I'm coming into this round a bit worn thin. I don't think that the conflict is going to slow its pace -- last challenge saw the Whirling Dervish of Conflict speed its pace and extend its scope. The only sane response to insanity is more sanity, and in my case that means do less and center more. Elements in bold are the core target, with elements in italics being stretch goals.
Love > Fear
Stillness > Chaos
Mind
Writing (this is in bold because it's a focus point for the challenge, a point where when things get into conflict -- and they always do at some point, because that's life for you -- I can touch back to what is central)
- Tinker Mountain Writers Workshop. I'm taking a retreat to focus on writing my memoir. For real. Week 3
- Class -- I'm enrolled in an online class, The Hero's Journey, for Summer term. It begins the week of June 19, so it will only just get included in this challenge.I'm super excited, of course. Bonus is that the classwork is advertised to be mostly readings and watching a film each week, with papers and discussion related to that. I think I can handle this, despite the burnout that threatened to overwhelm me last term.
Body
- Nightly sleep I need to take care of myself by making certain I'm getting enough rest. If I'm worn out and exhausted, I can't be a good student / parent / friend. I need to be in bed no later than 9 p.m. I am hoping the meditation routine will dovetail with this.
- Nightly Floss Routine - this only takes seconds, so it's not as though it is really hard or anything. I have floss and coconut oil for oil pulling next to the toothpaste now, so it's kind of inevitable.
Soul
- Daily mindfulness
- Daily quiet time
- Nightly Meditation and reading of Faith & Practice
- Weekly meetings & Connections :
- Women's Meeting Monday
- Home Group Meeting Tuesday
- Letters Wednesday
- Therapy Thursday
- Sponsor Meeting Friday
- Home Group Meeting Saturday
- Friends Meeting Sunday
- Radio Interview / Essay weekly
- weekly budget meeting with my partner -- Sunday
Bonus:
Financial Planning with the attorney: Financial worry is soul-crushing. I recently read a report on the effects of poverty sapping nearly an entire standard deviation from a person's intelligence, and I can completely believe that. The mental peace that will come from financial clarity is huge. I have the documents ready to deliver on May 26, and then we will have a strategy meeting to schedule. Hopefully this will all be complete by the end of the challenge, or shortly thereafter.
