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Day 30: Go Back and make a plan

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30. Recap: what have you missed?

Go back through all the Yestember dares and see what you have missed.

One may jump out at you.

One you just couldn’t complete back then but now you can.

Look for any patterns that are reoccurring that may be limiting you.

After you have looked through all your dares and your responses to them, write this sentence in your journal:

“I am not old to …”

What is the first thing that comes to mind?

Dont over think it.

What has been taunting you in your subconscious?

You are not too old.

I promise.

Make steps towards finding freedom from that fear and step towards your new day.

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day 29: breathe deep

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29. Breathe deep.

Today’s challenge is to go to a Pilates, body balance or yoga class.

Going to a new exercise class and taking time to prefer our health and wellbeing is an amazing way to look after yourself.

A deep breath.

A stretch and release.

Opportunities to forgive.

Moments of gratefulness.

You won’t regret this and your body will smile from the inside out.

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day 28: volunteer

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28. Volunteer somewhere.

I was talking to my cousin recently and she was telling me how she had just joined our local theatre group. She is nearly forty and starting a new volunteering activity at her age is such a brilliant opportunity.

One of the best ways to meet new people is by volunteering somewhere.

Doing something together is one of the best ways to make new friends.

Where can you volunteer?

At a local soup kitchen.

A theatre company.

A library reading books to children.

A sports team coaching.

A church programme visiting the elderly.

Go on a trip overseas helping in an orphanage.

The opportunities are endless.

Take time to enrol to volunteer in the community today; you never know who is hanging out just waiting for a new friend.

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day 27: What do you admire

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27. What do you admire?

Maybe the list of things you have been looking for in a spouse is completely removed from the things you admire in humankind.

One of the greatest traits we can have in a marriage is mutual respect.

Respect goes way beyond an initial spark of attraction and someone’s physical appearance. It is founded in admiration.

Draw a person.

Now brainstorm around that picture the things you admire most in people.

Remind yourself of these things when you are meeting new people and branching out on new opportunities.

The greatest relationships are founded in respect and admiration.

“Sexiness wears thin after a while and beauty fades, but to be married to a man who makes you laugh every day, ah, now that’s a real treat.”

Joanne Woodward

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day 26: buy a double pass

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26. Buy a double pass…

Your challenge today is to buy a double pass to a movie, a theatre show or a sports match.

Choose something and put it up on social media (Instagram, Facebook or the like) that you have a spare ticket going, who would like to come.

A simple challenge that is all about taking time to socialise first and foremost instead of spending another night in front of Netflix.

Mostly though, it is about stretching your frame of reference and opening yourself up to situations that may be uncomfortable.

Hanging out with someone does not mean a marriage proposal.

Stop thinking a date equals future. A date is just that. A space of time that you have booked in your calendar to hang out with somebody else.

Full stop.