What is one thing that you want to accomplish desperately by
the end of summer? Right after I took my last final the day school let out, I
wanted to do nothing over the break but to relax and stop my—this is really
sad—balding and deteriorating eye sight (from school-stress-- you know). Alas,
hardly a week after I laid idly on the carpet (and sofa. And chair…) I decided
to challenge myself, this time not for school purposes, but for my own
development. To be honest, doing nothing feels so gross. I cannot find another
word to suit that feeling. The more I lounged on the potato sofa, the
more I felt like I was never going to get back up. Have you guys ever had that
feeling before? Okay. So, I came up with some 9 challenges I thought would be
beneficial to all of us. Here they are, listed in no particular order. I chose
21 days, because that is how many times you must do something before it becomes
your habit! Ready to do this with me?
1.
Give back to nature (i.e.: Turn off the lights
when you are not using it, unplug everything
before bed, do you admit to not flushing the toilet after one use? Limit media
time to 1 hour each day, walk around in the garden in the morning)
2.
Connection to people: (i.e.: Compliment people
and let them know how much you appreciate them, use kind words only)
3.
Meditate (or spend time stretching or admire
yourself in the mirror)
4.
Make the best use of your time every day (Please
do get off the couch and do something. Just
by forcing yourself to get up and actually doing what you want to be done makes
you feel really eggs lent)
5.
Be happy (Do something that makes you
feel…gooooooooood)
6.
Exercise (Go for a 30-60 minute walk every day,
preferably before breakfast, or after dinner. Move around often if you cannot
make time for exercise)
7.
Learn one new thing every day (non-textbook)
8.
Sleep at 10, wake up early (You will feel like a
master)
9.
Drink a lot of water (You will fart a lot, which
is actually eggs lent too)
Let’s see how this fares!
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