I'm a terrible starter. Even waking up to get the day started is a momentous task. I can procrastinate for several hours on a task that takes only one hour to finish. Getting into a groove is really hard for me. My running personality mirrors this struggle. The first few miles are just sluggish where all I want to do is quit. This happens every time I run, guaranteed. And pretty much everywhere else in life, I naturally resist starting.
But enough procrastinating by whining about how much I hate starting. So the challenge assignment is to:
- Choose yourself. Write down "I am a_____" somewhere secret.
- Start something you're scared of.
... but I have dreamed another creative dream for a long time. The dream died with my burnout, but then it emerged again, quite unexpectedly. The fire burned for about half a year, but now, the embers have been burning low for the past year.
That scary dream is the one I think I'm going to try starting again. I filled in the blank and wrote it in big, bold, all caps letters. And I'm going to keep it a secret. And I'm going to pull out my old musings on the dream. Let's get the party started again!
What's your scary hope? What's a dream that needs to be resurrected?
What's one small step that you can take to get started?
2 comments:
I actually like that you're keeping it a secret ... the suspense is lovely.
I don't really have any secret dreams. Writing a book or books, certainly, but that's no longer secret. I wouldn't mind climbing Mount Kilimanjaro and raise money for my beautiful Tanzanian friend's ministry for girls at the bottom of the mountain. But I think that's more an idea that I hope can become a goal.
Maybe a secret dream would be to get my Masters. A-ha.
Btw, I'm a sluggish starter when it comes to running too. :)
Well, eventually the secret will come out, as hopefully the dream will become a reality. And it may well have some potential overlaps with your goal/hope to climb Kilimanjaro and raise money for the girls... I'm excited to see what comes as I continue the cycle of wait/start/wait/start...
You are a Master of many things, and I'll bet you'll get that piece of paper that says it too one day officially :)
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