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Persefona

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I'm doing 25 things
  

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  2. 1. get my book published in renowned publishing company
    2 entries     		1 person
  3. 2. live creatively
    1 entry . 4 cheers     		43 people
  4. 3. be independent on money I earn
    1 entry . 2 cheers     		1 person
  5. 4. be more assertive
    2 entries . 2 cheers     		645 people
  6. 5. disguise in mystery
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  7. 6. see all the theatre pieces of DAB (Nitra theatre)
    4 entries     		1 person
  8. 7. make 2009 my best year yet
    2 team members . 4 entries . 3 cheers     		110 people
  9. 8. go swimming regularly again
    14 entries . 7 cheers     		1 person
  10. 9. post 43 pictures of where I live
    11 entries . 4 cheers     		21 people
  11. 10. Risk! Risk anything! Care no more for the opinion of others, for those voices. Do the hardest thing on earth for me. Act for myself. Face the truth.
    2 entries . 24 cheers     		7 people
  12. 11. make one lino a month
    4 entries . 6 cheers     		1 person
  13. 12. read Cien anos de soledad in Spanish
    1 entry . 5 cheers     		9 people
  14. 13. receive a letter from Hogwarts apologizing for the late owl but informing me that i am actually a wizard.
    2 entries . 5 cheers     		830 people
  15. 14. build a huge private library
    4 entries . 6 cheers     		2 people
  16. 15. learn to wait
    1 entry . 2 cheers     		2 people
  17. 16. meditate daily
    2 entries . 1 cheer     		3,980 people
  18. 17. act in a film as supernumeraries
    2 team members . 1 cheer     		2 people
  19. 18. become a good counsellor
    1 cheer     		1 person
  20. 19. be able to relax without feeling inappropriate
    1 entry     		1 person
  21. 20. find my lost motivation
    2 cheers     		1 person
  22. 21. be successful in my new job
    2 entries . 1 cheer     		8 people
  23. 22. be less judgmental
    1 cheer     		179 people
  24. 23. make at least one good (interpersonal) deed a day
    1 cheer     		1 person
  25. 24. speak up
    1 cheer     		215 people
  26. 25. Find a balance between the things I want to do and the things I need to do
    1 cheer     		2,360 people

How I did it
How to express my anger directly to the people who have aroused it in me
It took me
12 months
It made me
confident

How I did it: When the question came I did not back and said it directly. I felt that there is no way to save the relationship than to say what I feel and I did not care anymore if the relationship would be saved or not. Read how I did it…

Oct 26, 11:32AM PDT | 0 comments | 5 cheers


How to find a new job
It took me
2 weeks
It made me
winning

How I did it: A friend told me that there is a free full-time position at the Institute where he is working part time. So when my former boss told me that she is not going to extend my contract, I applied for the position, met with the Director and both sides agreed with the conditions and that was basically it.What is best about it is that I did not have to worry about where to go and I know people working there already. Bonus is that it is much bette… Read how I did it…

Apr 28, 03:38AM PDT | 0 comments | 1 cheer


How to set up boundaries
It took me
5 months
It made me
self-confident

How I did it: I had to realize what I really did not want to do and whether resons I did it were reasonable enough. And if it was just social conventions, lazyness or fear, I tried to stay firm.Sometimes helps that I talk about it so much that then it feels stupid to yield to external pressure and it helps me to keep my boundaries.And the most important is maybe to realize what things really are important and why and keep rechecking the list. Read how I did it…

Feb 20, 10:46AM PST | 0 comments | 1 cheer


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Recent entries
turn down demands of other people without feeling guilt and without excessive apologizing (read all 3 entries…)
good enough for me 1 week ago

I think I will content with the fact that I am at last able to turn down some requests from some people. And I realized that usually I genuinely feel sorry that I am not able (or willing, for that matter) to help. So I do not care about the apologizing thing anymore and consider as success that I can say no.

Oct 26, 11:48AM PDT | 0 comments


be successful in my new job (read all 2 entries…)
disappointment 1 week ago

I got one paper rejected; there is no chance to do the norm this year. i will have to explain it to the boss.
things are moving much slower than i was used to and this takes away my enthusiasm. i am not even sure anymore if i am suited for the kind of work that is expected from me. time is clicking fast, but i do not seem to see any great results behind me but scraps.

Oct 26, 11:40AM PDT | 1 cheer | 0 comments


express my anger directly to the people who have aroused it in me (read all 4 entries…)
almost done 1 week ago

I expressed my negative feelings (not so much anger as also dissappointment) to my former friend and it was like a weight lifting from my chest. things does not need to change (I do not think she will start to behave in other way, especially related to the issue that makes me so angry and disgusted), but I do not care anymore – it does not make me feel angry anymore.
it was the first time I spoke to someone really directly, not trying to soften the things or saying only part of the real feeling, and it really worked.
moral: next time I will have to prevent building up of so much anger by directly expressing of my discomfort.

Oct 26, 11:27AM PDT | 0 comments


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