make a list of all the things in my house and yard that need fixing
    1 entry . 12 cheers     		1 person
  20. 19. keep reading. I've read the following books -- I am open for suggestions for new ones
    5 entries . 25 cheers     		1 person
  21. 20. Do the 2008 TBR challenge
    11 team members . 6 entries . 6 cheers     		6 people
  22. 21. become financially independent
    1 entry . 19 cheers     		5,428 people
  23. 22. track how much I spend and what I spend it on
    1 entry . 12 cheers     		7 people
  24. 23. keep in touch with people who are important to me
    4 entries . 20 cheers     		49 people
  25. 24. eat healthier and learn to cook more vegetarian dishes
    2 entries . 34 cheers     		1 person
  26. 25. prepare for red dawn
    4 entries . 7 cheers     		6 people
  27. 26. learn how to identify wild plants and mushrooms
    21 cheers     		48 people
  28. 27. be a better teacher
    26 entries . 22 cheers     		223 people
  29. 28. watch the IMDB.com top 250 movies
    2 entries . 7 cheers     		337 people
  30. 29. open a used bookstore
    34 cheers     		17 people
  31. 30. Buy a 1952 Chevy pickup truck -- just for the hell of it -- because I've always wanted an old pickup truck
    3 entries . 13 cheers     		1 person
  32. 31. learn more about Buddhism
    3 entries . 24 cheers     		185 people
  33. 32. visit all 50 states before I die
    2 entries . 10 cheers     		5 people
  34. 33. stop being depressed and regain my energy and vitality
    24 entries . 37 cheers     		1 person
  35. 34. join with humane shelters of America in shutting down all puppy mills
    21 cheers     		1 person
  36. 35. make a living working with horses
    4 entries . 12 cheers     		1 person
  37. 36. Read Modern Library's 100 Best Novels of the 20th century
    2 entries . 7 cheers     		559 people
  38. 37. win at barrel racing this summer
    14 entries . 30 cheers     		2 people
  39. 38. Share some of my random thoughts that don't fit under any particular goal
    8 entries . 2 cheers     		4 people
  40. 39. learn how to ground drive a horse
    1 entry . 3 cheers     		1 person
  41. 40. go horseback riding every day
    5 entries . 4 cheers     		2 people
  42. 41. finish my grading
    13 entries . 18 cheers     		2 people

How I did it
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Oct 22, 2008, 01:58PM PDT | 0 comments | 3 cheers


Recent entries
go horseback riding every day (read all 5 entries…)
I've been riding so much more lately, and it's wonderful. 3 months ago

An hour of horseback riding is like an hour with an excellent therapist. I think the pounding of a horse’s hooves echoes the pounding of the human heart. It soothes a person’s soul. Horses are so incredibly intuitive. They sense how a person is feeling. They seem to absorb one’s worries and dispel them to the winds.

A few days ago my husband and I went riding on our property. While we were riding, we saw a red tail hawk soar down to the ground. We didn’t see the hawk for a few seconds, but then I saw him sitting in a tree with a snake hanging from his beak. It is comforting to know that as much as man tries to interfere nature continues to work as intended.

Jul 24, 01:07PM PDT | 1 cheer | 1 comment


wake up each day with a feeling of awe and wonder (read all 5 entries…)
Life is never perfect, or is it. 3 months ago

I can’t believe how incredibly beautiful today is. My heart feels so light like it could fly out of my chest at any minute and cavort with the butterflies. I haven’t done anything extraordinary today…fed the horses and petted them, read some, cleaned house some, talked to my daughter on the phone…but nothing special. Yet I feel so at peace. I don’t know where this feeling came from, but I am going to cultivate it.

The world truly is full of awe and wonder.

Jul 24, 12:51PM PDT | 2 cheers | 0 comments


Share some of my random thoughts that don't fit under any particular goal (read all 8 entries…)
Hey, 43 things is online, but it's amazingly like real life. When you don't post anything for a long time, your subscribers start to desert you. 10 months ago

Funny thing…fickleness.

Jan 11, 2009, 05:27PM PST | 3 comments


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