Today’s bloganuary (daily writing) challenge prompt is:
“How are you changing the world?”
Since it seems we don’t ever really know what impact we’ve made until we can review in hindsight, I’ll keep this short and hopefully have a lot more to share at the end of the year.
This year, I am working to make as many positive changes in myself as possible. Hopefully, this will set a strong foundation for pursuing my dreams and reaching for my best potential.
I believe when we make the most positive changes in our own lives as we can and reach for our potential, we can’t help but change the world for the better…and our own best amplifies the best in others.
This year, I’m excited to look back with each accomplishment and see a positive impact on the world around me.
I hope you too are challenging yourself to live your own adventure by growing in ways that point to your dreams. I believe striving for our dreams will change the world for the better.
Today’s bloganuary (daily writing) challenge prompt is:
“What is on your music playlist right now?”
A Christmas gift of Sirius radio has currently replaced my own music playlist.
But when I’m not listening to No Shoes radio as I get excited about spending time Florida or pretending I could experience the stylish world of Siriusly Sinatra, I am a podcast addict.
I’ve been meaning to share my current top three podcasts, so without further ado:
1) ArtCurious Podcast– this is my all time favorite and delivers on its promise to entertain with “stories of the unexpected, slightly odd, and strangely wonderful in arthistory.” I never cease to be fascinated when the thoroughly engaging hostess, Jennifer Dasal, discusses lingering mysteries like the reasons behind how Michelangelo chose to portray women to purportedly cursed Venetian palaces to mind bogglingly high art auction prices. Honestly, over a year of listening to this, I have learned as much as I have in college courses… but in a fun way!
2) School of Self Image-Tonya Leigh’s approachable style of life coaching is something I can’t seem to get enough of. I have personally paid for a one month membership of her School of Self Image, but the podcasts are free and just as useful for positively transforming your life in order to achieve your dreams. Also the short, usually under thirty minute format, along with the hundreds of prerecorded episodes easily allow her motivational words to be added to a daily routine.
3) Everything Will Be Okay– There aren’t as many episodes of this as the other two podcasts, so I have listened to every one of these shows from the ever positive Dana Perino. Some episodes are more applicable to my life than others, but it’s always interesting to hear others’ perspectives, especially since each episode is an interview with many well known and influential voices to when some truly are uplifting and inspirational. It’s also interesting to note that this podcast is meant to glean knowledge from people who are among the best at what the do in a wide variety of fields, so despite connotations based on Dana’s previous jobs, there are voices from across the political spectrum. My very favorite episode was an interview with IT Cosmetics founder, Jaimie Kern Lima, which actually prompted me to buy her outstanding book.
I hope you find as much inspiration from these podcasts as I do and that hearing the adventures of others helps you embrace the possibilities of saying, “yes, I can” to your own!
* This month’s theme for the blog is, “Yes, I can!” I am also participating in the bloganuary daily writing challenge.
The bloganuary (daily writing) challenge prompt of the day is:
What is your favorite part about yourself?
Obviously, there’s a straightforward response since physical characteristics come to mind pretty quickly…for instance, I like my smile. Yep, everyone has one, but I like that I can share a smile whenever I choose. That’s cheesy (get it smiles, cheese lol) but legitimately pretty cool!
I also considered this prompt in a similar way to yesterday’s…I decided to choose a character trait I like about myself.
Honestly, I’m proud that I’m always willing to try new things.
I may not always like what I try (I’m the first to admit I’m a picky eater), but if the activity is safe and my moral compass isn’t pointing in the opposite direction, I’m excited to try!
I’m always glad when I answer, “Yes, I can!” when presented with trying something new!
…even if I may never try exactly that thing again (I’m looking at you, beet and walnut burger) because I’ve discovered something new about myself or the world around me, which is always an adventure!
I encourage you to take a moment to think of a few of your favorite things about yourself!
The most joyful thing about this prompt is that it doesn’t ask us to name one thing we like about ourselves…
It asks us to contemplate our favorite thing!
I completely agree with this idea! We shouldn’t be challenged to find one thing we like about ourselves. We should love so many things the challenge is to determine our favorite!
Even if you are looking to make changes in your life, the trite message is always true: that you must love yourself first.
I also believe there’s a lot to love for all of us; we sometimes just have to take a minute to discover that!
