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1. run more
1 entry . 1 cheer 370 people
2. Get out more
1 entry . 3 cheers 599 people
3. Simplify.
2 entries 594 people
4. find my passion
1 entry . 3 cheers 1,118 people
5. Learn a third language
1 entry 141 people
6. sea kayak patagonia
1 cheer 2 people
7. find something that makes me happy
25 people
8. move on
1 entry 338 people
9. be happy
18,675 people
10. Visit Machu Picchu
1 entry . 1 cheer 536 people
11. adopt a dog
2 cheers 438 people
12. Never grow old
1 entry 62 people
13. Volunteer
1 entry . 2 cheers 3,874 people
14. be more flexible
1 entry 456 people
15. have nice abs
525 people
16. visit every spanish speaking country
2 entries 3 people
17. become more organized
709 people
18. meditate
1,895 people
19. Learn to tango
1 cheer 1,012 people
20. donate my organs
1 cheer 58 people
21. donate my kidney
1 cheer 37 people
22. get married
15,206 people
23. Eat less meat
1 cheer 228 people
24. Learn to identify plants, flowers, and trees
1 entry . 1 cheer 93 people
25. Be a better friend
5,012 people
26. Listen more, talk less...
262 people
27. see the northern lights
14,270 people
28. Be a better atheist.
1 entry . 1 cheer 77 people
29. ride my bicycle
3 entries 58 people
30. be at peace
1 entry 202 people
31. be a better teacher
1 entry 200 people
32. lose 10 lbs
1 entry 854 people

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relax

Relax max... 4 weeks ago

Over the last year, I have made an effort to relax and calm down. I am much better about it now, but I will always have to remind myself. People who didn’t know me before have commented that when they see me I am calm and relaxed. It is a compliment that I adore and am very proud of.

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move on

Not quite there... 4 weeks ago

I am over him. I don’t want him, and I haven’t wanted him for over a year and a half. The problem is, I don’t know that I want anyone. I am dating someone now, but I have hit a wall. I can’t give it my all. I don’t know if I am worried about getting hurt, but I can’t get past it. I’ll either move on from this new point, or this isn’t the right relationship. Maybe there isn’t one.

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Be a better atheist.

A little bit afraid of losing respect 1 month ago

As an educator in a public high school, theoretically, religion should not be an issue. To be honest, it often is. Students are at an age where many of them are at a turning point in their religious beliefs. They are either curious about what other people believe or are adamant about what they themselves believe. Inevitably, students will ask me about my beliefs throughout the year. I avoid the topic because I know that it will lead to problems. I actually fear that my more religious students might lose respect for me. I don’t know if that makes me a poor atheist. I won’t deny my beliefs if they ask, but I would never preach to them, and they have never specifically asked yet.
I try to treat past and present religions equally in my classroom. There have been times where students would start talking about religion and assume that everyone in the room thinks like them. They start spouting off about how another religion is unbelievable or silly. I end up pointing out things like “Oh, and your religion is completely believable? A woman became pregnant by a miracle? Angels came to see her? Her son died and then came back to life? When you take communion, you really are eating the body of Christ and drinking his blood? You’re right, Protestant and Catholic beliefs make perfect sense.”
I n my classroom, I’ll defend anyone’s right to believe whatever it is that they believe, but I will not let anyone mock a religion… unless they are mocking them all.

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Home:	Canton, Ohio
Member since:	Feb 21, 2007
Birthday:	Nov 03
About me:	“Like most people, I want to improve myself and do what I can for others and the planet.”

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