"Always dream and shoot higher than you know you can do. Don't bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself.--William Faulkner

THE 30 DAY CHALLENGE!

So ... I started this blog as a way to get stuff out because I simply can not have it bottled all up inside or it is going to destroy me ... anyways ... I stumbled upon this 30 day challenge when I was off in the blogosphere  and realized that it sounded like a good way to get some stuff off my chest and get to know myself a little better at the same time.  The getting to know myself a little better sounds really scary, but I'm going to give it a try ... at least for 30 days. I'm hoping that once I know myself in depth then maybe I'll stop wanting to switch lives with a storybook character on a daily basis. I know that I have a lot of things to be thankful for and that I'm very blessed in the family, love, and friends department but I just can't help but let other things overshadow all that happy. My self-destructive self must be stopped and I'm bound and determined this is the way I'm going to do it. Blogging everyday for 30 days sounds rough and like I won't be able to do it ... which is exactly why I'm making myself try. Refer to the quote to title this post ... I must keep pushing and find the greatness. That's another goal ... 1. find myself 2. be happy with myself 3. find the greatness within myself 4. push the greatness within myself to higher levels 5. live happily ever after ... we have to start at step 1 every time right? So, here we go.

p.s. I'm going to start tomorrow and the only break I plan to take along the way is next weekend when Scott and I are going away because I've deemed time with the love of my life way more important than pushing myself for three days. Gotta have priorities right?

Here is the list of the each day if you'd like to try it yourself!

Day 1-Introduce yourself and give 15 interesting facts

Day 2-Meaning behind your blog name

Day 3-Your first love

Day 4-Your parents

Day 5-Your siblings

Day 6-A picture of something that makes you happy

Day 7-Favorite movies

Day 8-A place you've traveled to

Day 9-A picture of your friends

Day 10-Something you're afraid of

Day 11-Favorite TV shows

Day 12-What you believe

Day 13-Goals

Day 14-A picture you love

Day 15-Bible verse

Day 16-Dream house

Day 17-Something you're looking forward to

Day 18-Something you regret

Day 19-Something you miss

Day 20-Nicknames

Day 21-Picture of yourself

Day 22-Favorite city

Day 23-Favorite vacation

Day 24-Something you've learned

Day 25-Put your iPod on shuffle, first 10 songs

Day 26-Picture of your family

Day 27-Pets

Day 28-Something that stresses you out

Day 29-3 Wishes

Day 30-A picture