I'm doing 39 things
I feel so calm and serene now that I’m praying daily. My interactions with the world around me seem to go so much smoother and I’m less stressed out. I recently had an interesting situation with an ex of mine in which not only did I keep my cool, I think I reacted with the right portion of compassion towards him and the right amount of respect for me. Without the calmness of spirit that praying gives me, that would not have been possible.
riveradonis's Life List
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1. Stop masturbating
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2. Write a resume such that I feel good about it
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3. learn how to do my hair
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4. Stop biting my nails
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5. learn archery
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6. Graduate from university
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7. Learn aromatherapy
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8. stay on top of my schoolwork
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9. play an instrument
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10. Invest in sustainable/socially responsible stocks
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11. have the perfect halloween costume
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12. Visit all of the provinces and territories in Canada
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13. see the northern lights
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14. go to a nude beach
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15. celebrate Canada Day in Ottawa
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16. learn to draw
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17. survive my long distance relationship
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18. get my drivers licence
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19. Go on a road trip
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20. Learn Swedish
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21. Learn Japanese
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22. Read all classical Greek texts
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23. Write more
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24. Have amazing lesbian sex
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25. budget my money
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26. Wake up and jump out of bed
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27. work all 12 steps
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28. Be a better friend
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29. Read more
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30. be a more conscious consumer
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31. Learn to cook
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32. read the news daily
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33. exercise regularly
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34. be better at math
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35. learn to paint
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36. Learn French
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37. Learn Italian
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38. Learn Chinese
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39. learn to be ambidexterous
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How I did it
It made me
centered 
How I did it: One of the things I had to do was look at what was blocking me from prayer. Do you not feel you have a safe space to pray? Do you have doubts about the existance of a higher being and feel stupid talking to the air? Take an honest look at what may be blocking you, and pray to ahve these things removed. It takes a while, but soon prayer started to feel so good that all these issues melted away. Read how I did it…
It made me
productive
How I did it: I just started setting my alarm. Ideally you should have the same/a similar wake up and bed time every day. I usually tried to go to sleep at midnight and wake up at 7. It's important to figure out how much sleep you actually need- I only need 7 to 7 and a half hours, but some people do need a little more. Try cutting back your sleep time until you wake up and you feel like it is physically possible to get out of bed. If you wake up … Read how I did it…
It made me
free
How I did it: My road to being able to not care about what other poeple thought was to get in touch with myself. What did I think? What were some of my incompromisable values and beliefs? When I stuck to those I grew in my own self-confidance, which allowed me to not care abotu what other people though.Also, for some things I have always just not cared. I am the kind of person who will walk downtown without any shoes or wear something hideous just beca… Read how I did it…
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Recent entries
I’m down to two times a day, and tomorrow begins my three days of only masturbating once and then I’m down to nada.
You know, when I start masturbating now I get these thoughts in my head like ‘You can do it a couple more times today. You’ve been so good you deserve a break.’ I have to keep my mind focused on my goal.
I hemmed my own pair of pants today! (with help from my mother) I feel good. They’re not perfect, but they turned out better than we expected. I’m proud of my hemmed pants. Hopefully I will get better.
