You've all probably heard about the newest trend: "sketch a day" or "pic a day" goals where fine citizens everywhere ramp up their efforts to perfect their (real or perceived) talent. I have a camera and love playing the part of an amateur photographer so a pic a day isn't really much of a challenge. Sketch-a-day outcome has already been determined by actions of the past: my landscape architecture professors required us to do this and I always found myself scrambling the night before the due date to draw thirty unique pictures. I suppose I could try to correct this, but eh! I'll just look at my friend's blogs and let them shine in their artsy glory.
Speaking of, check out the artsy glory that comes from the hand of Tom.
My challenge from now until the end of my time here in the east is to write each day and then post what I come up with right here, whatever that might be. That gives me until June 7th (and by publishing that date, I am now accountable. See how serious I am?) Hey, my challenge might not be so lofty in its duration but small steps, my friends! Great things are about to happen.
Now I want to know- what is your daily challenge? Is there anything you want to perfect or give a go? Have you tried this in the past or are you doing it now? Sit down and tell me all about it...
Right now my daily challenge is to not be a sucky mom. I aim high. And that pretty much takes up all of me. Definitely not super mom material, but hopefully I'll make it to "not a terrible mother" level someday.
ReplyDeleteAw, come on now. After having talked to you I feel I can safely say you have surpassed that level. I see no problem going for the gold, here.
ReplyDeleteI can think of lofty aspirations or challenges that I would have hoped to ascertain in my younger years and yet, four kids later, I have finally realized it is the little things that are sometimes the hardest and often times the deepest. I just want to sacrifice something for someone everyday. I wonder how aware we are of the hundreds of opportunities everyday we have to do this. It is a gift that goes both ways and yet something stops us from giving...some selfish stop sign...some I am better than that attitude. You know, there are lots of lonely people out there, lots. One small sacrifice from me or you could open a window in someone else's darkness. Be the window.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful, Kristy. Thanks for sharing. I like that challenge.
ReplyDeleteI like your posts lately Gina - very inspiring. :) Something every day, huh? I wrote before that I was going to challenge myself to shower everyday. I was kind of joking...but really, it's a small and simple thing and that's what I do want to do everyday...something small and simple to make me or someone else feel better. Shower. Smile. Pick something off the ground. Make a dinner. Take it to someone. Read. Pray. Laugh. Sing. You name it - I get overwhelmed too easily, I think my new challenge is going to be just small and simple.
ReplyDeleteThanks for helping me remember that. :)