31 Sunday May 2020
Posted in Spread Your Wings
Week of May 31, 2020 challenge: Call a family member you haven’t talked with in a while and check in to make sure they are OK. Both COVID and the recent riots are probably putting a lot of folks in danger. Wish them well and ask them if they need anything.
In the comments, reply with whom you talked with and how it went.
Until next time…
Dave
24 Sunday May 2020
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Adventure, Book, challenge, Imagination, Learn, Read, Spread Your Wings, Sunday
This week’s challenge is another easy one (maybe): Read a book that’s been sitting on your shelf, desk, or nightstand and finish it this week.
In the comments, tell me the book you read.
Until next time…
Dave
17 Sunday May 2020
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This week’s challenge involves a podcast. The challenge is to listen to a podcast whose political views are exactly opposite of yours. Example: If you like Rush Limbaugh or the Daily Wire, listen to an NPR podcast or a podcast from Rachel Maddow. You get the drift. If these are unfamiliar in your country, listen to someone you know believes 180 degrees differently. This isn’t to torture you, but to give you a chance to broaden your views.
When I first began this practice a while back, I could not stand listening to the podcast, but over time, I began to hear some things that made sense or questioned my view in a meaningful way.
Challenge: Listen to a podcast that supports political leanings opposite of yours. Just do it for a week. Give me the podcast you listened to in the comments.
My podcast is one of the ones I suggested: The Rachel Maddow Show. You should be able to find it on Apple, Spotify, and Google Play, for sure. I listen to her on Spotify.
Have a great week!
Until next time…
Dave
10 Sunday May 2020
Posted in Spread Your Wings
Ok, folks. Here we go for this week’s challenge: It’s simple because today is Mother’s Day.
Challenge: Do something extra nice for you Mom this week. Today is Mother’s Day, so you probably already have a card, and all the rest. This week do something unique to her. Maybe you connect via ZOOM or Skype, or maybe you send her a delightful gift, or maybe help her with a project you can work on while separated. Whatever you come up with, post in the comments. I’m curious to see what you come up with.
Until next time…
Dave
03 Sunday May 2020
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Another week passes by. This week, the challenge is another easy one. It is this:
Find a YouTube channel or website that offers you the opportunity to take a virtual tour of a museum. That’s it. Enjoy yourself. I’ve taken a few of these, and they are terrific.
Here’s one to get you started: The American Museum of Natural History
If you find one you like, put the link in your comment. I’d love to check out what you find. I hope you enjoy this. These tours are outstanding!
Until next time…
Dave
26 Sunday Apr 2020
Posted in Spread Your Wings
Here we are! One more week passes us by in lockdown. It’ll be interesting when generations are born that don’t know anything about this. Whatever we decide to do as a society on the upcoming months may require permanent changes in how we work, how we play, how we socialize, and to a new generation born outside of this, it’ll all seem normal. The changes we make as a society won’t be a change to them. It’ll be normal. Crazy, right?
Change is inevitable in this world. In fact, it is something you can count on. Changes in relationships, changes in jobs, changes in health, changes in interests, change, change, change. Why do we fight it? Why not accept what is and adapt to the new circumstances? Because we’re human. We like consistency. We like things to stay the same.
This week, let’s mix it up a bit. The challenge is simple.
Weekly Challenge: Change one thing in your life, your daily routine, or your schedule. Do something that is different every day for a week. Reply in the comments with what you came up with, regardless of how small it was.
Until next time…
Dave
19 Sunday Apr 2020
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Weekly Challenge: Write out a list of 25 things you’ve overcome or accomplished.
This week’s challenge provided by The Mighty
As with these challenges, leave a note in the comments if you got this done!
Until next time…
Dave
12 Sunday Apr 2020
Posted in Spread Your Wings, Uncategorized
This week’s challenge: Go through your to-do list or create one. Then decide what is the most important thing to get done first, and so on. Prioritize the most important tasks you need to get done first, brainstorm and plan, and execute.
This will help you knock down that to-do list that continues to grow and get you back on track doing the most important stuff first. Procrastinators (like I used to be), tend to focus on the easy stuff, while those big, painful projects just sit there. Before you know it, the year is gone, and you still have those big things sitting there. Prioritize those big things and get’em done. You’ll feel great when you do. The easy little tasks will still be there when you’re done.
As always, if you do this challenge, reply to this posting in the comments. I’d like to hear how this helped you.
Until next time…
Dave
05 Sunday Apr 2020
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Concern, Connecting, family, Friends, Friendship, Love, Reaching out, Staying in Touch
I’m only offering one challenge this week. This is it:
Challenge: Reach out to all of your family members to make sure they are OK.
I know most of you are already doing this, so it may not be too much of a challenge, but for those who have estranged family members, who live far away, would appreciate a call. Promise.
My stepmom is in Mexico. I used Google Translator, reached out on Facebook messenger, and she was so glad to hear from me.
Here’s the thing. I would hate to lose any of my family members without having a chance to touch base with them. There are so many stories in the papers, blogs, and books that highlight how horrible it is to lose someone and miss the opportunity to say you care for them. I hope this doesn’t happen to you. Take a minute and reach out. It doesn’t take long, it’ll prevent you from worrying, and the other person will feel great.
Well, that’s all I got today. Have a great Sunday!
Until next time…
Dave
29 Sunday Mar 2020
Posted in Spread Your Wings
Ok, folks! Here we go!!
Since we’re all locked down in our homes, here are a few challenges for you to choose:
Challenge #1: Pick a book either online or in your home that you’ve been putting off and start reading it (1 chapter a day).
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Challenge #2: Take an inventory of the hobbies you’ve always wanted to learn or start. Pick one and spend some time learning more about it this week (spend an hour on YouTube or a Hobbie-based blog)
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Challenge #3: Find a home workout on YouTube and do it three times this week (Mon, Wed, Fri or Tue, Thu, Sun).
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If you picked one of these and did it, tell me about it in the comments.
Have a great week!
Until next time…
Dave
