It is really hard knowing that in 10 weeks it will be officially 10 years since Janessa died. Something about that number is hard to fathom. How could I have survived 10 years without her??? It has not been an easy 10 years, grief has definitely taken a toll on me and on my family. I'm trying to figure out how to cope and how to get through her actually 10th angel day. I don't have it all figured out yet, but, 1 thing I did want to do is weekly challenges having to do with the number 10 for these 10 weeks leading up to her b-day. I invite anyone who wants to participate in these challenges to do so and if you feel like posting pictures or posting about what you did I would love to hear about it.
So here is the full schedule and then I will be posting a weekly reminder on each Monday.
December 30--Write down 10 good things that happened to you in 2019 or write 10 things you would like to do in 2020.
Jan 6th--Count to 10 this week and take a breath before you get upset at something or someone this week.
Jan 13th--Notice 10 acts of kindness around you or in the news and write them down.
Jan 20--Donate $10 to someone this week.
Jan 27--Take care of yourself this week. Write down 10 things you like about yourself and repeat 10 times this mantra to yourself this week: "I am a beloved Daughter/Son of Heavenly Parents with a divine nature and eternal destiny."
Feb 3--Write down 10 things you are grateful for this week.
Feb 10--Help 10 people smile this week. Ideas: smile, do acts of service, send a text-letter-card just to say hi and you are thinking of them to 10 people.
Feb 17--Take 10 photos of something meaningful to you this week--beauties of the earth (sunrise, sunset, flowers, animals, clouds), people--anything that inspires you.
Feb 24--Take 10 minutes each day for yourself--meditate, do yoga, read, practice a hobby, listen to music, anything that takes you away from all the normal stresses of life.
March 2--Remember Janessa for 10 minutes this week and let me know what you did. (Wear pink or something with a butterfly, put out a pinwheel, light a candle, creatively write her name.)
