101 in 1001

okay so this is a list that I started making last christmas break after i had spent about a week and a half in mexico on a mission trip. on the plane ride back my friend nathan and I decided to make a list of 101 things that we wanted to accomplish in the next 1001 days, which when you do the math is a little less than 3 years. so while there isn't a real date on when we started trying to accomplish these tasks, it is a list none the less. here it goes.
1)sleep on a roof under the stars
2)see the west coast
3)learn a new language
4)spend a day reading to kids in the hospital
5)get a tattoo
6)spend a day in a new city
7)paint a picture
8)journal about everything on this list
9)go a month with limited electronic use
10)make a new word that people actually use
11)go on weekend trips with my parents
12)learn how to swim
13)see New York City
14)learn to drive a manual
15)plant a tree
16)become more health conscious
17)watch the sunrise with a cup of coffee
18)spend a day with my grandma
19)go sailing
20)learn a new trade
21)still be involved with big brother/ big sister
22)read through the whole Bible
23)leave notes of encouragement in random places
24)send a secret into postsecret
25)start reading the news
26)go hiking
27)get 5 more passport stamps
28)read 10 books off the top 100 books
29)be a bell ringer for the Salvation Army
30)live on $30 for a month
31)write more letters
32)use less sarcasm
33)listen to people's stories
34)exercise three times a week
35)learn more about photography
36)go to an AWESOME concert
37)plant a garden
38)watch Toby graduate
39)spend a summer away from home
40)go sky diving
41)visit Adrian and Lula
42)make memories
43)have a 4.0 semester
44)study other religions
45)make a life soundtrack
46)learn to play the guitar
47)declutter my life
48)pierce my cartilage
49)do something that completely terrifies me
50)make a kite and fly it
51)spend a day outside reading and praying
52)go to a circus
53)make all the christmas gifts that I give
54)learn to knit
55)go to an Art Museum
56)go on a picninc
57)roadtrip with Toby
58)build a fort
59)make a budget
60)visit Ashleigh in Delaware
61)complain less
62)plan ahead
63)get a rule put in the JBC handbook
64)make a Tin Can Phone
65)fast
66)cook for TC and Kayla
67)plan a surprise party
68)don't drink soda for a year
69)lather, rinse, repeat
70)make cookies from scratch
71)donate my hair
72)start paying off loans
73)wish at 11:11
74)sing in the rain
75)learn to change my oil
76)cook dinner for my family
77)go to a drive-in
78)document a week of my life with hourly pictures
79)be in a movie
80)sleep for 30 hours in a 48 hour period
81)learn how to change a flat tire
82)go to a broadway show
83)go on daily walks for a month
84)roadtrip with friends
85)make a snow angel
86)climb a tree
87)start a prayer journal and maintain it
88)visit 5 new states
89)learn to play the harmonica
90)finger paint
91)go to a wonderful place (island) *(this was added to my list by one of my campers this summer Kyasia, if an 8 year old tells you to do it, you have to)
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96)mail a random object without putting it in a box.
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101)write a book about this list
*yes i know some of the list is not filled in, but hey i have 3 years to try and do all this let me have some room for new ideas.

i think...

I think I'd be much wiser if I only used my ears.
If I'd let them live up to their potential and I wasn't afraid to hear.
I think I'd go much farther if I only used my feet.
If I'd let them do the walking without letting my brain compete.
I think I'd be more helpful if I just used my hands.
If I'd accept the work I am given and if I never told myself I can't.
I think I'd move some mountains if I only just believed.
If I'd do what I've been told and had faith the size of a mustard seed.
I think,
I think,
I think,
but I very rarely do.
But one day I'll do more than I think
For my thinking leads to action, which always leads to you.