I'm doing 36 things
I brought my sheet music when I moved to Portland and within a couple weeks I found out I lived a few blocks from the Community Music Center where they have pianos you can play on for free AND they have baby grands! Amazing.
rachelbirdbumgardner's Life List
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1. Consistently take refuge in a community of spiritual practitioners
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2. Attain single-pointed concentration
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3. Loosen my grasp on my ego
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4. Learn to calmly abide
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5. Have joyful self-confidence
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6. Gain the courage to become a Boddhisattva
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7. Get over my anxiety and fears
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8. Have consistent abdominal health
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9. Visit Nepal and Bhutan
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10. Make a pilgrimage to India to visit Buddha's holy sites and Calcutta
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11. Visit Dharamsala and Potala
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12. Gain the courage to become a hospice worker
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13. Establish meditation clubs in high schools
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14. Eradicate future pain (worry)
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15. Transcend the 8 worldly dharmas
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16. Get six pack abs
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17. Train pro tennis players in mindfulness
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18. Learn to swim and go surfing!
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19. Buy a convertible Mini Coop
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20. Go on a zip line
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21. Become a decent tennis player
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22. Spend time in Annecy, France
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23. Visit Bermuda
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24. Visit Iceland
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25. Hang glide in Rio de Janiero
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26. Hike in Denali National Park
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27. Spend a month in Bali
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28. Have an orange cat
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29. Drift a car
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30. Do a pull up
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31. Co-write a pro-athlete's autobiography
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32. karaoke
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33. donate hair to Locks of Love
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34. Pay off my Masters degree by the end of each semester
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35. accept abundance
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36. Learn to shift my cherishing focus from myself to others
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Recent entries
I went to a public teaching with Yangsi Rinpoche last night. It was a full house but I sat in the back and when he came in I was the first person he had to walk past. He smiled right at me and I was so happy. I loved the practice we did—Medicine Buddha Puja and Tara. I felt so welcome! And I looked at him with so much love and joy as he led us.
Then after I felt funny because I’m not really tied to the center yet—I don’t live or work there. I left immediately and when I got outside I thought I’d go left to my car but I didn’t. I wanted to see Yangsi Rinpoche again so I went right to peer into the building. But he wasn’t here. Just then someone came around the corner and it was him! I stared at him, smiling, and planted myself in the middle of the sidewalk. He walked right up to me and said, “Hi. It’s good to see you.” Then he hugged me.
No words to explain how much that means to me!
I moved to Portland and into a situation where there are two lovely dogs! They are so sweet and fun. It’s wonderful.
