I'm doing 42 things
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
1 cheer105 people -
3. Publish a novel
1,074 people -
4. get my life back together.
2 cheers62 people -
5. spend less time on the computer
1,010 people -
6. make someone smile every day
3 cheers201 people -
7. keep a daily journal
228 people -
8. identify 100 things that make me happy (besides money)
7,969 people -
9. make a list of 100 quotes that inspire me
214 people -
10. Make a movie
3,119 people -
11. Make new friends
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12. write more
3,769 people -
13. sleep at night
50 people -
14. stop being a jerk
27 people -
15. live without regret
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16. "Simplify, simplify."
2 cheers44 people -
17. learn french
1 cheer12,435 people -
18. make a difference
1 cheer7,191 people -
19. stay in touch with old friends
161 people -
20. drink more water
20,327 people -
21. stop procrastinating
30,012 people -
22. Read more books
1 cheer11,816 people -
23. post pictures of my world, more or less regularly.
3 people -
24. CHALLENGE MYSELF MORE.
42 people -
25. have more confidence
1 cheer869 people -
26. feel understood on a deep level
1 cheer143 people -
27. Practice forgiveness.
60 people -
28. fight melancholy
1 person -
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
2,383 people -
31. Be healthy physically, mentally, and emotionally
209 people -
32. gain weight
3,116 people -
33. stop drinking soda
2 cheers1,552 people -
34. Beat my depression
2 cheers1,945 people -
35. Get organized
6,494 people -
36. Learn to play the guitar
13,799 people -
37. To live instead of exist
3 cheers11,672 people -
38. write thank you notes
167 people -
39. grow a beard
1 cheer352 people -
40. Stay sober
458 people -
41. learn to dance
7,098 people -
42. stop feeling insecure and jealous in my relationship
1 person
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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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.
