Week Two and a few cracks

Anyone with any kind of sense knows that a challenge is going to require some hard work. Somewhere between my 2012 euphoria and m own stupidity, I signed up for a slef-love challenge and didnt think it would be too much work.

A week into it, I've cried, threatened to quit, "forgotten" to do my challenges and then come around to doing the stuff anyway.

Let's see how the rest goes.

Strength and love!

I Am Love Jar and Self Love Challenge

A good friend of mine sent me a link to something called the 30 day Self Love Challenge. The point is to really look at yourself and love yourself. I was eager to do it, I figured it would be a good exercise.

The first task was to have a jar that was filled with 20 things that you love about yourself and your contribution to others. Again, I figured that should be simple enough. I sat down with my strips of paper to fill the jar and after I'd jotted down four points, I was stuck. How can I be stuck after just four points?

Determined not to quit, I spent the next four hours sitting, thinking, wondering. Why was this so hard? Surely I think I'm quite an awesome person?

It took a total of four and a half hours to get to twenty. Clearly there's a lot of work to be done.

Yet Another New Beginning

It's a new year,which means resolutions for some, closure for others and the hope of new, happier chapters for many.

While there are many things I want for the new year, my main focus is going to be on the fact that each new day offers a new beginning. Knowing that at any moment, I can decide to map out a different path for myself is reassuring for now, so I'm going to hang on to that.