I'm doing 43 things
I tend not to look at people in the eye, but I admire people who use eye contact well. It is time to become one of those people!
msbone's Life List
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1. spend at least 15 minutes every day for three months cleaning, organizing or decluttering
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2. learn a strip tease
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3. Look around in Ethiopia
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4. get down to 55 kilos
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5. learn to use eye contact
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6. stop procrastinating
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7. buy another apartment building
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8. stop collecting art supplies and start creating art
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9. drink tea in a yurt in Mongolia
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10. learn German again
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11. Become more articulate
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12. learn to belly dance
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13. Volunteer
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14. swim a mile crawl
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15. Get past my writer's block
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16. travel on the Trans-Siberian Railway
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17. finish the teacher trainer certificate
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18. Talk with indigo dyers in Oman
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19. learn italian
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20. show art in Dubai
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21. Visit natural dye works in Morocco
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22. learn to play conga drums
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23. speak 7 languages
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24. visit the north and south poles
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25. visit every continent
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26. Learn more about Arab culture
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27. write a book
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28. Talk indigo with the Tuareg
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29. learn enough French to hold a decent conversation
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30. find a travel buddy
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31. take a year's sabbatical for exploring
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32. Talk with purpura dyers in Mexico
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33. work because I want to, not because I have to
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34. rent out my house
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35. get rid of things I don't need
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36. grow a garden
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37. be more patient
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38. be more open to commitment
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39. face myself
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40. present at a conference
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41. publish something
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42. Open my heart
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43. be more loving
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How I did it
It made me
awed 
How I did it: I bit the bullet and pulled out my VISA card while on a safari in the Serengeti for a sunrise baloon ride. VERY expensive, but I am very happy that I decided to have this once in a lifetime experience. We spent more than an hour floating over the park, looking down at hippos, elephants, tree tops with birds, monkeys and baboons in them, three lions in the distance and plenty of other animals. It was incredibly peacef… Read how I did it…
It made me
enchanted 
How I did it: I booked a couple of nights in Stonetown on the internet, then walked around and found the place for me once I arrived. The markets were good, though touristy and not dirt cheap, but it was the experience that I enjoyed... the smell of cloves, the brightly colored clothing, the narrow alleyways winding around through the old, old buildings... it was very pleasant. Read how I did it…
It made me
Amazed
How I did it: I finally made the commitment to doing this and booked a safari in Tanzania. Really the hardest part was deciding to go ahead and do it. Well, that and paying for it. Safaris in East Africa are not cheap!! Once there, the safari company took care of everything, so it was easy! Read how I did it…
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It’s simple. Whenever I felt myself dithering, I would think, “What would a tigress do?” It helped me find my power, and so helped me be who I wanted to be this year. It was a great image. Now, I’m ready to move on, knowing that the tigress is still a part of me.
Slowly, I’ve gotten better at keeping conversations going. I think part of it was actually a side effect of giving lots of speaking tests for an English exam. The exams are like small talk in some ways, so some of the strategies for keeping people talking are useful in real life.
Life isn’t an English test, though. The rest of it has just been listening to people, thinking about what they have to say, and responding to that. Noticing how others keep conversations going and using some of those stock conversation starters has helped, too.
