It’s been forever since I checked in on 43 Things. I need to do so more often. It’s like checking in on what my goals really are, and visiting with old friends. Most days, I’m simply trying to check off minor items on a neverending To Do list. Hey, I’m about halfway to getting a Master’s Degree in early childhood education. Congratulations to me. I need to add goals about connecting with people. Mostly, I’m buried in work, and leave myself no time for fun.
riashi's Life List
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1. live passionately
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2. go to the Flying Star Cafe
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3. own a home
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4. be there for friends when they need me.
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5. Get everyone to celebrate the 129th day of the year (43 X 3) -- May 9 -- by doing something TOTALLY fun and out of character.
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6. read Bone Mountain by Eliot Pattison.
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7. I want to take a long walk in the snow with a good friend.
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8. write more letters
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9. return to Popayan
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10. stop global warming.
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11. go for long walks
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12. Read Finnegan's Wake.
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13. spend a weekend in Vancouver
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14. spend more time doing nothing
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15. learn Arabic
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16. make the world a safer and better place for children
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17. remember my dreams
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18. get a master's degree in early childhood education.
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19. read the Tao Te Ching, daily.
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20. eat more grapefruit
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21. ride a train across Canada
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22. drink more green tea
1 entry . 5 cheers181 people -
23. visit Lebanon
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24. climb a mountain
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25. hang out in Truth or Consequences, N.M.
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26. sing more often
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27. live on a Greek island
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28. I want to be a writer.
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29. realize every small act of kindness may change the world.
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30. go to a theater and see a play.
2 cheers1 person
I just completed an Issues in Early Childhood class, on-line, through NMSU (very good), and I finished one in the second summer term as well—the Bilingual Preschool Child.
So even though I didn’t get off to a quick start in the first Summer Term, I’m slowly making progress!
I guess I’ve been so busy at work (as a scholarship program director) and doing the courses’ homework I just haven’t been checking in with 43 Things! I’ll have to look in more often.
I love reading about science and history, and this book has lots of good stories involving both. It has made me think about what I do that contributes to global warming and the general deterioration of the Earth. Ultimately, the book is hopeful. Though many societies have collapsed in the past, we can learn from their mistakes!
