Desire Declaration Challenge

[Franciz]

Pardon the name that I chose, but its older name is worst, "Concentration Camp Challenge."

I like it because its abbreviation is the same to the studio where I go to. Furthermore, it sounds masculine. Not that that matters ofcourse.

Nevertheless, the purpose of this challenge is to develop the habit organizing my focus. As of this moment, the only method I use is praying. Here is a sample of the prayer that I use.

I ask your help that you grant me the courage to focus on this three main things that I desire the most.

Firstly, I ask for your guidance and support to lead me to be confident about my career path. Please, I ask that you make University very enjoyable for me. Please provide me with the support financially, emotionally, physically, spiritually, and mentally to continue with this journey. I ask that you hold my eyes open so I’ll be able to see the opportunities when they are available and the courage to follow through with your plan when I’m powerless. In preparation to receive this blessing, I will do my own research to look for more career opportunities and adhere to a schedule dedicated to empowering myself in this area of my life. If you have other means of preparing me then please show me the way and I ask that you grant me to courage to follow through with it.

Secondly, I ask of you to mold me into the best dancer that I can be. Please grant me the opportunity to perform in clubs, competition, and events. Please grant me experiences and inspirations necessary so I can be the best dancer that I can be. I ask of you to give me courage to only focus on expressing and give me the strength and humility to accept any undertaking. In preparation to receive this blessing, I will dedicate my time practicing dancing and I will share this gift to everyone around me. If you have other means of preparing me then please show me the way and I ask that you grant me to courage to follow through with it.

Finally, I ask you to grant me wisdom and strength to cultivating strong and meaningful bonds with the people around me. I ask of you to guide me so I can treat people with utmost respect. I ask you to grant me the wisdom and patience so I can be more understanding of others. I ask that you grant me the eye so I can see to appreciate and be truly grateful about the people around me. I ask that you give me courage and support to be merciful. In preparation for this blessing, I will honour the principles that I asked for and please grant me the courage to follow through with this.

In this journey, I ask that you provide me with the energy to fuel my walks, the compass that will lead me when I am lost, and courage to get up when I have fallen. This is in your own time so grant me the patience to enjoy the wonderful experiences of this adventure.

This is what have happened to me so far since I began this challenge:
School:
- None so far, I think.
Dance:
- Met tons of inspirational dancers.
- Met top choreographers.
- Dancer for a music video.
- More energy for dancing.
Social:
- Increased encounters with old friends.
- Increased number of people calling, texting, and messaging me.
- I got number closed by several girls. Hey, its a big deal to me okay!
- Increase encounters with mature and wise people.

I use praying to aid me on focusing my thoughts because the people that I've observed that uses it embodies characteristics and values that I admire. The people that I know who uses this method habitually are humble, grateful, and comfortable with uncertainty, and I wish to develop those characteristics.

My task is to report whether I read my prayer or not. By doing this so, I hope to develop the awareness to spot opportunities when they come. This will be the format of my report.
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Example:
Date: May 19, 2009

Morning Prayer: Yes
Evening Prayer: Yes

Comments: [blah blah]

-Franciz
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Praying alone is very limited, so if you guys know of any other method of focusing your thoughts, intentions, or whatever you call it please give me suggestions. P'z

-Franciz

[Franciz]

Date: June 2-3, 2009

Morning Prayer: Yes/ Yes
Evening Prayer: Yes/ Yes

Comments: I have a crazy idea for the my social goal. I'm going to give my friend the sweetest birthday gift ever, Mathew McConaughey style.

-Franciz

[Franciz]

Date: June 4-5, 2009

Morning Prayer: Yes/ Yes
Evening Prayer: Yes/ Yes

Comments: I learned a new dancing philosophy. I had a deep talk with a friend. I found a bunch of money while walking which will go towards paying for my dance classes. P'z

-Franciz

[Franciz]

Date: June 6-7, 2009

Morning Prayer: Yes/ Yes
Evening Prayer: Yes/ Yes

Comments:
For my social goal, I did a surprise birthday party for my friend at a restaurant. I took her to the restaurant wearing a blind fold on. I sat her down and I took the blind fold off. The entire restaurant cheered and sang happy birthday. The end.

A new opportunity for dancing arose again. I can get an unlimited dance pass for 2 months. That means I'll be able to increase my learning by A LOT. I'll have the freedom to take different styles of dancing. However, I have a big challenge in order for me to be able to enjoy my unlimited dance classes. It cost 10 dollars to go back and forth from where I live to where the dance studio is. Aside from the money issue, it takes me 2.5-3 hours to travel from my place to the studio as well. One solution that comes to mind is that I could live half of the week at my friend's home, which is only 13 minutes away from the studio. The other solution is, I buy myself a bus pass, which will greatly reduce the cost of traveling. Yet still, these solutions have their own challenges. For my first solution, accommodation and food issue poses a problem. In addition, I don't want to mooch of my friend. I still have to talk to my friend about it so I don't really know about this one yet. For my second solution, time is the biggest issue. I might have to leave work early so I can arrive on time for my classes. This might put my job at risk and I can't afford to lose my job especially at this critical time. I still have a month to come up with solutions on how I can take on this challenge. I wish I have unlimited money so I can just dance all day. P'z

-Franciz

[Acting Like Godot]

Well, just my opinion, but I feel that this part:

Firstly, I ask for your guidance and support to lead me to be confident about my career path. Please, I ask that you make University very enjoyable for me. Please provide me with the support financially, emotionally, physically, spiritually, and mentally to continue with this journey. I ask that you hold my eyes open so I’ll be able to see the opportunities when they are available and the courage to follow through with your plan when I’m powerless. In preparation to receive this blessing, I will do my own research to look for more career opportunities and adhere to a schedule dedicated to empowering myself in this area of my life. If you have other means of preparing me then please show me the way and I ask that you grant me to courage to follow through with it.

.... just has too many limiting beliefs.

For example, you need courage for university, only if in the first place, you do believe that university is a scary or painful experience.