For awhile, I haven't written a post. Not that I didn't have stuff to write about. Not because there wasn't things that I would like to share. Simply, I got scared.
Fear and doubt rose up and took their hits. Lost track and got out of focus on why I started writing. Let the gremlins have a run. A little chaos happens, as it does. Inmates ran the asylum.
Well, Nurse Ratchett needs to bring some order. We need some discipline at times to get where we need to go. It isn't the goal, but the journey. So cliche, but we need some guidelines.
What does this have to do with mission of the blog? Sometimes a map helps to determine what we would like to experience in our journey. We need a lay of the land of the struggles we choose to go through. Below is next year's index. Obviously, there will be twists and turns. Yet, this is the fun part.
I hope to tackle these challenges well. I hope to have the strength to keep my head up. . .to reach for the stars and keep my feet on the ground.
I believe this because I have Faith. Faith in others. Faith in myself. Faith that there is a bigger plan than what I can see. All will be revealed.
This is my declaration to Live Out Loud.
New Years
Resolution 2012- Never Give Up Hope with Em
- Learn Two Spanish Words a Day for a Year
- Learn Two Tagalog Words a Day for A Year
- 365 Project for 2012
- Read the Bible
- Read the New Testament
- Read the Old Testament
- Read Koran
- Read Mahabarata
- Read the Torah
- Read the Book or Mormons
- Take a One Picture A Day for A Year (Moments in Time blog)
- Learn 500 Mandarin Characters
- Stretch Everyday for a Year
- Cardio Everyday for a Year
- Meditate Everyday for a Year
- Workout Everyday for a Year
- Diet Log Everyday for a Year
- Dream log Once a week a Year
- Pray 5 Times a Day, Every Day for a Year
- Health stats Everyday for a Year
- Write in Journal Everyday for a Year
- Write 5 Things I am Grateful Everyday for a Year (5thingsiamgrateful4everyday blog)
- 100 Pushups a Day for a Year
- 500 Crunchers a day for a Year
- Post Blog Once a Week for a Year
- Meal Plan Once a Week for a Year
- Fitness Plan Once a Week for a Year
- Wash Car Once Every Two Week
- Julie/ Julia/ Jeff Post Once a Week (juliejuliaandjeff blog)
- Visit Tatay Once a Month
- Recharge at Beach Once a Month
- Review Resolutions Once a Month
- Update Family Tree Once Quarterly
- Visit Mary/ Marvin Twice a Year
- Visit Dentist Twice a Year
- Visit Doctor Twice a Year
- Attend/ Participate AFI Film Festival
- Attend/ Participate San Diego Comic Con
- Attend Dodger Game DONE
- Attend Angel Game
- Attend Galaxy Game
- Attend Festival of Books
- Attend Boar Parade (MDR or Newport)
- Attend Chinese New Years DONE
- Attend LA Zoo DONE
- Attend San Diego Zoo
- Attend Shambala Preserve
- Attend Lobster Festival
- Attend Blessing of Animals
- Attend Blessing of Cars
- Attend Academy Awards Event
- Attend LA Marathon
- Attend Xmas Parade
- Celebrate Dad’s Birthday and Death Anniversary
- Celebrate Michael Birthday and Death Anniversary
- List 5 things I am grateful for six months.
