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Timothy




I'm doing 36 things
  

Timothy's Life List

  1. 1. Volunteer
    8 entries . 57 cheers     		3,867 people
  2. 2. self-actualize
    4 team members . 9 entries . 26 cheers     		85 people
  3. 3. exercise regularly
    8 entries . 13 cheers     		8,828 people
  4. 4. be more generous
    4 entries . 24 cheers     		131 people
  5. 5. live simply
    5 entries . 33 cheers     		2,996 people
  6. 6. lose weight
    10 entries . 15 cheers     		31,139 people
  7. 7. Become Financially Independent
    7 entries . 24 cheers     		4,420 people
  8. 8. encourage other people
    2 entries . 29 cheers     		63 people
  9. 9. Lead a balanced life
    4 entries . 12 cheers     		35 people
  10. 10. Write more thank you notes
    2 entries . 18 cheers     		445 people
  11. 11. Be a better blogger
    8 entries . 11 cheers     		1,431 people
  12. 12. get rid of all my clutter
    2 team members . 1 entry . 15 cheers     		1,059 people
  13. 13. Take Better Pictures
    4 entries . 8 cheers     		469 people
  14. 14. Write Humor
    4 entries . 11 cheers     		2 people
  15. 15. Win the Nobel Peace Prize
    2 entries . 10 cheers     		48 people
  16. 16. Take responsibility in my neighborhood
    1 entry . 11 cheers     		2 people
  17. 17. Take responsibility Globally
    9 cheers     		1 person
  18. 18. Develop a new economic model for myself
    4 entries . 8 cheers     		5 people
  19. 19. Become fully self-expressed
    1 entry . 11 cheers     		2 people
  20. 20. live passionately
    4 entries . 25 cheers     		5,145 people
  21. 21. Accept myself, others, and what life has given me
    1 entry . 13 cheers     		15 people
  22. 22. Facilitate groups for people with a Mental Disorder
    5 entries . 13 cheers     		3 people
  23. 23. replace the windows on our house
    2 entries . 4 cheers     		13 people
  24. 24. remodel my bathroom
    6 cheers     		133 people
  25. 25. Keep a log of my ideas
    1 entry . 18 cheers     		7 people
  26. 26. write a book
    2 entries . 6 cheers     		21,001 people
  27. 27. Record an album
    1 entry . 6 cheers     		985 people
  28. 28. find interesting minds
    3 entries . 12 cheers     		12 people
  29. 29. be more spiritual
    2 entries . 10 cheers     		667 people
  30. 30. Comment on 43things
    4 entries . 2 cheers     		3 people
  31. 31. Make love to my wife more often
    2 entries . 22 cheers     		12 people
  32. 32. Make new friends
    20 team members . 1 entry . 11 cheers     		10,609 people
  33. 33. test textpattern
    2 cheers     		1 person
  34. 34. Join the St. Louis Symphony Chorus to perform the "Messiah"
    6 entries . 11 cheers     		2 people
  35. 35. Take more pictures
    6 entries . 6 cheers     		12,412 people
  36. 36. Share my 'music knowledge' with other 'music geeks' as myself
    8 cheers     		103 people
Recent entries
Facilitate groups for people with a Mental Disorder (read all 5 entries…)
Procovery - 14 months later - Mental Health 2 years ago
I became a Procovery facilitator for Procovery:http://www.procovery.com for 14 months now. It’s the best facilitated peer circle format I’ve yet seen. It works for circles that include:
  • - other facilitators
  • - health care providers
  • - family members and support people
  • - People with any mental disorer
    In fact, the process, which is quite defined, can be used with any group of people who have a disease or disorder from which they cannot “recover”. . .that is, go back to their former state of being.
    Procovery is forward looking. . you accept the present, that the past is behind you, and move forward towards hope, satisfaction, and fullfillment. In addition to mental illness, the Procovery model can be used with
  • - people with Diabetes
  • - people who have the illness of Alcoholism
  • - people who are Homeless.
    and so forth.
    I have started two groups so far, one in a Residential Care Facility (RCF) for people who happen to be mentally disordered. The other one is in my home. I’m committed to starting at least 2 more groups or circles before the end of July. One at my church, where they have several programs for the homeless, and one in a church or facility nearby, so that healthcare providers can refer people who are comming out of hospital or residential facilities can have a place to continue their Procovery
    I also have a BLOG that I contribute to 3-5 times a week related to hope, support, and inspiration for people who are PROCOVERING.
    “Procovery – and Friends” http://www.shcrt.blogspot.com

So CHEER me . . . I am DOING it!!!!

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Become Financially Independent (read all 7 entries…)
Three simple things you can do to save a BUNCH of money $$$$$ 2 years ago

With your budget, there are only two variables: inflow and outflow. If you spend more than your income, it’s called poverty or possibly bankruptcy.
There are several ways to help get to a positive cash flow – Increase your income, and/or decrease your expenses.

Here are three things I have done for several years that save money, and help stem the spending, so I can balance my budget:

1) Cook your own breakfast. Whether you eat cereal, or eggs and hash browns, making it yourself can save TONS of money in a year.
Let’s see: 1/2 of a 3 egg omelet and a hash brown patty = ONE Quarter !! (eggs are about a dime each, I get hash browns for about 10 cents each) Time, you say? Well it takes me 10 minutes to make my own pretty good breakfast. It would probably take me just as long to drive to a fast-food restaurant and go through the drive-through. And the cost at a fast food? Well, what do YOU spend. . .$1.25, $2.00, or what? Let’s say that you spend TWO DOLLARS a day (just on weekdays). That comes to $1.75 saved for 10 minutes effort, or an hourly wage of $10.50.

Or, to put it another way, if you save $1.75 (or whatever you spend) 5 days each week, that’s $455.00 per year. Enough to buy an IPod, or a pretty good digital camera, or make one month’s rent. . .

Stay tuned for the second and third easy idea. . .

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live simply (read all 5 entries…)
Living with one car instead of two!! 2 years ago

We just found out that our 11-year-old 1995 Saturn needs about $1700 worth of work on the clutch. So we checked the “Blue Book” value: $200 trade in, $500 to sell it ourselves, $1000 if it was being sold by a dealer. It is costing us $600 per year for liability insurance, as well. Obviously, it makes no sense to have it fixed. Here are the possibilities:

  1. Give the car to a charity soon
  2. Keep it, only do oil changes, and when it dies, it dies.
  3. Drive it down to New Orleans and give it to a family there, and take the train back.

Anyway you look at it, by NOT having a car, We would save at least $2000 in three years. I would have to bicycle and walk more (which would benefit my fitness goal) or take the bus. On days when I need a car, I can drive my wife to work (50 minutes round trip twice), and have a car for Doctor visits, etc.

Simplify, Save Money (Financial Independence), and Fitness, all in ONE simple stroke!!! Amazing!

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