October 2019 is just around the corner. Yes, there are all these autumnal colors and themes floating about in social media, in the stores, and probably in our workspaces and homes. That’s all good.

Noticing the change in the seasons is important – it identifies how time is moving forward, even if you’re experiencing what I am… 90-degree weather. <eye-roll> Or, if you’re in the southern hemisphere of our world, October is heralding the arrival of new growth. (Because we have flipped seasonal experiences.) If you’re closer to our equator, then likely there are few weather indicators to show a change in seasons…

Regardless.

October is almost upon us.

A new month.

31 days to make a difference in your own life, and those around you!

How will you begin? And end? What’s going to be different, noteworthy, and extraordinary in this next month?

Invitation to challenge yourself!

You’re invited…

31 Days of …

How will you fill in the blank? What’s on your agenda? Here’s your invitation to challenge yourself:

With what would you like to challenge yourself? It’s personal. But we all still have 31 days – it’ll either be more of the same, or it can be MORE!

• more activity: dancing, walking, stretching, travel, exploring, adventure…
• greater achievement: learning, writing, creating, timeliness, proactivity, planning, earning, saving…
• enhanced well-being: in positivity, prayer, eating, tidiness, relationship building, thankfulness…

Our lives are built with small habits. 30 or 31 days is a way to practice. In which areas could you enhance your life?

In the next few posts (before October) I’ll suggest some ideas. I invite you to choose ONE. Yes, just one. A single challenge for your own October.

Interested?

Leave a comment with your ideas!

In September I challenged myself to post on Facebook a different hymn each day. This is part of my desire to enhance my own ability to follow-through over the long term and to make time to explore a facet of my faith. One challenge. Multiple gains.

Near the beginning of 2019, I read this book. It’s filled with 500+ random ideas on where to challenge yourself. I believe we can do (almost) anything in the short term… and isn’t our whole life filled up with little increments 60 seconds at a time, 1440 minutes a day, 52 weeks, 4 seasons…

What are you developing with your little increments of time?

If you need some ideas, stay tuned… <wink>

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Be encouraged!