Kevs challenge
Monday, July 20, 2009 at 10:11PM
Hi everyone, its Kev here. Lisa has very kindly let me talk to you all again in the hope that someone somewhere was actually motivated by my previous blog (following my epic bike ride = dodgy knee etc) and took up the challenge to do something, anything, that they had been putting off for any number of excuses, sorry, reasons.
I am really looking forward to hearing about your achievements, and it doesnt matter what they may be, small or large, finished or work in progress because the whole idea was to try and get you to just give something a go. You never know what you can achieve unless you try and thats what I really hope some of you now know to be true.
All you have to do is comment below about your experience and in two days time I have accepted the huge responsibility of picking one of you who will become the proud owner of the t -shirt presented to me following my race, signed by Lisa and (in smaller letters!) me. Now, I realize it may not be the greatest prize ever given, but hey, its what you guys actually achieved that counts, right?
Thanks again to you all for your continued support and I look forward to hearing from you.
Live long and prosper, as a famous person once said.
Oh, please dont forget to include your email address.
Reader Comments (89)
Well my husband and I have actually taken the leap and launched the online gift shop Happy Souls Shop which has been a dream for many years. And yes with the economy like it is that is a huge challenge, but it is a dream and I'm pursuing it. Now in the process of remodeling my grandparents old homeplace and creating a welcoming and "soul" calming store front gift shop as well. Am I nervous, you bet! Is it a challenge, YES. Am I excited, yes more than I can express in words. I love working with my husband, I love the salt lamps and the benefits they offer to our mental and physical well-being and we have more merchandise that makes for a cozy, soul lifting home. So I am inspired by your challenge and the inspiration of others, it's always good to share our dreams and challenges with people that might be inspired by what we are doing.
I've decided that I will quit smoking tomorrow. I ran out of cigs on purpose and I just started smoking again about a week ago - so I'm not really used to them yet again. You know what I mean? Wish me luck and sending you all much light and love.
Hey Kev!
The last weeks I've been thinking about how many things I've always wanted to do, but never had a chance/guts to do them. So now I've signed up for a Spanish class, I'm planning on going to Spain for 2-3 weeks next year for more Spanish classes, and I'm considering working a couple of months abroad (maybe the States) aswell. Finally!
:D
Good luck to everyone! =)
<3<3
I don't know if this fits in your quest, but it was ... is ... an achievement for me that I am very proud of. I was watching television one day - when there was a program about sending blankets of hope/love/peace to our soldiers in harms way. Well, it had been YEARS since I actually sat at the sewing machine and did anything other than patching holes or ripped seams. But I took up this quest, I found a photo of a quilt in a magazine and said "I can do that!" ... so I posted the photo above my work table and started cutting material. Slowly but surely the blocks came together (meanwhile inspiring me to learn more and thus have 5 subscriptions to quilt magazines that I read from cover to cover the day they arrive!). I even had enough material left over to fashion a pillowcase! Being a Navy veteran myself, I just felt I needed to do something to show a soldier that what they do everyday, putting themselves in harms way for me, I wanted to say thanks! Now, my next quest is to find that address I quickly scribbled down on a scrap piece of paper and send it off! But of course there are specifics - birthday needs to be around August 18 or 21st and the soldier needs to be in the Navy or Seabees and preferably a medic ...
Thank you!
Hey Kev,
Well simply I have begun watching my calorie intake via a new app on my iPhone and have set a goal to lose 30 lbs. So far I have lost 11 and tomorrow I begin to add exercise to the project. Walking, stretching and so forth. Now my story may not merit a t-shirt, but it will allow me to be healthier and happier as I succeed. I guess that is the bottom line, isn't it?
Live Long & Prosper, too CAPTAIN Kev
Steve
Dear Kev
Tomorrow is my 60th birthday and I feel that i have achieved just about everything in my life
Bringing up 3 wonderful kids that respect me and love me is just the greatest achievement i ever wanted.
Simple but true.
Hugs to you Kev
Chrisje
Hello Kev,
I'm Kathy and it's a pleasure to write you. I did read your later blog it was good with a gentle kick..LOL
I'll get back to you on this. Things too hectic right now. But just watch...I will do something worthy to write you back with. Hello to your lovely wife and handsome little Charlie. Max and Lucy as well.
thank you and sleep well,
Kindly and blessings,
Hi Kev:) Sooooooo nice to see u as our guest blogger again:)
Wellllll Kev, my goal had been to diet but.....sigh, I failed miserably so I guess no tshirt for me:( My intentions were good and I thought I had my mind all set to achieve this but then a big ole pizza with lots of cheese kinda waltzed by me, and,well, so the story goes, sigh In my next life I will suceed, lol
Huggles
Lori aka MissMyAngelSon
Goodmorning,
Well I've been following this blog for about a week now and I must say Kev your darn funny LOL :-D. Anyhow,I'm not here to win any prizes just to tell you,an anyone out there who'se interested that I have finally after all my sorry excuses, I mean reasons became an active blood donor soon to become a bone marrow donor :-) I know my achievement pales in comparison to what others will post here, but to me it was an important step to take and I'm glad I did it. I absolutely love helping others and the miniscule discomfort I had to endure (its all in the mind really) is nothing compared to those who are suffering with blood disorders, cancers etc. I hope I've inspired some of you to follow suit.
