Monday, May 12, 2008
So I got this idea from 43 things, the website when you list 43 things you want to do with your life. I've decided to start such a list. There are a couple of rules I've imposed on the list, and on myself. The first is things that are included can not be things which are relatively easy to accomplish, like buying a car. Buying a cheap car is easy, buying a lamborghini is altogether some else. The second is like the first, these things can not currently be imposible. I would like to live a thousand years, but it isn't going to happen soon. The final thing, is if I put it on the list I seriously have to take concrete steps to achieve that goal. Here's the list, in no particular order.
1. Get my driving license.
2. Buy a house, or a bigger apartment.
3. Start my own company (to teach, of course)
4. Have a child.
5. Get my M.A.
6. Get my Phd.
7. Make the Byen Vidnasa successful. (I've turned it into a cross between the Mason's and a meditation course).
8. Travel to all the countries of the world. Perhaps this falls into the impossible category, but I've already traveled to many more than some other people.
9. Make and keep more friends. That's pretty hard for me, anti-social loner that I am.
10. Learn how to cook.
11. Learn how to dance. I hate to admit it, but I am a big fan of shows like Dance with Stars.
12. Improve my Polish. (pretty obvious. I was watching the Polish version of who wants to be a millionare and only understood half of the questions)
13. Improve my Spanish. Shame to learn something and then never use it.
14. Improve my French. Ditto.
15. Publish a book of poetry.
16. Become economically independent. I don't mean rich, but I wouldn't scoff at being rich. I mean that I have enough money to do what I want, and I don't have to worry about being fired.
17. Publish a book of poetry.
18. Write a book, not necessarily a novel. Probably something I'm interested in, like apes or trees.
19. Speaking of apes, have a personal encounter with another non-human ape.
20. Learn how to swim.
21. Learn to skate better.
22. Exercise more.
23. Eat healthier.
24. Buy a guitar and re-learn how to play it.
25. Sing more in public (a la karioke)
26. Have a garden.
27. Learn to make alcoholic beverages such a wine, beer, nalewka.
28. Learn to make cocktails.
29. Buy all of the coins from the second Polish republic 1923-1939 and then sell them, or donate them to a museum.
30. See an NHL game, live.
31. Open a high interest bank account and save money either for retirement, or for my children. (I already have a mutual fund, but the way the economy is right now, I'm losing money on it.)
32. Give an hour of my time to some sort of volunteer work.
33. Give some money every month to some sort of charity.
34. Read all of the books listed in the 'Great Books Course' I had this book as a kid, and I came across it recently, and I remember that I had a list something like this when I was around 15, and that was on it, so I'm putting it on this one.
35. Finish the renovations of this apartment and sell it.
36. Give Ola a tour of Canada.
37. Re-learn the basics of math.
38. Try to think one positive thought a day.
39. Update this blog more often and with more personal information.
40. Try not to feel superior to people just because I am more creative and have experienced more in my life.
41. Try to be a positive influence on the development of humanity. Perhaps this, too, falls into the impossible category, but I think that it is good to have a very challenging goal like this.
42. Be remembered kindly and fondly. Really this is out of my control, but it would be nice.
43. Laugh more often.
1. Get my driving license.
2. Buy a house, or a bigger apartment.
3. Start my own company (to teach, of course)
4. Have a child.
5. Get my M.A.
6. Get my Phd.
7. Make the Byen Vidnasa successful. (I've turned it into a cross between the Mason's and a meditation course).
8. Travel to all the countries of the world. Perhaps this falls into the impossible category, but I've already traveled to many more than some other people.
9. Make and keep more friends. That's pretty hard for me, anti-social loner that I am.
10. Learn how to cook.
11. Learn how to dance. I hate to admit it, but I am a big fan of shows like Dance with Stars.
12. Improve my Polish. (pretty obvious. I was watching the Polish version of who wants to be a millionare and only understood half of the questions)
13. Improve my Spanish. Shame to learn something and then never use it.
14. Improve my French. Ditto.
15. Publish a book of poetry.
16. Become economically independent. I don't mean rich, but I wouldn't scoff at being rich. I mean that I have enough money to do what I want, and I don't have to worry about being fired.
17. Publish a book of poetry.
18. Write a book, not necessarily a novel. Probably something I'm interested in, like apes or trees.
19. Speaking of apes, have a personal encounter with another non-human ape.
20. Learn how to swim.
21. Learn to skate better.
22. Exercise more.
23. Eat healthier.
24. Buy a guitar and re-learn how to play it.
25. Sing more in public (a la karioke)
26. Have a garden.
27. Learn to make alcoholic beverages such a wine, beer, nalewka.
28. Learn to make cocktails.
29. Buy all of the coins from the second Polish republic 1923-1939 and then sell them, or donate them to a museum.
30. See an NHL game, live.
31. Open a high interest bank account and save money either for retirement, or for my children. (I already have a mutual fund, but the way the economy is right now, I'm losing money on it.)
32. Give an hour of my time to some sort of volunteer work.
33. Give some money every month to some sort of charity.
34. Read all of the books listed in the 'Great Books Course' I had this book as a kid, and I came across it recently, and I remember that I had a list something like this when I was around 15, and that was on it, so I'm putting it on this one.
35. Finish the renovations of this apartment and sell it.
36. Give Ola a tour of Canada.
37. Re-learn the basics of math.
38. Try to think one positive thought a day.
39. Update this blog more often and with more personal information.
40. Try not to feel superior to people just because I am more creative and have experienced more in my life.
41. Try to be a positive influence on the development of humanity. Perhaps this, too, falls into the impossible category, but I think that it is good to have a very challenging goal like this.
42. Be remembered kindly and fondly. Really this is out of my control, but it would be nice.
43. Laugh more often.
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