* This month’s theme for the blog is, “Yes, I can!” I am also participating in the bloganuary daily writing challenge.
Today’s bloganuary (daily writing) challenge prompt is:
“Write about something that makes you feelstrong.”
Each time I see this, I read with special emphasis on the word, “you.”
This makes the prompt even more exciting to contemplate because everyone has such unique strengths!
I mean, sure, lifting weights would increase any of our muscle mass, but I’ve been enjoying considering how I personally like to increase my physical strength and how I’ve let certain circumstances shape my outlook.
For instance, if I had to go to a gym every day and lift weights to become fit and healthy…I’d actually probably become a great big couch potato (who eats mostly fried potatoes).
But I’ve discovered that I really like barre classes, especially through Pure Barre and Peloton, and I feel alive when taking brisk walks through my neighborhood with family or friends.
Character wise, I feel strong enough to face anything that comes my way when I reflect on all of the challenging moments I’ve already come through. For instance, as a young adult, I felt confident I could graduate college because I knew that I had already prepared by graduating high school and by studying throughout my higher education.
Even when I don’t have an exact model in the past, I can apply other strengths I’ve learned. If I had never paid off a loan before I paid for my car, I still knew I could reach that goal because I’ve already worked har to become an organized, dedicated person, so even if it took a little while, I knew I had what it takes not to be in debt for ever…and sooner than I expected, I wasn’t.
My challenge for you is to reflect on what makes you uniquely strong because these are the things that will help you say “yes, I can accomplish that goal”…and then discover that you actually can!
If you want to be physically strong, find what exercise and healthy food you enjoy on the way to getting stronger.
If you need strength of character, I’m sure you have your own unique experiences to draw from!
Today’s bloguary (daily writing challenge) prompt is:
“What is your favorite quote and why?”
The title of this blog actually draws from my favorite quote, which is,
Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all.
Helen Keller
This quote may call some to explore far away lands. It can also serve as a reminder to find adventure where you are.
It’s inspiring to me that adventure can be many things and that you get to decide what your adventure is.
This quote also motivates me to take action on my dreams because it’s in getting up and following our dreams (even if it’s just baby steps at first) rather than just imagining an exciting, purposeful life that we can live our very own adventures!
This quote is also mentioned in the About section of the blog, and I’ll explore this theme more as the blog grows.
I started this year (21 days ago now) with a vision of how a successful year would appear when I looked back on December 31st, 2022.
Being able to smile when reviewing writing I had published was one of the images I added to my vision…so to grow in that direction, I have just now joined a writing challenge from the WordPress platform. This will certainly be a challenge because it involves writing in response to a new prompt every single day in January.
I’m a little intimidated and hope that I can provide quality content…and set aside enough time to publish each day. But I’m telling myself, “yes, I can,” and I’m excited to see what happens.
*I’ll let you know what I’ve learned on 2/1!
The prompt for today is:
“If you could, what year would you time travel to and why?”
My answer is: This year!
Many people have beautifully written about visiting with lost loved ones in the past or seeing how their family has grown at a certain point in the future (someone even added that they would be interested in going back to witness the dawn of time-which I’m not sure is an actual year? But, hey, that’s creative!). These ideas are fantastic. However, I chose 2022 and would like to make the argument for you to as well.
This is a wonderful year.
Of course, I would like to re-live many things in past years, and it would be pretty cool to see what I achieve in the years ahead, but I read the question as, “which entire year would you time travel to?”
While I love to think about all of the great moments, no year is without it’s difficulties as well.
All years are different, but no year is intrinsically better than another…except for the year surrounding you, everything you’ve learned as well as your hopes your dreams are here right this second.
If it hadn’t been for all of the years in our pasts, we wouldn’t be where we are today, with all of the lessons learned and all of the potential in store.
I encourage you to feel the warmth of joyful memories and hopes for a distant year and to reflect on all you’ve discovered during relaxing and even difficult years… then really embrace where you are right now and make each day part of your best year yet!
Instead of asking myself what would happen if I could go to the past or future, I’m challenging myself to ask what can happen if I rise to challenges this year.
Say, “yes, I can” when presented with challenges, and you will be enjoying yourself too much to consider traveling to a different time.
Erica's Adventure 