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Kara

Everything hurts.



I'm doing 41 things
  

Kara's Life List

  2. 1. forgive myself
    1 entry . 2 cheers     		672 people
  3. 2. Don't look for love, beg for love, or suffer for love. Just live.
    1 entry . 14 cheers     		41 people
  4. 3. Be Focused And Determined And Make Things Happen
    1 entry . 10 cheers     		310 people
  5. 4. Brush and floss twice a day for 30 days
    1 entry . 12 cheers     		1 person
  6. 5. be a big sister in the Big Brother Big sister program
    1 entry . 22 cheers     		4 people
  7. 6. lose 40 pounds
    1 entry . 11 cheers     		1,670 people
  8. 7. Kiss in the rain
    32 cheers     		14,592 people
  9. 8. Skydive
    16 cheers     		10,154 people
  10. 9. join a rowing team
    18 cheers     		11 people
  11. 10. go to a peace rally
    17 cheers     		18 people
  12. 11. go on a road trip with no predetermined destination
    13 cheers     		18,535 people
  13. 12. Pay off my fines at the library
    1 entry . 9 cheers     		3 people
  14. 13. Kiss a stranger
    18 cheers     		752 people
  15. 14. love myself
    23 cheers     		4,404 people
  16. 15. share quotes
    24 entries . 5 cheers     		120 people
  17. 16. list 43 things I like
    5 entries . 3 cheers     		13 people
  18. 17. take one photograph each day as a way to document my life.
    3 entries . 2 cheers     		246 people
  19. 18. ~~~~~~~~~ {{ LONG-TERM }} ~~~~~~~~~
    		2 people
  20. 19. Get into UW School of Nursing
    12 cheers     		2 people
  21. 20. go to Greece
    11 cheers     		935 people
  22. 21. Learn to play the piano
    21 cheers     		7,406 people
  23. 22. travel the world
    20 cheers     		18,488 people
  24. 23. learn photography
    2 entries . 34 cheers     		2,644 people
  25. 24. write a novel
    11 cheers     		9,665 people
  26. 25. never doubt what I know I'm capable of
    2 entries . 17 cheers     		17 people
  27. 26. Be on The Amazing Race
    6 cheers     		309 people
  28. 27. be comfortable in my own skin
    7 cheers     		469 people
  29. 28. love freely
    1 entry . 2 cheers     		38 people
  30. 29. Fall in real love: ridiculous, inconvenient, consuming, can't live without each other love.
    1 entry . 20 cheers     		1,287 people
  31. 30. See a "Post Secret" exibit
    4 cheers     		2 people
  32. 31. list 100 things I like about me
    1 entry . 1 cheer     		17 people
  33. 32. Learn to pick locks
    1 entry . 6 cheers     		1,482 people
  34. 33. list 43 of my favorite song lyrics
    7 entries . 3 cheers     		82 people
  35. 34. see beauty in everything
    8 cheers     		28 people
  36. 35. Become fluent in more than one language
    2 entries . 25 cheers     		1,309 people
  37. 36. be more financially responsible
    3 cheers     		23 people
  38. 37. Do 43 things i've never done before!
    5 cheers     		17 people
  39. 38. have normal sleep hours
    1 entry . 2 cheers     		721 people
  40. 39. find someone to trade mix CDs with - and then do it!
    		7 people
  41. 40. Write something about each of my goals
    1 cheer     		2 people
  42. 41. Exercise 4 times a week!
    1 entry     		144 people

How I did it
How to realize that some people are never going to be the people you thought they might be and be ok with that
It took me
5 years
It made me
calm

How I did it: I realized that the beauty lies in the imperfections, in the not knowing, and in the realization that there are truths that lie in us all. You just have to be willing to see them.  I'm finally at peace. This goal is really about accepting what you already know to be true. I know that it is not at all easy. There always seems to be a small part of us, hanging on to the notion, that maybe, just maybe, they will change and be the figu… Read how I did it…

Oct 23, 01:59AM PDT | 0 comments | 1 cheer


Recent entries
forgive myself
Untitled 1 day ago

I fell in love with someone and instead of being honest about it, I lied to myself, and to him, because I felt ashamed. I don’t know why I was ashamed, but I was. Now I’m even more ashamed for lying to this person.

I want to forgive myself for loving someone. Love is beautiful, so why did I hide it? I don’t know. I wish I’d never lied. I wish I’d been honest before I became so attached. Before love had really destroyed me.

It’s not who I am. It’s not who I want to be.

Nov 06, 08:15PM PST | 1 cheer | 2 comments


Be Focused And Determined And Make Things Happen
Untitled 3 days ago

Normally I am pretty driven, and this isn’t an issue, but the last few months I’ve felt really broken, and I really just don’t have the energy or care to do anymore that what is absolutely required of me.

Nov 04, 10:48PM PST | 1 cheer | 0 comments


Don't look for love, beg for love, or suffer for love. Just live.
I'm tired of it all. 3 days ago

I wish it were simple.

Nov 04, 10:44PM PST | 1 cheer | 0 comments


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create a website figure out what i want to do with my life Stop caring what other people think of me plant a garden Save money, not waste money! Live life happily Visit Scotland myrawska wants to read a new book every week be friends with him again get health insurance Partake in Oktoberfest in Germany NMitchell4882 wants to stop worrying find my great love be a better employee be slim get good grades in college avoid disfluencies (um, uh, you know) Learn Spanish nothing Create a cartoon go to the University of Washington figure out what was happening before the Big Bang be more creative Gain 30 pounds carpe diem be happy on my own karatekidIV wants to pass the JLPT 2 test grow my own herbs
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