DAYS 11-17

No blogs for a week!  How dare I! 

DAY 11- day of the auspicious.  I decided not to leave luck to chance but make it for myself by sending extra focus on my intention of SERENITY.
"A working definition for intention is: “to have in mind a purpose or plan, to direct the mind, to aim.” Lacking intention, we sometimes stray without meaning or direction. But with it, all the forces of the universe can align to make even the most impossible, possible." -healing.about.com
I know I've said it before.  My purpose in these 100 days is to bring balance and serenity to my crazy, chaotic, stressed-out life.  I want to live, breathe, and be surrounded by peacefulness and health.  The direction in this path has been a bit wibbly-wobbly.  I know at this point it had only been 11 days.  But the struggles are abundant.  My own inner critic, or ego, if you will, always makes it harder than it actually is to reach a goal.  I CAN DO THIS!  This, here, right now, this journey, is me already succeeding.  The fact that I am getting out there and trying speaks volumes.  I cannot let the negative self-talk win.  I am already co-creating a beautiful life.

DAY 12- making it count.  12 was the number of Jesus's apostles.  I really focused on prayer today, on my blessings, on forgiveness for myself and others; just really feeling centered.
"The twelve disciples/apostles were ordinary men whom God used in an extraordinary manner. Among the twelve were fishermen, a tax collector, and a revolutionary. The Gospels record the constant failings, struggles, and doubts of these twelve men who followed Jesus Christ. After witnessing Jesus' resurrection and ascension into heaven, the Holy Spirit transformed the disciples/apostles into powerful men of God who turned the world upside down (Acts 17:6). What was the change? The twelve apostles/disciples had “been with Jesus” (Acts 4:13). May the same be said of us!"  -gotquestions.org

DAY13- lucky 13.  I put a smile on a stranger's face as a dare to myself.  I high-fived a girl whom I thought had awesome eyeshadow on.  I hope I brought a little sunshine to her day.  Seeing her reaction to my random niceness really felt good, too.  Then I decided to put into action something I'd been putting off:  I cleaned both my bathrooms!  And I mean, totally emptied out, scrubbed top to bottom, and re-decorated.  I was exhausted after but I also felt like a million bucks.

DAY 14- reverence for the body.  Our bodies are on loan from God.  I don't always treat my physical shell with the respect it deserves.  I look down on it and judge it more times in a day than I can count.  So today I tried my best to ignore those pesky negative thoughts and really just tried to be grateful for it.  I did a beautiful sun salutation routine and fed it yummy and healthy things and just tried to be amazed that I have all my parts and they all work and not everyone can say that.  I am very fortunate and I need to stop taking my body for granted.

DAY 15- Leap Day!  To take a leap forward in my SERENITY 100 day challenge, I worked on my vision book, I practiced some lovely new guided meditations, and shared my journey with a few friends.  Telling them about the 100 day challenge felt exhilarating.  It's not as if I was keeping it a secret, but I hadn't really shared it with anyone besides my best friend and immediate family.  But here I was, blathering on about affirmations and co-creating like I'd been doing it for years.  Hopefully I inspired someone!


DAY 16-sweet 16. "After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music." -Aldous Huxley.  I challenged myself and my friend to create a 100 day challenge playlist.  Here's mine (still in progress- I will DEFINITELY be adding more as I go along)!
1. Len "If you steal my sunshine"
2. Alan Silvestri "Just an oasis"
3. Camille Saint-Saens "Carnival of the animals"
4. Rebecca St.James "Lion"
5. The JaneDear Girls "Wildflower"
6. Hans Zimmer "You're So Cool"
7. Delicious Digital "Down the Rabbit Hole"
8. Beirut "Elephant Gun"
9. Razorlight "Hold on"
10. Steve Jablonsky "My Name is Lincoln"
11. Coldplay "Charlie Brown"
12. Coldplay "Paradise"
13. Grouplove "Tongue Tied"
14. Bob Marley "Could you be loved"
...to be continued :)...

DAY 17- Today!  Releasing the artist within.  I was challenged by my beautiful friend and co-creator to begin an art piece that I will complete by the end of my challenge.  What a gorgeous idea!  With life spinning sideways, art is always one thing that seems to inexplicably hold me down and keep me sane.  I haven't drawn or painted (besides random doodles) in weeks.  It was something refreshing that I promise I will be sharing my progress on.  Super inspired!  Sending love out to the universe and accepting peace, love, tranquility, harmony, and beauty every day.  LOVE!