Purpose: I’m 30. Two days ago I was watching Oprah (I never watch Oprah—she either makes me cry, or makes me loathe John Travolta, or makes me mad that I wasn’t deemed deserving enough to be gifted a freaking trip to Australia, or a car, or yoga pants), and Ali McGraw was on. Even though the show was about reuniting the “Love Story” of years ago, I was mesmerized by the fact that Ali McGraw a.) looks amazing for 71. b.) lives solo in the desert. c.) speaks with confidence and assuredness about her life and the contents of it. d.) wakes up every morning, takes care of her animals and then practices yoga. Hellooooooo dream life. Then she says, “These women who turn 30 and 40 and think their lives are over, how sad for them. They don’t get it. What a waste of life and of living.” That’s not an exact quote, but that’s the bottom line. And I thought to myself, “Well, ladies, I’m not SAD about turning 30, in fact, I've handled it rather well, but…there are changes I want to make, and why not begin with this landmark year? So here you go, Oprah and Ali McGraw (champagne glass clink). Cheers to 30. I’m going to find the beauty in every moment of it. At least…that’s my intention. And to sort of hold myself to it, I'm gonna blog about it."
Activity: Like the world needs another blog…about as much as we need another person to declare their love for Sarah Palin (but I digress, and attempt to not offend). More than anything, I feel in my heart and soul and gut that this 30 could be really big. But it’s all about intention. And rather than keep my intentions secret, I want to share them. Publicize them. Turn them into the greatest PR victory since Kobe Bryant. Holy crap—was that a sports’ analogy? So the activity then, is a journal. A very public online journal.
Length: One entry per day for 365 days. January 1 2011-December 31 2011. A new entry. Every day. Maybe a photo here and there (I’m a teacher, I like to cater to multiple learning styles). Could it get crazy with video? Who knows--perhaps I should intend on branching out my technological capabilities.
Disclaimer: Nope, not an expert. On anything. My expectations? Low. But if I set an intention—a new one every month—what can I manifst for myself? I’m not looking for the tangibles here…I have things I want to heal, explore, enrich, and create. Things I want to live.
January’s intention: Fun. Here we go.
