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100 Day Challenge
This is our new 100 Day Challenge Forum — a place to share our thoughts about doing the 100 Day challenge. To start: you can share what you think you might like to do for the 100 Day Challenge!
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My challenge is to be grateful, joyous, and look forward to my day.
I thought I would start today but I have not been able to get there yet today….
I will start again tomorrow!
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This is an awesome one TK. Let’s think about some ways to ground that. Would it help to journal that? I’m also going to post an electronic copy of our daily 100 Day Challenge journal. You can buy the physical journal online too. But maybe just some writing in your morning? For me, even to write down what number day I’m on helps me remember to do whatever I’m doing… so even a minimal amount of journaling can really help to keep you on track!
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For my 100 day challenge, I want to work on waking up at a consistent hour every day and do gratitude & prayer journaling. Sleep is something that I can accidentally over indulge in and it makes facing the day quite challenging.
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This was one of the hardest things for me when I first started out. But now it’s easy. It’s a joy to do something for yourself in the morning. After doing this for a few 100 days, I’ve settled into mostly getting up with an hour or two for self-cultivation (before having to do worldly stuff). But on days when I can’t, I make sure to do it before bedtime. So flexibility helps. But in the beginning, I was glad I did it more strictly so I could develop a new habit. I got up at 5:00 am for those challenges. And I still do it most days. So you can play with it for your first challenge. You could say you’re going to get up 20 minutes earlier. You could say you’ll get up x minutes earlier than you need to (depending on your day’s schedule). Think about what’s realistically achievable!
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5 am is impressive and has been my aspiration for about a decade LOL. This part of my challenge is proving difficult even though my goal “isn’t big”, I’m gonna keep trying different things. I have started bargaining with myself and making excuses for why I shouldn’t have to wake up earlier than my body desires because this is a “rare period of time” in my life or my cats will surround me and I don’t want to move them. This is the most challenging obstacle! But I have been journaling daily easily.
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Here’s my trick… put your feet on the floor, even if it’s just one foot over the side of the bed. For some reason, putting kidney 1 on the floor wakes you up!
But also, I started with 10 or 20 mins earlier than normal. Somehow I could convince myself of that.
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This is such a good trick! I will try this out tomorrow AM 🙂
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Well that backs up your desire to sleep in, doesn’t it! What’s cool is that you get to design your own 100 days and your own life. If sleeping in means the success of your happy life, then yes!! Be all in on that! 😍
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I’d like to continue my daily practice of releasing chaotic energy plus add 5-10” of meditation daily.
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Wonderful!
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I’m looking at two things to do for my first challenge:
-at least 20 minutes of dedicated movement in the form of conscious dance or walking
-no cell phone usage in bed
I bought an “old school” alarm clock so I don’t need to rely on my phone for the time/alarm. 🙂
I’m desiring my time without my phone to be filled with connection to myself and spirit, rather than mindless scrolling. I often need to listen to a podcast to fall asleep, so I am hoping to see shifts in this, and more restful sleep overall.
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This reply was modified 2 weeks, 6 days ago by Julie DoBias.
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Hi Julie,
This is a wonderful start! Movement is so lovely, even when you have a lot of resistance. The movement is its own reward (you always feel better afterwards!). The no phone in bed is awesome. I did that for many challenges! We also simultaneously did 10 mins or 10 pages of reading a BOOK (remember those???) and amazingly that puts you to sleep too! Pick a slightly boring book though! haha! In one of our group challenges, we all did the reading a book thing and shared a cool book list. That was fun! If you do a book reading challenge, I might recommend doing it with some flexibility – I had a tough time not falling asleep after a page or two, and tried hard to keep myself awake, which was so yucky! So you can think about that and craft it in a way that works for you. Try it out tonight!
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Thanks for the suggestions! All has been going well, and it almost feels light a weight has been lifted off me, as I have not been using my phone at night to fall asleep. It’s reduced my phone use in general, even during the day! And I love that I am moving my body more everyday now. I get a lot of satisfaction crossing off a day as “complete”. 🙂
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This is such good news!!!
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I’d like my challenge to bring me back to a more grounded state, meaning:
1) establishing a regular healthy sleep/wake cycle (getting at least 8 hours of sleep daily), which I’m finding myself often to neglect for longer periods of time
2) 15-30 minutes of meditation before going to bed, maybe with journaling?
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That’s great. Okay, let’s think of actionable things you can do to get more sleep because you can’t always control how much you sleep?
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It’s more of a “not having the discipline/attention”-problem that has established over the past 5 years. I find it difficult to get enough sleep when traveling (one or two weeks per month), as being on the road makes me a little nervous and stressed out. I’ve noticed some difficulties finding a relaxed state of mind and winding down in the evening and often I’m running on 5-6 h of sleep/night when not at home.
It’s probably natural (to a degree) but it’s not healthy and I’d like to take the time to consciously wind down and make room for sleep before midnight.
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15-30 minutes of meditation and journaling before bed seems really doable but with the 8 hours/day I’m a bit uncertain (e.g. what to do when a flight/train ride is delayed?)… I’d like to try it and maybe allow myself 3 excuses in case of emergencies? Or would that be cheating? 😅
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Explain more what happens because we don’t see why you’d need “excuses?” Maybe the letting go meditation before sleep? You can build the flexibility into it. Even 5 mins of meditation is better than getting on social media. It’s the habit of what happens before sleep.
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Ah, I meant it that way: I can’t always control that I get 8 hours of sleep (especially when traveling, due to late arrivals, or long drives and having to get up early). But I’d like to make it a habit for most days, so I wondered what the best approach would be.
