"Don't dance around the perimeter of the person you want to be. Dive fully and deeply into it." -Gabrielle Bernstein
The Background: I want something I've never had, so I've decided to do something I've never done. 12 somethings I've never done. One new challenge per month. 365 days in a year. 365 chances to get it right.
The Plan: Every month I'll take a different step out of my comfort zone and chart my progress. Some steps will be baby steps. Some steps will be giant leaps of discomfort. Every step will (hopefully) carry me closer to who I am meant to be. I have two year-round tasks: attend at least 100 yoga classes, and write at least three posts per week on my project. If, at the end of each month, my monthly challenge has netted a positive change, I can continue to hone that skill in the months that follow. If the challenge doesn't suit my lifestyle or proves too difficult for me to keep up, I can abandon it at the end of the month.
The Schedule: What I'm doing and When I'm doing It:
January: Money Matters: My Life in Cash.
February: If it Grows in da 'Hood, Eat It: Becoming a Localist
March: A Picture Speaks a Thousand Words: My Life in Photographs
April: Footloose and Facebook Free: Social Media Free Weekends
May: And the Yogi Goes "Om": Meditation for Dummies
June: Write like A Mother: Short Stories and Poems and Essays, Oh My!
July: Upside Down: Master a Headstand
August: Roam Where you Want to: Exploring the Unknown
September: Book Club: A Book a Week
October: Dear John: Reviving the Lost Art of Letter Writing
November: The Gift: Paying it Forward and Paying it Back
December: Fin: Wrapping it Up.
2014, bring it.
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