 I'm doing 21 things |
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beat depression
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Be convinced that God exists
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do 100 acts of kindness
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become vegetarian
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do one thing every day that scares me
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have a better relationship with my dad
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| 7. |
visit Finland
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grow a vegetable or fruit
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volunteer abroad
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Keep up with my journal
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| 11. |
take a ballroom dance class
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dance on pointe
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adopt 5 eco-friendly habits
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get a dog
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play the violin again
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be in a musical
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be more open with people
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| 18. |
find my passion
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Fall in love
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Be less shy
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| 21. |
Do something new every month
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How I did it: In short, I lived and I documented it. Sometimes I planned out pages on a separate piece of paper before I did them. I worked on a page in my scrapbook after every event or activity that I wanted to commemorate. It took a lot of time. Read how I did it…
How I did it: I just did it. One of my teachers really helped me in finding a good topic and finalizing it. Then I wrote and wrote on my topic, which was probably a bit broad, until I reached around 3500 words, then wound it down with a conclusion. Read how I did it…
Beat depression to me isn’t a very specific goal. So I’ll change it to getting off anti-depressants. I don’t know if I can completely “beat” depression. I don’t have some of the symptoms, like insomnia, anymore, but I will always have periods of sadness, which might be a normal part of life. I would like to get off anti-depressants, though, and my doctor says we can start cutting back once I’m settled in at uni.
So I guess the first step would be to identify some things I’m afraid of:
1) Eating things without knowing how many calories they have.
2) Playing violin when people are around.
3) Talking to friends I haven’t seen since school ended.
4) Letting people know how I feel.
5) Talking to my sister rather than ignoring her for fear she will snap at me.
6) Roller coasters.
7) Admitting to Dad I like something he does or agreeing with him instead of automatically arguing against his point of view.
8) Flirting.
9) Dancing full out in class.
There are many more, and I’m sure the list will grow.
I realize this goal isn’t very specific. But maybe I could make the ultimate goal to talk to 3 people other than my mom when I’m sad and say why. Tell them about my depression, but I don’t know if I want to go so far as to say “I’m depressed/ on meds.”
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Matt Butterworth wants to Read more
ride a motorcycle
Get my Master's
drink more water
lose 10 lbs
get married
Watch AFI's 100 movies
Create a budget
not sell out
tainamite wants to lose weight
ride my bike to San Francisco
take one picture a day to document my life
learn Vietnamese
work because I like to, not because I have to
find a mentor
learn to play reels and jigs on the fiddle
watch more anime
learn to skateboard
organize my closet
have a family
get ripped
do something daring
Free spirit, restless soul wants to learn to wink
figure out how many minutes I have left on my cell phone
memorize V's "V Alliteration" speech from "V for Vendetta" and recite it every hour on the hour next Halloween
