Making decisions is hard. It’s a commitment. As long as all the options are open you can just float along—feeling powerful and in control, but really not at all.
So to face Jon Acuff’s #dosummer2015 is nearly paralyzing. Pick something--a new skill or lost art-- to work on for the next 100 days in 15 minute increments. The inner voice tells you the list is too long. The areas in which you need to improve, or just get back to, too varied, too big—unDOable!
To put it lightly you’re overwhelmed, not by the looming days ahead that will mark your progress, but by the long list of self-inflicted need to self improve and the fear of making the call on the wrong area. Or maybe that’s just me.
That’s crazy talk, though. (I’ve found that much of my self-talk is crazy talk.) With the help of some friends, who are also taking the summer challenge, I've been given permission to choose more than one thing to work one. Did I tell you that I'm a rule keeper? They have helped me see that there can’t be a bad decision here. Choosing to walk into a time of focused effort is a good thing.
Therefore, in the spirit of silencing the crazy, here’s what I’ll be working on for #dosummer2015:
- Personal writing—journaling, blogging, notes to friends
- Yoga and healthy movement—regaining lost ground (at home and in studio)
- Piano—seriously anything will be an improvement here
- Teaching—reading, organizing, lesson planning, research (specifically for my chemistry classes)
There, it is written down, and it is varied for sure, but it’s settled. My DO Summer worksheets are printed and labeled. If you want to read more about #dosummer2015 visit http://acuff.me/dosummer2015/ to get started on your own journey this summer.
What will your life look like on the other side of summer?
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