Since I’m such a strong proponent of doing things differently, I’ve decided to break out of the creative funk I’ve been in and finally walk my talk.  For starters, I’ve signed up for NaNoWriMo: National Novel Writing Month.  This is the first year I’ll be participating and while the focus is on quantity over quality, I’m excited to see what happens when I’m forced to face my creative demons on a daily basis.  Secondly, I’ve devised a new morning routine comprised of 30 minutes of yoga, 20 minutes of meditation and 10 minutes of inspirational reading coupled with a cup of steamy, hot cocoa.  As the weeks progress, I’ll work on searching for new ways to stimulate my “C” spot.  

I’m sure most of you can relate to being in a creative or spiritual funk at one time or another.  This week, I invite you to explore how doing things differently can dramatically affect your overall zest for life.  Think of three small ways you can alter your daily routine and start taking steps towards incorporating them into your life. Below are some suggestions to get you started. 

Write a screenplay.  Take a new route to work. Sign up for a belly dancing class. Try on a new shade of lipstick or better yet, get a makeover at the cosmetic counter of your favorite department store.  Sample new cuisine and invite your best girlfriend out for an impromptu lunch.

As a young girl in Zimbabwe, Tererai Trent only had one dream: to get an education. However, because she was a girl she was not afforded that opportunity. She was forced to marry at age 11, and by age 18 she had three children. Then one day she met Jo Luck from Heifer International who asked her about her greatest dream. “My name is Tererai, and I want to go to America to have an education, and I want to have a BS degree. I want to have a master’s, and I want to have a PhD,” she replied. The then 20-year-old wrote out her dreams on a scrap of paper that she later placed in a piece of tin and buried under a rock. In December 2009, Tererai will realize her grandest dream — earning her doctoral degree.

So, what is your greatest dream? Travel around the world? Become a bestselling authoress? Launch a business? No matter how impossible your desires may seem, this story proves all things are possible with God. All you have to do is write them on the tablet of your heart and believe.

Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart (Psalm 37:4).

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