1. Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk.
2. When you lose, don’t lose the lesson.
3. Follow the three Rs:
~ Respect for self
~ Respect for others
~ Responsibility for all your actions.
4. Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.
5. Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly.
6. Don’t let a little dispute injure a great friendship.
7. When you realize you’ve made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.
8. Spend some time alone every day.
9. Open your arms to change, but don’t let go of your values.
10.Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.
11.Live a good, honorable life. Then when you get older and think back, you’ll be able to enjoy it a second time.
12.A loving atmosphere in your home is the foundation for your life.
13.In disagreements with loved ones, deal only with the current situation. Don’t bring up the past.
14.Share your knowledge. It’s a way to achieve immortality.
15.Be gentle with the Earth.
16.Once a year, go someplace you’ve never been before.
17.Remember that the best relationship is one in which your love for each other exceeds your need for each other.
18.Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it.
swampette's Life List
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1. be thankful everyday
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2. learn to play poker
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3. learn to drive a stick shift car
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4. buy a bicycle
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5. Go fishing atleast twice a year
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6. Visit a real Forensics Science laboratory
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7. take an astronomy course
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8. Ride the Agawa Canyon "Snow Train"
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9. Play golf atleast twice a year
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10. become a better pool player
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11. Go on an Alaskan Cruise
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12. Learn how to shoot a rifle/gun
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13. Practice the Dalai Lama's "18 Rules for Living"
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14. take my dog for a walk everyday
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15. Do something to make someone else happy everyday
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16. Do something to make Myself happy everyday
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17. Practice random acts of kindness
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18. take a self-defense class
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19. write a book
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20. visit British Columbia
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21. Raise chickens for eggs
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22. visit New Zealand
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23. Visit Australia
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24. find my soul mate
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25. Research my Italian family tree
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26. teach a class
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27. plant an organic garden
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28. learn italian
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29. Start a regular workout/ exercise routine
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30. lower my cholesterol
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31. Go on an archaeological dig
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32. be more spontaneous
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33. Read the entire Bible
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34. Take a cake decorating class
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35. visit all 50 states
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36. go go-kart racing
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37. Renew my passport, just in case...
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38. Learn to eat more veggies
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39. Take a vegetarian cooking class
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40. organize my important documents
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41. Build my Rocio Romero (or similar) dream house
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42. go horseback riding
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43. Learn Auricular Acupuncture
1 entry1 person
Recent entries
Not necessarily more "impulsive"...
2 weeks ago
“Impulsive” is doing something without thinking; I think too much. I want to feel more comfortable doing things without PLANNING every aspect first.
Lived in MICHIGAN most of My Life...
2 weeks ago
1. Also lived in NEVADA (Las Vegas for 3.5 years).
2. GEORGIA
3. ARIZONA
4. UTAH
5. HAWAII
6. FLORIDA
7. ILLINOIS (Chicago)
8. OHIO (Cedar Pointe, LOL!)
9. INDIANA
10. KENTUCKY (Mammoth Cave)
11. TENNESSEE (Smoky Mountains)
12. VIRGINIA (WASHINGTON D.C. & MARYLAND suburbs)
Drove through, had flight lay-overs, and visited many states as a child, but I won’t count those.
