The third weekly fall challenge is to eat something you've never tried before. For example...Read More >
Showing posts with label challenges. Show all posts
Showing posts with label challenges. Show all posts
Thursday, 25 October 2012
Last week, I suggested memorizing a poem, and you guys were so into it! I was thrilled. How did you do? Here's my recap....Read More >
Thursday, 18 October 2012
Our family used to drive six hours to visit our cousins for the holidays, and to help pass the time, my mom and I would nerd out and memorize poems. The first one we chose was this picker-upper from Emily Dickinson. I still remember every word.
So, for the second fall challenge, let's each memorize a favorite poem by next Thursday. How amazing to have beautiful words bouncing around your head. What do you think? Are you in?
P.S. Rudyard Kipling's If and Mary Oliver's Wild Geese are both beautiful...
(Photo by the wonderful Kari Herer; graphic design by Rachel for Cup of Jo)
Last Thursday, I wrote about doing weekly fall challenges (think: write a handwritten letter, go see a movie alone) and was psyched that you guys were up for it. So, the first challenge was to NOT watch TV for one week. How did you do? Here's our recap...
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Thursday, 11 October 2012
After watching the Happy documentary, I've been mulling over the idea of happiness. One evening, I was reading a magazine, and a single quote gave me a lightbulb moment..."Happiness isn't being cheerful all the time," says John Sharp, a psychiatrist and Harvard Medical School. "It's being interested in things—finding out more about something, learning how to appreciate something better, incorporating something new that fits with what you already have."
So! Inspired, I decided to have more everyday adventures this fall. Then I wondered if I should make it a new series on the blog, since it's more fun to do things as a group. Would you want to join me?
How it would work: Each week, I'll issue a single challenge. (Think: learn to tell a great joke, write a handwritten letter, go see a movie by yourself.) The following week, we'll regroup and share our experiences! What do you think?!
The challenge for this week, should you choose to accept it, could be to not watch TV for a week. (Or, at least, cut way back.) And see what surprising things unfold in your life...
Thoughts? Are you in? Does this sound fun to you? Fingers crossed, I really hope so!!!
P.S. The no-complaining challenge...
(Photo by Christine Carreira. Graphic design by Rachel for Cup of Jo)
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