10/4 Whole Life Wednesday

Heidi takes off! 
Our week 3 Whole Life Challenge weekly lifestyle challenge is to support each other. This is one of my favorite lifestyle challenges. Supporting each other is a win-win for everyone! We feel better when we say kind and supportive words, and the other person feels better when something nice is said to them. 
I encourage everyone to say something supportive or encouraging to each other in class today. I also encourage everyone to receive support and encouragement with grace and a "Thank you." Please try your hardest not to discount someone's kind words with, "Yeah, but," or "I could/should have." 
The instructions for this week's lifestyle challenge are simple: 

1. Each day offer support, congratulations, tips, advice, or anything you think will contribute to their experience of someone in your life. 

The WLC folks think this is an important lifestyle practice because: 

"It’s said that if you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together. Doing things alone is often a convenient path — you get to move at your own pace, no one tells you what to do, and no one else’s messy problems can bring you down. You are the beginning and end of any decisions about how things go.

​While going it alone can sometimes be nice, it has its limitations.

Over time, doing things alone can hinder your progress — and it’s definitely not as fun. There is no one to mention that you might need to slow down, to offer objective guidance on what to do, and to support you through the hard times. It’s easy to take that kind of stuff for granted, but without friendly outside eyes, you might never get a clear picture of what you’re stuck on — or even what you’re doing well.

Being a part of something where everyone is chasing the same goal can open a world of possibilities.

In giving support, you also receive it. In being a part of how others solve their problems, you can become inspired to conquer your own. In sharing in the success of others, you may find a renewed commitment to your own goals or a recognition of your own accomplishments.
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Most importantly, by being part of a team, you’ll open the number of eyes and minds that are committed to your success in ways you might not have imagined."

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