And a new girl is born…
Day 13&14
(16th & 17th, October)
It is the last day, I had great experiences in this journey. Although it was hard to tackle my selfish part and sometimes I didn’t have a good performance that can satisfy me, but there were some inspiring moments that could help me feel more empathy with people and nature, and also, our future.
Last night I was sitting on my bed, working on my laptop (unfortunately at late!); My roommate came to the bedroom and said: “Do you want me to turn off the bedroom light, then you can use the candles?”
At that time, I’ve found that even if I forget to keep up with my new decision, I can have some people to support me! You just have to express yourself and be confident with yourself, they will accept you and will help you as well. I was talking with one of my friends (voice call, not video; to reduce energy consumption) and he said something that I need to remind myself every day: “If you don’t sell yourself, nobody will do that.” Maybe it’s a kind of laziness that encourages us not to believe in people around us.
I’ve developed a “decreasing energy consumption by less using phone” phase, as well as my body feels more resistant to cold.
Tonight I have celebrated this happy ending by learning a new thing: salsa dancing!
Generally, I had a great experience during these 14 days that I want to make a conclusion of:
Sweet parts:
1- You can feel great empathy with your friends and family when you ask them to help you in your decision and your path.
2- It was an opportunity for me to make my body and my soul stronger, I had to be more resistant in difficult situations (cold nights for example), and stay positive in tough days.
3- It was a condition that I had to think more than before, think about myself, my feelings and motivations, and also an opportunity to be more concerned about the future and the environment.
4- It makes me more confident; because it was a hard work and I had to express myself in this way.
5- I am more responsible and precise now, because I have the experience of paying attention to any tiny thing to reduce energy consumption.
Some things to learn:
1- It’s an issue to tackle your selfish part and live a more difficult life. Actually you have to be selfish from another point of view: making yourself well-organized, healthier and evolve.
2- You have to pay attention to both worlds: physical and mental one. For me it is easier to force your body to do something, because it’s an actual action. But in an intangible world, you have to be more careful.
It was the last day and maybe harder to keep going in the last hours of the challenge, I was not completely good but I appreciate myself. My roommate and I will keep on going with some new good habits that we have now, maybe start this one or another challenge in the near future. Because without challenges, we’ll stop growing!
