On May 22, I celebrated my birthday. It was a rainy and cold weekend, the perfect weather for hunkering down and doing a bit of reflecting, which I always do on my birthday.
I thought a lot about a lot of things, including how it doesn’t seem possible that this little girl with lots of hair is me. Thoughts about where I am, where I want to go, family, friends, memories, where I want to be at this time next year, at this time three years from now. I wrote, read, and started learning sign language online (something I’ve wanted to do for a long time).
I thought more about launching Living Life trie, and what that means. How I want to build this community and the types of conversations I want to have. I’m not sure what this looks like. I’m building the plane while I’m flying it, and that’s OK. The most important thing is for me to do it. Because I am notorious for having an idea, and then not following through on it if it’s not going to be perfect. This is something that I’m trying to overcome.
So, for me personally, Living Life True is a project that I’m experimenting with for myself, starting on May 22, for one year. I’m going to ask a lot of questions. I’m going to challenge myself and the way I’ve done things in the past. I’m going to pay attention to how I’m feeling in certain situations. I’m not going to wait so long to make changes if something doesn’t feel right. I’m going to pay close attention to my instincts. This project is about learning what this version of myself looks like. During the year, I’m going to implement the learnings with the ultimate goal of creating a life that’s more aligned with the direction I want to go.
Who knows what will come out of this – maybe something, maybe nothing. Sometimes I may write or talk about how the LLT Project is going for me, other times I may not. I will figure it out as I go. There’s really no plan here, but I’m going to start anyway.