I'm doing 41 things
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2 years ago
That’s a silly silly goal to begin with. I simply must deal with live.
William Akin's Life List
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1. be happy
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2. fall in love again, and, for a change, actually be loved back, while I'm at that
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3. Publish a novel
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4. get my life back together.
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5. spend less time on the computer
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6. make someone smile every day
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7. keep a daily journal
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8. identify 100 things that make me happy (besides money)
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9. make a list of 100 quotes that inspire me
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10. Make a movie
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11. Make new friends
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12. write more
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13. sleep at night
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14. stop being a jerk
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15. live without regret
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16. "Simplify, simplify."
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17. learn french
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18. make a difference
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19. stay in touch with old friends
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20. drink more water
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21. stop procrastinating
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22. Read more books
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23. post pictures of my world, more or less regularly.
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24. CHALLENGE MYSELF MORE.
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25. have more confidence
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26. feel understood on a deep level
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27. Practice forgiveness.
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28. fight melancholy
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29. Be Someone's Partner In Crime
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30. Find a balance between the things I want to do and the things I need to do
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31. Be healthy physically, mentally, and emotionally
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32. gain weight
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33. stop drinking soda
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34. Beat my depression
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35. Get organized
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36. Learn to play the guitar
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37. To live instead of exist
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38. write thank you notes
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39. grow a beard
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40. Stay sober
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41. learn to dance
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How I did it
It made me
Proud 
How I did it: I put together a collection of poetry that I had written over the course of three years, edited it all together and self-published it with lulu.com. I'm hoping on re-publishing it with a major publisher at some point in the future. Read how I did it…
It made me
How I did it: I made sure to post something every day, even if it was a one-liner. I found that as time went on, those single sentences turned into longer ones and then whole paragraphs and eventually, quite nicely-sized posts. Read how I did it…
It made me
joyous and free
How I did it: Put your alarm in a place that is most difficult to get to. Also, develop a morning ritual - do things in order. I wake up, eat a quick breakfast, and read a morning meditation book. Read how I did it…
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2 years ago
My personal experience has been solely with family members, ie: mom and dad. We’ve driven three times across the country, literally, from los angeles to charleston, south carolina. It was quite a hellish ordeal, just being in confined spaces with parents while in teenage years….
I really do think that one can grasp something greater than him or her self through this experience, so in the end, it’s worth taking.
It would probably be better to take the trip either with close friends, or complete strangers; each though, offers an entirely different sort of experience.
