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1. be a good father
8 cheers 541 people
2. raise a confident daughter
18 cheers 2 people
3. be a better husband
3 cheers 481 people
4. let go of my anger
1 entry 69 people
5. live life fearlessly
1 entry . 1 cheer 39 people
6. stop being lazy
1 entry 1,342 people
7. learn patience
1 entry . 3 cheers 164 people
8. find a new job...and get the courage to quit my current job
2 entries . 7 cheers 5 people
9. sail on the open ocean
1 entry 4 people
10. round cape horn
2 cheers 10 people
11. figure out what i want to do with my life
2 entries . 3 cheers 2,737 people
12. Sleep well
1 entry . 1 cheer 189 people
13. stop caring what people think of me
1 entry . 3 cheers 186 people
14. identify 100 things that make me happy.
4 entries . 2 cheers 1,794 people
15. forgive myself
2 cheers 578 people
16. Learn how to remember peoples' names
1,506 people
17. Get a PhD
2,405 people
18. sail to hawaii
1 cheer 38 people
19. Meditate more often
1 entry . 1 cheer 201 people
20. be the kind of person my dog thinks I am
6 cheers 9 people

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enjoy Fall 2007 by having one new and fulfilling experience in October, November, and December
93 team members . 3 entries . 1 cheer

22 people

22. make more friends
1 entry 4,402 people
23. be a better cook
461 people

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enjoy Fall 2007 by having one new and fulfilling experience in October, November, and December (read all 3 entries…)

No sense waiting until the last minute... 9 months ago

It’s the last day of November, so I guess I’ll relate my new and fulfilling experience. I visited my best friends over the weekend (out of state, without the family!), and spent the weekend with my pal and his fiancé. She’s really wonderful! And my best friend is marrying her! Getting to know her was very fulfilling, and when she learned I was a wine geek, she broke out a very special bottle she’d been saving for a special occasion. Imagine; meeting me, a special occasion! Very cool. (I’ve now blown my annual budget for exclamation points.)

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enjoy Fall 2007 by having one new and fulfilling experience in October, November, and December (read all 3 entries…)

October surprise 10 months ago

In October, I was promoted to a more senior position in such a manner that actually detailed and acknowledged my contribution to the Project. My first promotion that wasn’t attributable to attrition or mystery. Certainly new, and definitely fulfilling. November: a solo roadtrip to visit friends in my new car, but that’s a couple weeks away…

6 cheers | 2 comments

let go of my anger

I don't even know what I'm so angry about 11 months ago

A lifetime of perceived slights? A few big (actual) slights? Honestly, enough is enough. I’m sick to death of being defensive, and quick to anger/slow to cool. It doesn’t make me a good husband, it doesn’t make me a good father, it doesn’t do me anything but harm. I’m not some raging asshole, but there’s this continual smoldering just below the surface. When I was younger, it was sadness… and now it’s anger, and it sucks. How do I let it go?

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