I hadn’t realized that it’d been a month since my last post and almost 2 months since I stated my goals or quest so, I thought an update was in order.
My goals/quest as stated in early December were:
Fast for 24 hours.No alcohol for a month.Perform a random act of kindness every day for a year. Be kind every day.- Visit all the countries of the world that begin with ‘S’.
- Write a book about travel as we age.
- Improve my Spanish language skills to a conversational level.
- Walk the CF one more time, slowly.
- Lose 25 lbs.
Well, I’m happy to announce that I’ve completed 2 quests, fasting for 24 hours and no alcohol for a month. Both were surprisingly easy and while I looked forward to a glass of red wine, I have to tell you it was a bit disappointing as I’ve had a cold and it just didn’t have the taste that I’d hoped for, I’ll try again in a week or so.
I’ve also decided to incorporate both into my normal routine. I’ll fast occasionally, and I will detox each January. This aspect, incorporating, was discussed in The Happiness of Pursuit.
I wrote previously about struggling with #3, the random act of kindness. I feared that I would trivialize it so, I took some artistic license and changed it to Be Kind Every Day. Doesn’t get more simple than that and, it’s no longer an act but a part of me as a person.
My #8 is in progress even though I’ve not really tried, I’ve lost 8 lbs/3.5kg, no booze probably contributed to that. I’ll focus a bit more on this goal now.
As for the others, I think improving my Spanish will be the next area of focus for me, espero…