I started a book club with some of my amazing girlfriends, and some strangers, and it has been amazing. We are two books in, but having the accountability and ability to discuss and learn more through others has been really enjoyable to me. I also have a friend who I am doing a book with just the two of us and we are connecting weekly to discuss our action steps and continuously learning more about ourselves.

I am bummed I have been missing out on this for so long! But, why I am here is to share my new “challenge” that was created based off the book we just finished reading. We just finished “The Happiness Project” by Gretchen Rubin. To be honest I didn’t love the writing, but I loved the concept and the idea behind the experiment and the book.

In this book Gretchen shares her experience of creating a project in her life to boost her happiness without having to make a drastic change. For those of you who know me personally you know that I love to make big changes, move to new parts of the US, travel for years at a time, walk for 2,600 miles straight in nature, etc. So to me, it was a good reminder that I don’t need to take these big jumps to make myself happier in my life. I love that Gretchen took small habits and did them for a month and then assessed them. She picked a different topic, or theme, every month to focus on with some specific tasks and goals.

I was thinking during my practice the other morning that I have tried a lot of things to boost my spirituality, mindfulness, happiness, etc and that I have yet to find one that just really grabbed ahold of me. Something that felt just right to me, and I realized while I have tried a lot of things I haven’t tried them consistently. I do it once or twice then switch off, so I have yet to give a practice the opportunity to really take a hold of me. (Very similar to my reflections on my relationships, but now is not the time for that haha).

I decided that I want to do my own project for the next 12 months, starting in May. During this time I will update my blog to share my experiences, thoughts, ideas, etc. And i hope you may be interested enough to follow along, or even join me for parts of it!

For the next year I am going to dedicate each month to a different style of meditation or mindfulness practices, and I will do my best to do that practice 30 days every month, again consistency is what I am going for here! There practices will range from breathwork, to visualization, to heart opening meditations, manifestation, embodiment, etc. I am not going to set each one in stone, but picking 12 styles and each month I will choose the one that feels the best for me in that moment to go for.

What am I hoping to gain with this? Hopefully a new perspective, more clarity on what works best for me, a deeper understanding and love for myself, gratitude, and the accomplishment of sticking with something that I know will be really good for me.

For May I am going to focus on heart opening and connecting meditations and connection to cultivate more self-nurturing and self-love. I hope to leave this month feeling like I have my own back and that my heart is open to receive all the dreams I have for my life.

If you wish to follow along make sure you sign up for my newsletter on my website so you can stay up to date as new blogs are posted! I will be hoping to get some ideas and hear stories from you all as well during this journey!