
Listening to all the talk of Obamaʻs First 100 Days made me feel a little like I missed out on something. That maybe I shouldʻve been in on that challenge. Whatʻs not to like about the premise, you have 100 days to make the world a better place and at the end of that time your work is appraised. Public pressure and deadlines are great motivators.
Audible declarations.
"Iʻm going to read this book" (I never did but nor did I tell anybody I would)
"see this film" (check)
"lose this much weight" (N/A)
"run this marathon" (nah)
...after a certain amount of time you did or didnʻt.
Unfortunately the vast majority of the declarations/resolutions we manufacture revolve around us and not so much the world. Weʻre programmed that way. Scholastic checkpoints, vocational progress, life goals or daily "to dos".
Sure there are moments of generosity where weʻll box up some of our unwanteds and hand deliver them to the local thrift enterprise but in general others arenʻt the most important person in the room.
Anyway...Iʻm thinking Iʻm going to start my own 100 days and see what I can do to help the world. Looks like Iʻll have until August 8th. Iʻll post some ideas and weʻll see how I do.
Maybe you should join me.
1 comments:
Great post Jessie, I love the idea you're exploring here. And I totally agree about the 100 day thing. I'll have to do some thinking about what that might mean for me....
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