muddart

really wants to get my thesis done



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muddart's Life List

  1. 1. Write every day
    7 entries . 7 cheers
    993 people
  2. 2. write a book
    2 entries . 5 cheers
    31,073 people
  3. 3. Write for a living
    1 entry . 1 cheer
    326 people
  4. 4. finish my novel
    1 entry . 1 cheer
    939 people
  5. 5. Be a better blogger
    2 entries . 2 cheers
    1,380 people
  6. 6. live in a walking community
    1 entry . 4 cheers
    2 people
  7. 7. get a masters degree
    2 entries . 7 cheers
    3,042 people
  8. 8. learn hebrew
    2 entries . 4 cheers
    974 people
  9. 9. go to japan
    1 entry . 6 cheers
    3,765 people
  10. 10. make a living as an artist
    1 entry . 8 cheers
    53 people
  11. 11. learn how to read and write enough Chinese to understand a Chinese newspaper
    2 entries . 3 cheers
    51 people
  12. 12. start a school
    1 entry . 5 cheers
    109 people
  13. 13. lay in the grass and stare at the clouds
    1 entry . 9 cheers
    313 people
  14. 14. write more letters
    2 entries . 4 cheers
    1,847 people
  15. 15. read every book I own
    1 entry . 5 cheers
    2,117 people
  16. 16. watch less tv
    2 entries . 2 cheers
    1,962 people
  17. 17. Speak 5 languages fluently
    1 entry . 2 cheers
    85 people
  18. 18. Learn Biblical Hebrew
    1 cheer
    49 people
  19. 19. learn Biblical Greek
    1 cheer
    46 people
  20. 20. fix the kiln
    1 entry
    2 people
  21. 21. Pray for my dad about publishing his novel until he does
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    1 person
  22. 22. sell my house
    1 entry
    579 people
  23. 23. figure out what i want to be when i grow up
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    325 people
  24. 24. find a writer's group
    1 entry
    17 people
  25. 25. Live in community
    39 people
  26. 26. Have my own studio
    1 cheer
    60 people
  27. 27. have my own art studio
    1 cheer
    98 people
  28. 28. Have my own pottery studio
    22 people
  29. 29. Build a raku kiln
    1 cheer
    3 people
  30. 30. own a coffee shop
    1 entry . 1 cheer
    124 people
  31. 31. have a dog again
    15 people
  32. 32. own a kitten
    1 entry
    18 people
  33. 33. write a children's book
    2 entries . 3 cheers
    1,448 people
  34. 34. Take a writing workshop
    2 entries
    6 people
  35. 35. figure this whole church thing out
    3 entries
    2 people
  36. 36. Be part of a house church
    1 cheer
    1 person
  37. 37. Start writing poetry again
    1 entry
    193 people
  38. 38. lose weight
    10 entries . 1 cheer
    41,727 people
  39. 39. Read -- Everyday for at least an hour
    2 entries
    1 person
Recent entries
own a vineyard (read all 2 entries…)
wow, 43things is not as fun as I remember it...

I thought there used to be an option for “I don’t want to do this any more…” now it’s only “I did it!” or “I give up”... Victory or Defeat. Hey it’s not all about either meeting your goals or giving up on your goals, sometimes it’s about your goals changing. Or some times some of your 43things are simply cool dreams, but after a while the interest wears off. Sure help people meet the goals they really decide to concentrate on, but if it’s “43 things” (which is a lot of things), there are going to be some that are just neat ideas, that you toy with and then discard, so shouldn’t be about winning or losing, victory or defeat. It should be about dreaming big, and then choosing, and making progress on what you decide upon.



figure this whole church thing out (read all 3 entries…)
For the record, I still haven't figured it out...

I haven’t been on 43things for ages, and actually it was remembering this goal that brought me here today. And I found that I marked it “done” with the comment “well sort of did it…” And just wanted to say I’m still trying to sort it out.

I have some people around me who are also seeking the answer to this, but I do know it’s not about “finding a church”... it really is about finding a circle of friends who are true seekers, and who don’t need all the outward trappings of religion to validate them as Christians. In fact, sometimes I wonder if the outward trappings do the opposite. But it’s not just about throwing off trappings, but about putting something on as well.



figure this whole church thing out (read all 3 entries…)
well sort of did it...

I just have found some folks who are like a breath of fresh air. Don’t feel the need to have it on my list of 43 things any more, so marking it done… though in a sense it’s only just beginning.



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