Something New for Thirty.
So I just saw a clip on the TED (Technology, Education, and Design) website by Matt Cutts (http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/matt_cutts_try_something_new_for_30_days.html). It was how he decided to try something new for 30 days (he credits Morgan Spurlock, of Super-Size Me fame, for the idea). I found his 5 minute speech rather moving, and decided to give it a try, but with a bit of a twist. Make no mistake about this. This is not a weight loss or quit smoking thing. This is about just trying something new or different for a set time frame. Right now, my plan is to try something new for 30 days, every other month. My twist on the concept is that I am going to try something new in four areas (so basically it will be 4 something news). I am going to use the basic “life” parts to categorize the “something news’”. While some of these things may fit in to multiple categories, I will try my best to make them diverse. The four areas are: Physical, Emotional, Spiritual, and Mental. I will start a group on Facebook, and you are all free to join. I would like to see what everyone else is going to do.
So for my first 30 days (Sept. 1 – 30, 2011) I am going to:
Physical: Walk my neighborhood every day, no matter the weather conditions.
Emotional: I am going to write a poem or haiku each day.
Spiritual: I am going to read and understand a different prayer from a different religion each day.
Mental: I am going to learn a Gaelic word every day.
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That sounds like a good idea Dan but have fun with the Spiritual part finding and understanding 30 different religions cant wait to see how you make out with that one.