Do You Understand the Words that are Coming Out of my Mouth?

I know, I know...I am a little late posting my challenge for the week. Maybe my challenge should be not procrastinating with anything. YIKES! I would have a lot of catching up to do.

Here they are (drumroll please)...

• Wake up 10 minutes early and do a daily devotional.


• When people speak to you, give them your full attention and listen to what they are saying.


• Do something nice for a stranger every day.

Since I can be, not spacey, let's say uninterested, at times and being attentive to what people are saying is something I really should work on I have chosen the second one.

Especially working on getting a degree in public relations, which relies heavily on communication, I can always improve my non-zoning out skills.

The hardest part about this will be trying to find fascinating people to talk to all week. Otherwise I fear I may slip back into the fascinating thoughts in my head instead.

Where's The Love?

I thought I was doing a decent job completing my challenges, testing my character, stockpiling good karma as I tried to make myself a better person.

I thought.

But it seems life is more willing to toss me additional challenges, rather than reward me with wonderful perks.

The past 48 hours have been particularly trying. Several personal and family friends were involved in the tragic fire in North Carolina, and I have been emotionally drained thinking and talking about them. (Video footage)

This comes on top of another unexpected death of a young friend I used to train with on my hometown swim team.

This is not to say I am not blessed and lucky. There are many great things in my world right now. I know life can be cruel and unfair as easily as it can be beautiful and forgiving, I just hope I get to see the latter characteristics sometime soon.