70 of 100 ... A bit of a Change-up

As I have been writing here, I have also been journaling about various observations and such that don't make it here.  I've also been doing a lot of self-evaluation and reflection in my journal on what is working and what is not (as per the goals of this experiment).  For the last 30 days of this 100 Day Challenge, I'm going to focus on 3 things:  (1) The Gratitude Moments, (2) Development of Habits and (3) what ACTION did I take that day.

I'm working on something that I have attempted to establish over the last two years and both times life has intervened and sent me in a completely other direction.  It just so happened that I came in contact with a website that is re-directing me back to what I attempted to get going 2 years ago.  Both of these together (the website and my "Life Book") are not only working hand-in-glove with each other, but also are revealing themselves to be of assistance here with my quest.  I debated on completing the last 30 days as I set them out; however, if I keep the intent, and shift just a bit, I can see what happens if ...

As you read, you might not notice much of a difference, but as I live, things will be changing ... for the good, in the direction I intend to go, I hope.  Let's see ...

Moments of Gratitude for Today (Monday)
1/ Today, I am grateful for having a wonderful, complete night's sleep!  I woke rested and ready for the week!
2/  Today, I am grateful for the energy and enthusiasm and positivity that I felt all day today.  It's been a while since I felt that and it felt good!
3/  Today, I am grateful for finding time to work on my goals and, though much of this I have done before, there are some "assignments" that are coming at it from a different angle.  Thus, some things are revealing themselves in a way that they might not have before.  All about self-revelation, right?
4/  Today,  I'm grateful for staying awake throughout the entire Monday Afternoon Meeting!  I'm not sure what it is about that meeting, but there are days when it's a challenge to stay attentive! AND ... I'm not the only one!
5/  Today, I'm grateful for the realization about friendships, that it can be so very enjoyable to have differences in many areas, but it is crucial to have the same values.  I have been beating myself up over lost friends, and I've come to a huge ah-ha moment - "You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with" ... if that is so, I don't want to spend time with people who have values and principles that I do not agree with, and I do want to surround myself with people who are like me in that way.  These "friends" I lost?  I see now how different and contradictory our values are, and I'm ok ... finally... that they are no longer part of my life. What a load lifted from me at that moment!

Getting Out of My Rut

1. New habits in my life (1 per month, working on 3)

• Clean sink - yes
• 8-10 cups of water: 2
• 7-8h sleep every night: 7.0 h

2.  What did I DO today?  I worked on my goals, the paper-work and planning.  What I didn't do 70 days ago was prepare before I launched.  I thought that by doing it in my mind, I would be successful.  It was a hit and miss.  For the last 30 days of this, I'm going to roll out gradual preparing/planning so that when the 100 Day Challenge comes to day 100, not only will the prep work be done, but the habits will be developing and the action will start to show itself.  Getting out of my rut will be shown in what did I DO today and how do I build on that every day.  It is my intention that this section, in the second 100 Day Challenge will take precedence over the first. 

Resources used today:
- My Life Book (a self-created guide and planner)
- www.liveyourlegend.net
- Lose It Right by James Fell