Cloud 9 Challange

Published February 17, 2009 | By Confessions of a single mum

When was the last time you did something that really put you up there on Cloud 9? Cloud 9 moments makes you smile inside as well as outside. They can make you all warm and fuzzy or tingle with excitement. Everyone’s cloud 9 is unique and we certainly don’t have enough cloud 9 moments in our lives.

So I am challenging you to find your cloud 9 and do what ever it is for ten minutes every day. Yes ten minutes everyday. Don’t try the ”I’m too busy” line as I am one of those too busy for everything sort of people and I know if I do one less email or forget the dusting for one day I can find a spare ten minutes if I try really hard. Finding these precious ten minutes and having a cloud 9 moments makes a massive positive difference to the rest of the day. Not sure what your cloud 9 moments is then here are some ideas

Reading a book – many of us read a book just before we fall asleep. Then the next night you end up having to read half of the bit you read the previous night as you were far too sleepy to read properly. Ten minutes in the middle of the day will feel just slightly a bit naughty and make you smile

Paint – doesn’t matter if it’s on paper or on the walls. If it’s your passion then get the paint brushes out

Call your best friend – not to arrange school runs or boring stuff but to have a good old girly chat and giggle

Walk – Even if it’s to get milk via a more scenic route it still counts

Sing and Dance – Get the music on, turn up the radio, sing and dance around the house

Write – Is there a novel hiding in you or a diary you have written since childhood? Or maybe a letter to a friend

Meditate – ten minutes of meditation in which ever way you like

Sit down with a perfect coffee and just silence – this is one of my cloud 9s. In a house that always has noise of some sort going on, silence is very precious and just bliss.’, ‘

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