Emily




I'm doing 16 things
 

Emily's Life List

  1. 1. Be happy
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    19,042 people
  2. 2. Go back to school
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  3. 3. Find my soulmate
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  4. 4. Lose 20 more pounds
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  5. 5. Get a job
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  6. 6. Learn to forgive myself and others
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  7. 7. Buy a laptop
    791 people
  8. 8. Buy a digital SLR
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    108 people
  9. 9. Get my own apartment
    496 people
  10. 10. Graduate college
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  11. 11. Travel overseas
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  12. 12. Read more
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  13. 13. Go whale watching
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  14. 14. Elect Barack Obama president
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    186 people
  15. 15. Start acting in plays again
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  16. 16. Identify 100 things that make me happy (besides money)
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Recent entries
learn to forgive myself and others
Untitled 5 months ago

I’ve never been able to forgive myself; I remember mistakes I’ve made – small and big – and continue to dwell on them even when they have been forgotten by everyone else.

I used to be good at forgiving others. If someone apologized to me, I was able to let the anger go and move on. I can’t do that anymore. I hold onto resentment and hurt until it overtakes all aspects of my life.

I guess forgiveness is something I have to relearn.



 

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