outrageous

The one great thing that came out of the Break-Up Guide was: it got me writing.  Every day it gave me something to think about, write about, and DO.  I have started another 30 day "guide" in hopes that it too will get me thinking, and get me writing.

I stumbled on this website (and this is the page that today's email directed me to):  http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/do-one-outrageous-thing-this-weekend-youll-feel-great/  and at the bottom came a pop up to subscribe to 30 days toward outrageous thinking, so I did.  So far the emails have been a little hokey, but the message is good, and I am on board.  The "assignment" this weekend is to do ONE thing for someone else...one act of kindness...to quote the email:

You don't have to save the world to do your part. One kind word or even a smile goes a long way. (It doesn't even have to be someone you "know")

Pay attention to the people you meet this week. Be aware of all the opportunities you have to put out just a little more love than you do normally.

I am also gonna share a little quote that I like, that I sometimes read to myself when I am feeling like I am not doing what it is I should be in this life...when I am feeling like a failure, or like I am not good enough...when someone else's accomplishment makes me sad for myself instead of happy for them...when I need to remind myself that success is relative, and comes in many ways:

To laugh often and much, to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children, to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends, to appreciate beauty, to find the best in others, to leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch...to know even ONE life has breathed easier because you have lived.  This is to have succeeded. - Emerson

So join me, on this little journey, and who knows, maybe in 30 days we will all be changed for the better...OR we will all be bored to death and I will start another 30 day guide, with each day being a link to a better, funnier blog.