Day One - #Create30
What could you create in 30 days?
Welcome to day one of the #Create30 project (cheers, cheers). This project is a celebration of process that urges people to get their hands dirty, exercise their vocal chords, put pen to paper, and so much more.
This project is not about the finished product.
It's about the process.
Think about what you could create if you set your mind to something for 30 days - if you set aside just a few moments to work on something you loved. What would happen? Possibly magic.
The #Create30 project can be designed to fit your needs. Is there something you used to do that you've given up in previous years because of work, stress, family and life in general? Now is the time to pick it back up. Start small and scale the project to what you'd like to achieve. Or, shoot for the stars and set a big goal to accomplish in the next 30 days.
Need help getting started? No worries. Start with a verb:
dress, make, write, create, jump, soar, throw, save, catch, listen, read, dance, cook, break, paint, perform, speak, climb, walk, look, take, replace, introduce, update, decide, finish
The #Create30 project is what you make it.
My chosen verb is write. For the next 30 days I plan to write a minimum of 200 words each day. These sessions can be blog posts, fiction, poetry, stream of conscious or journaling. They can not, however, be writing that is performed for work (i.e freelance, social media etc).
Each day I'll either post a full fledged blog with the tag #Create30, or, I will post an update for that day with a sampling of the outside work I've created. Outside being something other than a traditional blog post.
Today, I continued work on a short story that I have been putting together piece by piece. Here's a quote:
"First, Henry takes the controller from the game room and brings it out to the party, attempting to plug it the butts of the other children so he can control them. They squirm away from him, running to their parents, shouting that one of the boys poked them or touched them inappropriately. Then, he sits in the dirt and digs his fingernails into the ground, pulling the freshly cut grass from its roots and draping it gracefully over his pant legs, as if he is designing himself a new set of clothes."
What will you create over the next 30 days?