52 Weeks of Living Our Values: 2020

Do you want to get better at living your values in 2020?

I do. So here’s my idea.

Every week in 2020, we choose something that we want to do better. Something small. You know, probably one of those things that we’ve been “meaning” to do for a long time, but somehow didn’t manage to quite make a habit out of it. I have a bunch of them.

Here are a few of my personal examples:

drink more water
get 8 hours of sleep
journal
practice gratitude
do my physiotherapy exercises
meditate
don’t use any single use plastics
connect with a friend

These are the little things, you know, those small daily acts, that form the fabric of our lives. They usually take less than ten minutes.

For me, these behaviours nudge me from “anxious, depressive, unhealthy” mess into “connected, empowered, resilient” human being.

When I was younger, I used to think that making a change (or a new year’s resolution) involved explosive, mind-blowing determination. Change was like an earthquake: tectonic and sudden. As I’ve gotten older, I believe that true change gets nudged forward in tiny, small, humble steps. It is our consistency and our resilience that helps us to truly change ourselves, and therefore, the world.

Each week for 2020, I’m going to set myself a goal. Something small that will nudge my dial. I’ll do that thing – just that thing – every day for a week. I’ll do my best. The next week I’ll move onto another small daily act. Something else that moves my dial. Maybe the behavior from the previous week will stick, maybe not. That’s okay. But I have a feeling that something will be different.

Want to join me?

#smalldailyacts #liveyourvalues2020