Prologue

Over the years, I’ve worked harder and harder to find meaning in life. But the more I've looked, the more I’ve wondered if I was going about my search the wrong way.

I've been looking for meaning through experience, but I think now that I've always had it backwards. Life will never be defined by extravagant experience, but about finding extravagance in common experience. So for 2009, I'm going to focus less on living large, and focus more on living well. Each month I'll start a new month-long project (like trying to run 3 miles faster than George Bush), to find uncommon results from common experience. Each project will involve daily activity, so every day of 2009 you can check my progress on the monthly projects and see what I discover.

None of these projects will cost much—in fact, I think most will be free. So if you're looking for a year uncommonly rich, you can join me. There's no membership required, just participate and comment if you want. Either way, get ready for a year I hope is unlike any other.

Epilogue

I stumbled across the finish line, but I manage to complete 8 of the month-long projects successfully. Blogging is now over at Wonderfam!

It's May, and May was a …

A Month of Accomplishment (about)

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Forcing myself to finish something (about)

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Great people with great interviews

Written by Nathan on February 22, 2009 at 12:00 am from A Month of Listening.

I have some great interviews to get posted. This month I’ve had the privilege of listening to friends, family and coworkers and without exception they have been wonderful.

I’m not sure what project I can undertake next month that will live up to this project’s standard, but I have a week to figure that out. Ideas, as always, are welcome!

(1) Comment

One Response to “Great people with great interviews”

Leland says:

February 25, 2009 at 8:18 am

My friend’s resolution for the year is to read one book a week. You could post daily what you’ve read. Or you could choose a huge book that you’ve never read before and finish it in a month.

You could share the Gospel with a different person each day or introduce yourself a stranger everyday.

In an effort to be more helpful to Jenn, you could cook dinner everyday and try something new each night. Or try to cook a delicious meal that feeds the family for under a certain amount of money.

You could fast everyday during a particular time of day and use that time to pray for…your family, friends, the people you interviewed this month, our government, people suffering/dying of AIDS, etc.

You could try to discover a new place everyday.

Hope you think of something worthwhile to do, even if it isn’t the most exciting thing to blog about. Thanks for sharing all the things you’ve learned.