One New Thing

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Learn to Bird Watch

We all want to make improvements in our lives (at least, we should want to).

So, why not set up a challenge? Just one itty-bitty trial a day.  Is there any fear you've wanted to conquer?  A hobby you've wanted to take on?  

I'd like to give credit where it's due.  This idea came from my teenager prior to her first year of middle school.  I remember how frightened she was (and excited).  Yet by the end of the week, she'd met plenty of new friends (as did most of the other children). 

What I didn't know was that she had made a pledge to say "hello" and compliment one new person every day.  Every day. 

So, what's your challenge going to be? 

 

• -striking up a conversation with someone in the grocery line
• -taking the elevator instead of the stairs (if you're scared of heights or claustrophobic) or
• taking the stairs instead of the elevator (if you want to start exercising)
• -learning one fancy word every day
• -learning a new language (one new word a day, one phrase a week)
• -starting a journal
• -applying for jobs you'd love, even if you don't meet all of the requirements
• -writing your spouse love notes
• -reading a famous novel
• -paying for an extra coffee and giving it to the person in line beyond you
• -signing up for a class you've always wanted to take
• -volunteering for something you believe in
• -sending hand-written notes to friends you haven't seen for years
• -apologizing to or forgiving someone
• -writing a paragraph a day, a page a week, a chapter a month, a novel in a year
• -helping a neighbor with a chore
• -scheduling an appointment for a physical, a massage, a mammogram, or whatever it is your body needs
• -trying a new food
• -swapping your unhealthy snack for a fresh piece of fruit
• -calling someone special just to say "I love you."
• -asking a friend about her day
• -creating a piece of art
• -learning to read music
• -playing the guitar

Share your own personal challenge in the comments section or see Your Words.