It’s probably more realistic to go for meditating before bed and journaling, and reactivating an old-school alarm clock to avoid using my phone.
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I’ve been thinking of doing qi gong daily
making a drawing/little painting/sketch everyday
and meditating for 10-20 mins
it might be kind of a lot…but I’ve been doing the first two almost everyday this past month so I feel like I can keep it going. I am also thinking about what Emiliana said and having a short/med/long version of each activity and that might allow me to keep it going 🙂
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The way I do my qi gong is that I have a set that I do (that’s on the Learning Center), and a Shen Gong, that we taught at a previous retreat. I do those everyday. HOW I DO them changes everyday. Some days I feel rushed and disinterested, so I do less. Some days I’m totally into it! So that works for me.. Everyone is different!
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Exercise/Movement 30 min a day.
An Embodied Listening Journal – record daily the narration of 3-5 intimate connections experienced in person, by cell phone or face-time, in nature, or telepathically.
Read 10 pages daily from Mystery Gate, Energy of Love, or Connecting Your Circle.
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I love the idea of an embodied listening journal… what would that be like?
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Embodied Listening Journal
I am choosing this as a daily practice rather than the pressure/no pressure of a 100 Day Challenge 😊. I write in a journal at the end of each day an account of “listening” emotionally, viscerally, energetically, and mentally of what goes on inside me when I connect with three others. I take notice of facial expressions, body language, and movement of the being in front of me. I hear the verbal exchange if there is one, but my attention focuses more on perceiving, sensing and feeling.
Example:
An encounter with a 25 year old salesman named “Smith” at the Apple Store. He had just come back from Cameroon from attending his grandmother’s funeral. I focused on receiving “all of him” more than I usually would in a “retail store”. I was fully in my body not in my head.
Smith became so alive as he shared with me snippets about his grandmother he deeply loved. There was a trust quickly initiated between us….that just was. As I was leaving I heard him whisper to his colleague, “I even told her about my grandmother!”
And all this non-tech connection happened in the Apple Store!!
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for my 100 day challenge I’m thinking of
minimum of 8 cups of water a day with hope by time challenge is over up to 12 cups per day. Plus getting into bed with lights out by midnight.
I’ve been working on the water and doing pretty well, but the getting into bed is a laugh, the kitchen is getting cleaner every day
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I liked your idea of getting started earlier so you can be settled by midnight.
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Woo hoo! 100 day Challenge!
I will be: cutting out corn (it’s the only grain I’m in love with), sword form (or/both) Shen Gong daily (preferably outside), meditating daily (with extra focus on mirco-cosmic orbit), attend as many dance classes as possible, 24 hour fast near/on full moon every month, and intentional dreaming w/ dream journaling.
Ok, I think that’s enough!!
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This reply was modified 2 weeks, 4 days ago by Brittney.
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We just finished our 100 days of no corn! Haha! Funny we are swapping and giving something else up (to be determined tonight) for the next round… we’re celebrating by having popcorn tonight!
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Out of the three challenges I mentioned I am committing to one: Exercise/Movement 30 min a day
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That is a great one!
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For this 100 day challenge, I’m committing to a minimum 30 minutes of Yi Quan (standing meditation) practice daily.
My goal is to reboot, revitalize, and advance my Qigong, meditation, and breathwork practices. So, I’ll add other practices, but Yi Quan is my 100 day gift to myself.
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What a wonderful gift Tammy! I think it also sounds achievable for you.
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I’ve been asking my body and spirit team what I could do in the next 100 days, knowing that I have sold my house, will be packing, moving, and allowing my next home to be revealed. Oh and traveling to MA! 🎉 I thought I wanted to do the rebounder (trampoline) for 3 minutes a day, but then I realized I won’t have access to it for several weeks.
I love doing the 7 circles as part of my morning wake-up, but I don’t do it consistently. I have also always wanted to wash my face in the morning and evening, but rarely do both. My last idea was to focus on some kind of diet change since there will be added support and accountability.
No decision yet until after I listen to the class and reread the handout. 😃
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What is the washing your face symbolizing for you? I’m curious about that one.
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7 circles is a wonderful place to start! We always do them every single day (mostly in the mornings). You can even do them twice a day. They are so simple, don’t take a long time, and really are so great for you health.
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The face washing is about feeling fresh and ready. It gives me a feeling that I am a priority and ready for the day. I’m more willing to be seen and go out into the world. It also feels deeply nourishing (self-love act).
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Oddly, for some people, the diet change if it’s simple… like one thing, is achievable for many people even though it sometimes sounds impossible.
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I woke up this morning with clarity about what to do and why I’m doing it for the 100-day challenge. The first 3 below are my current routine, but the bulleted items are the commitment to add and do for 100 days. It feels like a gentle, loving act to prepare me for the day, to be seen, and ease my flow into the day.
New Morning – 100 days
Wake up gently, Rub my belly with love, Stretch in bed and breathe then ADD:
- No phone for the first 30 minutes
- Wash my face
- 7 circles – waking up the joints (AM)
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That is absolutely perfect!!!
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Count me in, I’ll list a plan and start tomorrow. Making some adjustments…
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That’s cool!!!
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Here is my challenge I still have a hour to get to bed with lights out and 3 chores to go. Already drank my 8 cups of water thinking of upping the water to 10 cups. Hope everyone had a nice Friday.
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Yay!!!!
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But don’t change the challenge. You can always drink more any time!
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