I'm doing 41 things
Start small. Try mindfulness meditation for 10 or 20 minutes a few times a week. Think of the humanity of the people you see on street, in the store, etc. Try to really understand where other are coming from. Work for peace.
Ruby Sinreich's Life List
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1. get my country back
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2. be peace
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3. love unconditionally.
2 entries . 8 cheers556 people -
4. exercise more
1 entry . 2 cheers5,560 people -
5. Change the world
2 cheers3,466 people -
6. cook at home
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7. get rid of material crap
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8. be fluent in Spanish
2 cheers1,121 people -
9. Drive across the USA
3 cheers2,191 people -
10. be mindful
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11. get progressive people involved in local politics
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12. Throw more sleepovers
4 cheers7 people -
13. Get old and cranky
3 cheers12 people -
14. keep in better touch with friends & family
1 cheer264 people -
15. travel to Mexico
1 cheer112 people -
16. clean the house
123 people -
17. go to SXSW Interactive
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18. spend an entire day watching the extended version of all three Lord of the Rings movies back-to-back-to-back
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19. Write more thank you notes
1 cheer443 people -
20. Practice Yoga
1 entry . 2 cheers4,283 people -
21. Keep a daily journal
228 people -
22. Give away a bunch of clothes I've been meaning to give away for a long time
1 entry . 5 cheers147 people -
23. elect a woman president
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24. have a daily meditation routine
1 cheer42 people -
25. shave my head
5 cheers991 people -
26. Spend less time fooling around on the net and more time actually working
5,533 people -
27. be a public speaker
30 people -
28. Visit Japan
5,981 people -
29. see the Daily Show live
6 cheers226 people -
30. go on a road trip with no predetermined destination
3 cheers21,231 people -
31. get out of debt
1 cheer12,096 people -
32. Save money
1 cheer16,110 people -
33. stop procrastinating
1 entry . 2 cheers30,017 people -
34. go to burning man
2 team members . 1 cheer1,607 people -
35. Bring Citizen Journalism to the people
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36. ban SUVs in cities
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37. revive npoblogs.org
3 team members . 3 entries . 1 cheer4 people -
38. consume less caffeine
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39. Keep a journal
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40. publish something in a respectable journal, magazine, or edited website
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41. Explore how 43 things can be a social change tool
2 cheers162 people
Recent entries
...forget about political parties. They are the way to become politically paralyzed.
Go to a local city government meeting and find out what’s going on in your community. There’s always something that needs improvement and you can really make a difference.
