A few years ago, I attempted a 365 Photo Project: I would take one photo a day and upload it to my blog. The goal of the project was to, at the end of the year, be able to look back and see at least three hundred and sixty five things to be thankful for.
I gave up after the 66th post because I'm lazy.
Tomorrow is January 1, 2015. I'm going to attempt doing another 365 Day Project. But instead of photos, I'm going to try to post at least one positive thing per day. An observation, a memory, a thought, an event. Maybe sometimes I might just take a photo and that's it for the day.
I guess I could have started earlier, but I have a huge thing for brand new notebooks. I like to start things right at the beginning. It just feels better that way.
Anyway, I also wanted to start on this project because some days it's very easy to become hopeless. This particular type of hopelessness began after I started my new job. I'm thankful to have a job, but it's very... very... very... emotionally draining. It's easy to become hopeless, it's easy to complain, it's easy to not be thankful. It's easy to just give up and believe that it's all hopeless.
The goal of doing this 365 Day Project is to exercise a healthy habit. I believe there are plenty of positive things that happen each day, but I'm just too bogged down by negativity to notice it. Lately I've been feeling like I'm consumed by a cloud of despair. The thing about that is that the cloud only needs to be big enough to cover my eyes. Then, as far as I'm concerned, even if I'm surrounded by beautiful things, I can't see past that stupid black cloud around my head.
Hopefully, I'll be able to keep this new 365 Day Project going as long as possible. At least, long enough to foster a good new habit!
Good night, 2014.
