What Is A Day Of Hope?
Welcome! Thank you for being here and spending your quality time reading this. A day of hope is about taking back your life and finding forgotten hope using only one day a month. It is about taking one day a month to spend doing what you want to do and what fuels your fire, even if you do not know what it is yet. It will transform your life and fill it with hope and love for yourself. It will give you the tools to be the best person you know and want to be.
You can read about my breakdown in the blog and how this came about. A day of hope is simply taking one day a month for you. Yes you, not your family or friends or boss, just you. One whole day 24 hours only what you want to do not what anyone else wants you to do.
There are 365 days in a year. If we won’t take twelve days for ourselves there is seriously something wrong. I picked my favorite number which is 13. You can pick your favorite number, or you can mix it up. The possibilities are endless.
It’s not a difficult process or thirty-step program. Anything can happen when you find your highway of hope. I really enjoy learning about each exit I take in life. I am always willing to gain knowledge.
You are most likely thinking, “it cannot be that simple.” You might think, “this is crazy.” To you I say, “if what you are doing now is working then keep doing it.” If by chance, you want to try something fun and get different results in life, then keep reading!
Are you ready to change things up and become the real rock star I know is inside of you somewhere? I am talking to “You”. She or he is in there.
Choosing Your Own Special Day Of Hope
Your special day of hope each month can be any day or any number during the month. Most people who are incorporating a day of hope find using their favorite number works best as it’s easy to remember. I chose my favorite number, which is thirteen. What if your favorite number is higher than the number on a calendar? I have a solution one of my friends uses. Her favorite number is forty-four, so she divided it in two. Her day of hope is the twenty-second of each month. You can divide it by three or four if you need to. Where there is a will there's a way. My friend, Idgie, does something when there is a full moon each month. My sister Sally does the last Friday of each month. Some people do the first Monday each month as they find it’s a great way to squash the dreaded Monday blues and kick the month off with a positive or another one does something on the first of each month to help the thought of paying rent a little easier to handle. She used to dread the first of the month, now she looks forward to it. I have a friend Sunny that does self-care Sundays where she takes a few hours each Sunday to take care of herself. Time alone for herself inside and out with facemasks, foot treatments, hair care and so on. It might only be a few hours each Sunday, but it adds up to one day or twenty-four hours.
Maybe you just want to choose one day a month, on a different day each month, so you have the freedom to change it up. You can pick your favorite number or get creative and do something else. Choose whatever works for you but pick one day a month. You are the one making the rules. You are focusing on twelve days to spend on you.
This day of hope has taken me from someone that was overworked, strung out, always doing for others, and never finding or taking time for myself to do what I need or want. I started out not really knowing what I even wanted in life. I was lonely even though I was never alone. Through this one day per month process I have completely transformed my life. My outlook on life and what is important to me is now fueling me to go forward. I now have a clear path of what I want and what I don’t want. What works for me and what doesn’t. It helped me believe in my dreams again. It’s helped my mental and physical health as well. It gets me excited to keep learning more and more about myself and what my passions are and how to achieve them. I have watched not only myself change but others as well that are implementing their own day of hope. I am confident it will do the same for you. I started this day of hope because I was overworked, overstressed, and felt like there was no end in sight. I felt alone despite having a great family and friends. Have you ever felt like this? Have you ever felt like you are a robot going through the motions of your life every day? Get up, go to work, help others, pass out in bed, then wake up and do it all over again? Are you helping others with their situations, and not taking time for yourself? Have you ever thought, “there must be more to life than being depleted, frustrated, and tired all the time?” You are not alone.
Now find a quiet spot with no distractions, grab some paper, and pen or get in front of your computer or cell phone. Whatever your technology or paper choice is and pick your life changing day of hope each month. I am excited for you.