I'm doing 42 things
Today I meet any perceived challenges with love and compassion, melting them away!
maureenmcell's Life List
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1. Create a daily affirmation each morning to focus on throughout the day.
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2. The Gratitude Attitude!
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3. go back to Ireland and stay for a month
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4. Write more
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5. explore Canada
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6. Declutter my house
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7. meet James Taylor
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8. exercise more
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9. take horseback riding lessons
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10. give unwanted clothes to charity
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11. create my own website
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12. keep a log of cute things my students say
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13. see the aurora borealis
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14. meet Oprah Winfrey
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15. Become a minister
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16. support Cancerfree2003 in her desire to live
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17. Stay at a historic lodge in a National Park
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18. Do 10 minutes of picking up and organizing stuff every day
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19. move five days per week
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20. Weigh less than 200lbs
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21. Improve my overall health and well-being
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22. make a batch of Michelle Obama's Shortbread Cookies
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23. Replace the wood on my deck.
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24. dance without being self-conscious
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25. Tame the sugar cravings
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26. Do all you can with what you have, in the time you have, in the place you are.
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27. Just do it!
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28. Start a Buddy Check 12 team here on 43things, in support of Breast Cancer Awareness. Do your self-exam the 12th of every month.
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29. Practice the Four Agreements: Be impeccable with my word/ Don't take anything personally/ Don't make assumptions/ Always do my best
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30. support my son Matt by loving him unconditionally
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31. have a daily devotional time
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32. breathe in more fresh air everyday
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33. to feel what its like to have someone love you as much as you love them.
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34. get to work on time
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35. stand up against oppression, racism, homophobia or any kind of discrimination
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36. Get 7 hours of sleep per night - end sleep deprivation!
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37. Balance
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38. Build a snowman
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39. Turn off the lights for one hour at 8pm on 31 march 2012 for Earth Hour
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40. Lift up Dreamer~ in our collective arms
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41. save the amount of one month's salary for my emergency fund
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42. Spring Into Action by doing at least one new and fulfilling thing in April, May, and June 2013
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How I did it
It made me
grateful 
How I did it: Six years ago I joined the local Center for Spiritual Living, and the following year I started taking classes with the minister. The first year's class was on the basic teachings and principles, followed by a year of studying the teachings of Emerson, Troward and more modern spiritual thinkers. The third year focused on working with others and finding out how treatment works, That was followed by a year of practice, with… Read how I did it…
It made me
Relieved and hopeful
How I did it: First of all, I got into debt because I unwisely loaned money to someone I trusted. It turned out that I was scammed.I was able to borrow money against my house to pay off a high interest loan, but credit card debts kept mounting. I finally confessed what was going on to my financial planner, who was objective and worked with me to pay off all of the debt with money I had invested earlier. Read how I did it…
It made me
safisfied
How I did it: I took stock of the goals I had written previously and decided which ones to concentrate on. I wrote entries spelling out how I planned to complete them. I wrote some more short term goals that were doable. I focused on accomplishment, completion and movement in the right direction. Read how I did it…
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Recent entries
I am grateful that I decided to stay home today. Breathing is strained, too much coughing and not enough sleep. This day I will rest!
