6 of 100 ... Happy Easter!

I mentioned on my Facebook that I need to be careful, or holidays are going to be no different than weekends.  And I know that it is up to me to change things.  I will not invite myself so there needs to be other alternatives to be found. This was a difficult weekend in a lot of ways, traits to reflect on, to address and deal with.  Let's see if, in the remaining 94 days, I can find a way to positively deal with some of this. 


Part 1 - Gratitude Moments in my Day.
1.  Today, I am grateful for: being able to help out a friend.  She needed to be picked up from the airport and I'm so grateful that she asked me and that I was able to help her. 
2.  Today, I am grateful for: spending time listening to one of my favourite speakers, Rob Bell.  I love how he uses history and cultural understanding to reveal a perspective to the bible that I can embrace.  I don't often listen to long messages, and today I took the time, and that was a nice way to spend Easter. 
3.  Today, I am grateful for: a text from a friend that I don't know really well and don't spend much time with.  She is someone that is more a friend to another friend of mine, so it was a definite moment of gratitude when she remembered me and sent me a text wishing me a wonderful day!
4.  Today, I am grateful for: a truly beautiful day.  It really feels like spring has begun! 
5.  Today, I am grateful for: the gracious gift of redemption.  I'm not going to get into what I believe, but I can't let the day go without a nod to what this day means to me.  Because of this day, believe in grace and I believe in a new life.  A bit ironic that this self-challenge is just gearing up at this time!


Part 2: Steps out of the Rut
I'm going to start with setting forth two more steps to add to this journey out of the rut:  (a) Starting today, I will go to bed with a clean sink every night (save, perhaps 1-2 items).  There's something about starting the day with an empty sink that is empowering and energizing.  This is a new habit that will be forever more.  (b) Starting today, over a week-span (which is Sunday to Saturday), I will do some sort of activity a minimum of 3 times a week (to start).  The activity needs to be at least 20 min in length and it can be anything, inside or outside.  So, between now and the end of next Saturday, a minimum of 3 activity endeavours. This comes from not going for a walk today and having that be part of that comment earlier, so what better thing than turn it into a do-able goal?
1. 6 cups of water - Drank 3 cups of water, and 3 cups of tea.  Not quite meeting the goal, is it?
2.  Empty sink - yes, that is done.
3.  Activity today?  no ... hence the above comments. 


I know the first 10 days is coming soon (on Thursday) ... I wonder what how I should celebrate it and recognize that achievement?  Let's see how the next 4 days go.


On that note, time to turn this around tomorrow!  Like my mom used to say - shit or get off the pot!! There are lessons in setbacks, so learn, change and put it behind me!  Definitely going to remember this come this Friday!!