- List 5 things I am grateful for a year
- List 5 things I am grateful for 3 months DONE
- List 5 things I am grateful for a month DONE
- Finish a Crossword Puzzles DONE
- Go to Book Signing DONE
- Visit a Wax Museum
- Release a Wish Lantern
- Make list of New Year's Resolutions DONE
- Ride an Aerial tram
- Make a bid at a live auction
- Bet on every NFL game one Sunday
- Drink something with tobassco DONE
- Drink absinthe
- Drink Something on Fire
- See a white buffalo
- Catch a fish
- Learn calligraphy
- Have AI1 under 6
- Have DNA mapped
- Watch AFI 10 top 10 DONE
- Climb the Statue of Liberty
- Watch all the IMDB top 250
- Meditate in front of a beach
- Run 10_ miles straight
- Watch Rose Parade in Pasadena DONE
- Fly a Kite
- Attend Galaxy game
- Attend an Angels game
- Visit all 50 states
- Visit a Native American Reservation
- Write a and publish an Ebook
- Read and Listen to 200 books
- Collect 33 cookbooks. Star/ join a book or film club
- Watch Big Lebowski DONE
- Do an Orange Peel Blessing Ceremony
- Do an Feng Shui Blessing
- Watch AFI 100 Thrill
- Watch AFI 100 Passions
- Watch AFI 100 Cheers
- Watch AFI 100 Funnies
- Write myself a letter via www.futureme.org DONE
- Learn and Recognize 500 Mandarin Characters
- Watch all James Bond Movies DONE
- Walk a marathon for a great charity
- Eat 5 serving of fruits and veggies every day for a month DONE
- Walk/ Run a marathon for a great charity
- Hug a really, really, real big tree
- Complete 200 items on a bucket list DONE
- Register for Nanowrimo and write a novel
- Hold an Olympic medal
- Look at Barringer Crater in Arizona
- Visit gym for 90 days straight DONE
- Make a Chalk art
- Lose 50 pounds
- Soak in a hot springs
- 200 Sit up programs
- Be able to do 25 pull ups
- Attend International Surf Festival
- Visit Manzanar National Historic Site
- Visit Monterey Aquarium
- Visit Death Valley National Park
- Visit Canyon de Chelly National Monument
- Visit Carlsbad Cavern National Park
- Visit Bryce Canyon National Park
- Visit Visit Self Realization Fellowship Lake Shrine DONE
- Visit Mission La Purisima DONE
- Visit Mission San Luis Obispo DONE
- Visit Mission San Miguel Arcangel DONE
- Visit Mission San Antonio de Padua
- Visit Mission Nuestra San de la Soledad
- Visit Mission San Carlos Barreomeo de Carmelo
- Visit Mission San Juan Bautista
- Visit Mission Santa Cruz
- Visit Mission Santa Clara de Asis
- Visit Mission San Jose
- Visit Mission San Francisco
- Visit Mission San Rafael Arcangel
- Visit Mission San Francisco Solano
- Visit Virginia Robinson Garden
- Watch a movie at El Capitan
- Visit Petersen Automotive Museum DONE
- Watch a movie a Cinerama Dome
- Visit and watch a game at Ruckers Park
- Improve singing voice
- Attend Easter Service at Hollywood Bowl
- Attend a Sumo Match DONE
- Fold 1,000 Origami cranes and give them someone special
- Hit a perfect bullseye in archery
- Read All the books of the Bible
- Have a waiter order for me
- Learn how make California rolls
- Lose 10 lbs
- Lose 20 lbs
- Lose 40 lbs
- Lose 50 lbs
- Learn 10 Constellations
- Learn Morse code
- Read Koran
- Read Mahabarata
- Throw a Bola
- Walk on stilts
- Fire a handgun at shooting range
- Fire a rifle
- Skip rope like a boxer
- Attend poetry slam
- Enter writing a contest
- Learn magic trick
- Visit an embassy
- Go to Grammy Awards
- Witness Migration of the Monarch Butterflies
- Watch a Yahoo's 100 movies to see before you die: all time Greats
- Work on Habitat for Humanity Projects
- Visit Seattle Space Needle
- Ride a cable car in San Francisco
- Visit San Diego Zoo
- Touch a Whale
