 I'm doing 21 things |
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find my home
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15 people |
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meditate every day
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651 people |
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be a mother
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575 people |
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read, read, and read some more
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367 people |
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practice yoga every day
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65 people |
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expand my vocabulary
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2,612 people |
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do a vipassana meditation retreat
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71 people |
| 8. |
go to India
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1,082 people |
| 9. |
Lose 30 pounds
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5,154 people |
| 10. |
float the Stikine River
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1 person |
| 11. |
write a book
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26,086 people |
| 12. |
wake up when my alarm clock goes off
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7,524 people |
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be a better teacher
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224 people |
| 14. |
read The Count of Monte Cristo
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42 people |
| 15. |
ice skate
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125 people |
| 16. |
take ayahuasca with a shaman
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7 people |
| 17. |
think smaller
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1 person |
| 18. |
pay off credit cards
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1,393 people |
| 19. |
be in the best shape of my life...
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46 people |
| 20. |
see the northern lights
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16,903 people |
| 21. |
learn how to surf
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796 people |
How I did it: My good friends adopted a puppy who I met and adored, there happened to be 3 more from the same litter so I decided to visit them. I went out to a farm in the middle of Oregon and met the dogs. Two of them jumped all over me, and the third didn't bother waking up from his nap to come meet me... he was just snoozing in the sun, belly up. So I called him over and he came, sat, let me pet him, with this… Read how I did it…
How I did it: You have to want it first. Then it's all about falling in love with yourself. Do whatever it takes to win your heart... pamper yourself, treat your body like a temple (eat well, exercise, relax, cleanse your body), be kind to others, smile a lot (fake it until you make it). Ask yourself "Who am I?" and explore that question. Find out what you truly want, who you truly are, remind yourself every day that you are a w… Read how I did it…
It’s not hard to acknowledge feelings of lust and passion towards someone, but that is not what love is. Until I can let myself BE LOVE, I cannot give love, and therefore being “in love” won’t happen. It’s far, far away, if at all, for me.
It’s not like it’s necessarily bad for you. In fact, it could be the reason I have such a strong immune system. I give up… there are more important things in life.
I was able to quit by using Nicorette gum (2 mg) whenever I had a craving for a cigarette. Once the smoking habit is gone, you sort of forget to chew the gum. It worked for me and is worth the investment. I still keep some gum around just in case I’m ever tempted (like when I’m around smokers or have been drinking)
As an incentive, keep a “piggy bank” of cash that you would have spent on a pack of cigarettes (so for example, in my state cigarettes are $7 a pack and I would smoke about 1 pack every 3-4 days, so every 3-4 days I would put $7 in the bank. Then, when you have quit and are totally free of nicotine… take that money and buy something cool for yourself as a reward.
Good luck… be one of the 5% who actually remain non-smokers after quitting! It is hard, so you should be proud of yourself when you do. Who wants to be a wheezy, yellow, wrinkly, stinky old person anyway?
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beartalon wants to control my spending
transfer my CNA license
write haiku on fridays
comics
learn more about my heritage
get out of debt
Develop a lasting relationship with a tough yet sensitive Irish bloke.
Learn to play the drums
To live instead of exist
fall out of love
change - keep changing - and never be afraid to change again
Learn Maya
Read more books
graduate from college
take an art class
limety wants to Fall in love
study abroad
live in london
see Mount Rushmore
Read through the Bible
own my own bar
go to the gym 3 times a week
be more confident
Get a tattoo
