I'm doing 25 things
Of course I am further behind than where I’d like to be, BUT I have done more already than last semester! I feel way more ontop of my studies this semester; I’m sure largely in part to being more confident and comfortable in my classes, having one semester already behind me. And I am enjoying my classes much more this semester :)
tara1127's Life List
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1. practice yoga
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2. meditate
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3. start exercizing with the rowing machines
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4. dance more often
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5. do more cardio for my heart
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6. be in alignment with myself and the universe
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7. collect my favorite poetry, and get that published
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8. get closer to God,pray more
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9. Go back to Europe
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10. re-learn french
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11. see the aurora borealis
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12. detox for one weekend
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13. learn and try new vegetarian recipes
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14. get a food processor
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15. meet mark strand
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16. Read Marcel Proust
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17. publish something. anything.
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18. enjoy carving (beautifully, positively) the quality of the day
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19. straighten out my financial situation
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20. get a good juicer
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21. Finish reading *The Miracle of Mindfulness* by Thich Nhat Hanh
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22. Bake a key lime pie
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23. learn italian
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24. stay focused and ontop of my schoolwork this semester
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25. Fall in love. Be in a happy relationship.
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How I did it
It made me
Relieved 
How I did it: I got secretly married so that I could be marked independent on my FAFSA. My love for my secret husband comes so easily that it seems to be an innate faculty that I harbor for him. Ironically, the change in status did not even yield much financial benefit. However, I am happy to have paid for all of these things, despite not going to Rome after all. I did not forsee the problem of getting married to go to Rome, which quickly turned … Read how I did it…
It made me
awed 
How I did it: Well, I did two approx. 30 page papers; the first I was assigned last fall semester, and the second was from last spring semester. I started to think along Thoreau's line "how vain it is to sit down to write when you have not yet stood up to live", and got very intellectual, started only thinking about being a European expatriate, and became a terrible student. Then I got a reality check: I moved back home, to my parents. Afte… Read how I did it…
It made me
conscious 
How I did it: I have reconnected; but I have also realized that its not just about reconnecting-- its about being able to ride the wave of the "eternal chord" once you reconnect to it. Read how I did it…
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Recent entries
I can’t believe I havent gotten rid of this goal. Of course, I love the Italian language, and Italy, but just with everything else I have to do. However, I am now in a Renaissance class where everyone, but me, speak Italian fluently! And I quite love the class. So we’ll see.