- Write a letter to Santa Claus 2012
- Visit Mono Lake
- Make a book of photos I've taken over the years
- Watch the Swallows Return to Capistrano
- Carve something out of wood or stone
- Have a picture of me sitting on or besides the Lincoln Monument
- Watch a solar eclipse
- Volunteer at hospice
- Take every picture everyday for 2012
- Volunteer at a Hospice
- Build a Sand Castle
- Watch Silent movie in a theater DONE The ARTIST
- Take a Ballroom dancing lessons
- Attend a film premiere
- Do a 100 push ups in a tow
- Bury Speedometer in a car
- Bungee jump
- Ride an Ostrich
- Take a Tai Chi Class
- Eat Vegan for a week
- See Cirque du Soleil
- Volunteer at Homeless Shelter
- Take a Vow of Silence for a day
- Read Torah
- Visit White house
- Complete a 1000 piece puzzle DONE
- Crash a wedding
- Volunteer in a soup kitchen on Thanksgiving
- Read Torah
- See a Ballet
- Go to ESPY Awards
- Give blood 100 times
- Visit Mona
- Visit REDCAT Gallery
- Watch a concert at Hollywood Bowl
- Visit Norton Simon Museum DONE
- Visit Nixon Museum DONE
- Visit Getty Villa DONE
- Drink from a coconut DONE
- Send a message in a bottle
- Visit where the Declaration of Independence
- Plan Meal for two weeks
- Write a book and submit it to a publishing company
- Make fire without matches
- Grow an herb garden
- Plant a tree
- Laugh for 15 minutes every a month
- Cook every meal in a cookbook
- Send flowers anonymously
- Get a Masters degree
- Visit all Missions in California
- Visit a painted caves
- Attend a native american sweat lodge
- Visit Sears tower
- Run/ walk across hot coals
- Make a someone a photo montage DONE
- Make my own ice cream
- Play a game of Bingo
- Visit Niagra Falls
- Have a picture posted on LA Inc Photo of the Day
- Have a meal at Big Foot Inn
- Become a minister
- Solve a Rubiks cube without cheating
- Visit Grand Canyon Sky Walk
- Watch AFI top 100 of all time DONE
- Eat Fugu
- Visit Griffith Park light Festival
- Visit Mt Wilson Observatory DONE
- Visit Angkor Wat
- Touch a cobra DONE
- Run with Bulls
- Take a picture with a llama DONE
- Make a time capsule and bury it
- Enter a chess tournament
- Visit Tomb of Unknown Soldier
- Visit Shamballa Reserve
- Work on another Political Campaign
- Glue Money to the floor and watch people try to pick it up
- Eat an Ostrich Omelet
- Visit Empire State building
- Attend San Diego Comic Con
- Visit Statue of Liberty
- Visit a drive in movie
- Get a Where's George stamp DONE
- Celebrate Mardi Gras in New Orleans
- Attend Time Square for New Years
- Visit Universal Studios Hollywood theme park
- See a Narwhal live
- Have acupuncture
- Learn to make sushi
- Make a timeline
- Complete LA Marathon
- Milk a cow
- Meet Muhammad Ali
- Capture lightning in a picture
- Roll a coin across knuckles
- Rollerblade
- Attend an Academy Award event
- Visit a Mosque
- Visit a Synagogue
- Crush grapes in vineyard
- Visit San Antonio Winery
- Take picture from Devils Chair at Devils Punch Bowl
- Read Entire Bible
- Make 17 free throws
- Attend Boxing match
- Attend a MMA match DONE
- Write a book
- Swim with dolphins
- Skydive
- Get Ally McBeal dvd set
- See Northern Lights
- Ride a Hot Air Balloon
- Ride a zip line
- Build a Habitat for Humanity home
- Visit Grand canyon
- Get another tattoo
- Stand under a waterfall
- Attend moonlit hike at Devil's Punch Bowl
- Be an extra in a movie
- Sit in for Supreme Court case
- Get Cydney Robinson CD DONE
- Attend a Cydney Robinson show
- Attend an Olympic event
- Ride a Century
- Get a Prayer Flag
- Visit Santa Catalina Island
- Visit Kings Canyon National Park
- Visit Yosemite Park
- Visit Legoland
