I love the synchronicity of life.  Thursday brought me both surprises in the mail, including a copy of This Is Not the Life I Ordered: 50 Ways to Keep Your Head Above Water When Life Keeps Dragging You Down from Weiser Books, and inspiration from one of my blogreads, 37 Days.  Both of these coming as I work through Kissing the Limitless: Deep Magic and the Great Work of Transforming Yourself and the World and all three seem to whisper the same message.

Live Your Dream, Do It Now!

This Is Not the Life I Ordered is an inspiring book. It is written by four women who have all overcome difficult situations and downright tragedy to reach a life that both supports and fulfills them.  It combines the personal stories of these women along with exercises, in the form of journaling, to overcome blockages and obstacles and fix your life, find hope, no matter how bleak the future may seem.

To be honest I found myself more inspired by the women themselves that by any of the exercises contained within the book’s pages.  But then, perhaps that is because the idea of adding any journaling to my life right now is overwhelming in the wake of daily blogging, updates on both twitter and facebook, as well as the journal and other writing assignments I need to do for my English Composition course this semester.

But, it was seeing how much these women with the support of loving friends were able to achieve that motivated me.  In simple terms if they can overcome bankruptcy widowhood and cancer then what excuse do I have to not even try?

In Kissing the Limitless one of the challenges is to look deep within and examine what you really want and then, once you’re certain of your goal, start moving towards it.  No excuses!  As I wrote a few days ago the message seems to be if you really want it you should be willing to do whatever it takes to get there.  With that message ringing in my ears Patty Digh’s message on her own blog resonated within me like a gong.

Wherever we are in life, no matter how hopeless things may seem; no matter how stressed, busy, or tired we are, we can find a block of time to do something that helps us get to where our soul cries out to be.  With that in mind I have taken Patty Digh of 37 Days up on her challenge as follows:

37days challenge
March 27 – May 3, 2009

I, Kelly, being of kinda sound mind and body, have willingly decided to try to do one thing consistently every single day for the next 37 days. C’mon, self, it’s just 37 days. The one thing I will try to do every day is this:

I will spend time every day working, not on my blog or on my twitter/facebook, on my book.  The book who’s cincept and title dropped into my brain like a gift from the Gods.  I am going to stop squandering that gift and do something every day that moves toward its completion.

I’m not going to pick two things or nine things because that will dilute my focus –- just one thing. One. One simple action. An action, not a goal. An action, not a value. An action, not a wish. Something I can DO.

I’m doing this challenge at this time because:

I’ve chosen this particular daily action because I believe if I do it consistently for 37 days with no (NONE, ZERO, ZIP) exceptions, I will:

I will have found a rhythm that will keep me focused and motivated so that my book will (not might not could but WILL) see the light of day on a bookstore shelf.

If I should fail, I won’t blame anyone but myself (not even my partner, that idiot with 29 items in the express lane at the Piggly Wiggly, the IRS (so needy!), the people who make frosted Pop Tarts and Lofthouse Cookies, or Fate).

I also realize that this contract is solely with myself and carries no rewards, penalties or punishments other than those associated with the reflection of the strength of my character.

New things will happen for me.

I’m ready.

TODAY IS DAY ONE.*

What can you do to make your life better, to make your life easier, to move toward your own dreams?  Pick one thing and commit to doing it for 37 days.  Will it change your life?  I don’t know.  But, I do know that some progress is better than none at all, and that it certainly can’t hurt.

Blessings

Mama Kelly

* My “day one” was yesterday.

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