Am I up to the challenge?

What can I challenge myself to this week?  That is the question that I have been pondering over that last few weeks.  Lately I have been really looking within myself critically and being honest with my progression.  And what the woman in the mirror has been telling me is that I have not been challenging myself enough to anything as of late.  I have been allowing myself to slip into mediocrity.  Just running on the hamster wheel of life day in and day out and not experiencing life in a way that my Spirit is aching to live.  My solution to this is to begin by asking the question : "What can I challenge myself to this week" in hopes of finding life satisfaction.  

By broadening my scope and interest as well as correcting character deficiencies and doing the things that I have always wanted to do but to afraid to do them or lacked the discipline to follow through with, I believe that I can bring my life full circle. 

So here is what I have so far........

Paint-  I've had this huge canvas for the longest that is begging for me to fill it.  To be honest, the size intimidates me and I am no painter by any definition of the word.  But really, what does that matter?  Who is going to come up behind me and tell me that I lack proper technique or skill?  Art really is up to interpretation right?

Telling my Ego to take a hike- I read somewhere that fear of failure is really just the Ego running rampant.  By being so scared to fail that you never even try, you are really saying that your Ego is too large to see failure as a learning lesson.  We are all great, talented in one way or another and capable of reaching success.  

Positive thinking-  I work in a typical office environment with some of the biggest complainers ever to enter my sphere.  At times it is difficult to remain happy, positive and purposeful when surrounded by individuals who are not in the same frame of mind as me.  My challenge is to block those individuals out with positive affirmations, music, or just by speaking up and changing the tone of the conversation to a positive one. 

Drinking ample amounts of H2O-  Don't get me wrong all I ever drink is water but sometimes it isn't the daily recommended amount.  

To clean my closet (literally and figuratively)- Well for the most part my physical closet is pretty organized.  I did much of that last week. As far as the other closet...well that one still needs a bit of work.

I am going to keep this list at the forefront of my mind this week and continue to build on what I have here.  Life is a classroom and there is always room for learning, challenges, and teaching.