I'm doing 33 things
Goa ranks up there with some of the BEST experiences I’ve had ever.I won’t forget those sunsets and the parties for a long time to come…
shizentai's Life List
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1. Do an MBA
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2. make a will
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3. brush up on my French, German and Korean
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4. learn spanish and italian
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5. learn russian,arabic or hindi
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6. Digitalize my 35 mm negatives
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7. climb mt. kilimanjaro and then chill out in zanzibar
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8. see the northern lights
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9. visit an ice hotel
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10. visit Santa Claus village in Lapland
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11. go to Africa, Central & South America
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12. take up ballet again
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13. take up a martial art
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14. send a message in a bottle and/or make a time capsule
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15. attend a Buddhist retreat
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16. Draw, Paint, Make Art
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17. write a book
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18. learn to DJ
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19. perform in my own concert
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20. make a film
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21. own a bar or cafe
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22. Get married and have 2 kids
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23. learn to cook really well
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24. get a cool car
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25. skinny dip in the moonlight
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26. learn a few card or magic tricks
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27. learn to mix drinks really well
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28. get a tattoo
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29. save a life
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30. go to space
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31. learn to knit
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32. get a motorcycle license
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33. do copywriting
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Recent entries
I think that happiness exists in many places, and it’s not about “finding” it…it’s about “recognizing” it. There are a great many things that make us happy momentarily, but the more enduring factors to happiness are actually pretty simple: being healthy, having enough (note: doesn’t necessarily have to be A LOT OF) money, having meaningful tasks to do, having interests or hobbies, and having people who love you. It is necessary to realize that no one is happy 100% of the time and that challenges, frustrations and worries are all part and parcel of life, and their presence does not mean that one’s life is totally UNhappy.
A few interesting links:
World Map of Happiness: how do nations compare?
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/11/061113093726.htm
The Happy Planet Index: how happy are you?
http://www.happyplanetindex.org/survey.htm
I’d like to do this in the next year. Having always been a sprinter/middle-distance runner, it isn’t going to be easy, but I’m gonna try. I did a “vertical marathon” once, which was a race to climb to the top of one of a really tall building…flights and flights and flights of stairs. Doing well in that was quite a feat considering I don’t even particularly enjoy the Stairmaster…it’s all about endurance. Hopefully I will run for a charity and my knees won’t be shot…