Have a blessed day :-)
Kind Regards,
T
well i could right a novel... dont worry i wont (cant type very well...lol) so i will sum it up. i chose a bad road.... drugs and horrible events kinda knocked me down then tied me up. lol it has been a long time since i can say i have been me. however this last year i have stepped up. this site has also helped. i dont say that for "points" i say that cause i found support. i think of a thousand things i "wan" to do. the thing i wanted the most is myself. i have been doing awesome. without finding yourself you cant ever get where you want.... cause you dont want anything. i attended some classes online that i proudly finished. i finding my groove. most important.... i am being the best mom and partner i can be. i found love in life again... which made me love life. thanks for the post. i think it was a cool idea. everyone needs a little hope. sometimes others stories helps them see the light. i am to the point now i can say i am glad for my path.... hard on the soul and the heart.... but without it i wouldnt have my life now. i wouldnt be who i am. so for that it is an even trade. everything happens for a reason. you have to get to where you want to be to realize that. so i guess i am pretty close. not famous... not a professional.... not perfect... thats how i like it.
I have set alot of small goals in my life, and havent really perservered until a large one was taken on. 4 yrs ago we lost my gorgeous Mum to cancer, I couldnt work due to other issues surrounding Mum's illness...2.5yrs ago I embarked on the Advanced Accounting Diploma at the local TAFE as a full time course. Daunting for someone that hadnt been at school for over 22yrs and a Mum of 3 kids! The course usually takes 2yrs full time, but I have had a few small set-backs in some areas and have re-done a few areas, including the last 3 Subjects I have just commenced. By the end of this year, at the age of 40yo, I will be a fully fledged accountant and will work alongside my Dad.
I am proud of perservering, and I know my Mum is watching, and bragging about my good scores as well.
Good luck on your ride!!
Terri-Ann
xxx
I seam to have been born empathy, on my father’s side. For year I ignored it, then I explored it for a time and then I ignored it. Too much pain feeling another's pain and knowing what is going to happen next, and feeling “powerless” to change things.
I made the decision to step into my power to learn how to process, to learn how to help people. I took Lisa’s class in May in Santa Monica. It was a blessing to me. Over and over again in class I received validation. In only a few hours I learned to trust my guidance and heart.
I am stepping into a new phase of my life, with the help of Lisa and my new friends, and life is changing very fast… holding on for a new Ride.. of wonder !
Hi, I left England 5 years ago to come to South Africa I was working as a designer in a publishing company and going nowhere fast, I had no family left in England so was quite easy to up and leave. I wanted to help the under priviledged but trying to live here and bring up a child and do all the other things I wanted to do never seemed to happen. I got a job and started writing a biography about a lady who battled an alcoholic mother, sexual abuse, rape and breast cancer I was hoping to publish it and get money to donate but that never happened.. Then I joined NuSkin Enterprises part time after I had my son with which I gain points and instead of putting the points on skin products I put it towards 'Nourish the Children' a humanitarian initiative that adresses malnutrition of children all over the world. So I was able to help like I wanted to in the beginning just in a different way. Every little bit helps. Oh I also found my half sister after 4 years of searching which was awesome too!
Well Kev, gr8 idea. My achievement is a little more long-running. I have given up gambling, having had a serious issue with poker machines! I am now 7 years gamble-free! My last anniversary was 13th June, this year, and for last year at 6, i got a tattoo across my lower back. This year's is yet to be designed, but no matter whether i do one or not, I've still achieved something magnificent in my life. So many people fight with this addiction, amongst many, and if i had the resources, i would do more for others, so they could get their lives back on track!
kat ="."= (like my whiskers? *wink*)
Hello Kevin! My biggest achievement has yet to come. I feel that it will always be a work in progress. I would like to break myself free of all the negativity and selfishness that surrounds me. Since I was a young child I grew up in a house full of negativity and have grown up to think in such ways with such a cold numb heart. Just a few years ago the death of someone who I truly believe was an angel among us helped me begin to open my heart and really feel love and compassion for the world. In the past few years I have really begun to learn to love myself for who I really am and love everyone like my brothers and sisters. Last month after the death of someone else who I know was sent here as a true gift from God, I have opened my eyes and heart and can honestly say I am even closer to feeling that universal, divine, unconditional love we are all meant to feel and share with one another. Its so strange for me to realize how far I've come and it wasn't easy. There were many times I never thought I'd make it through the night. But I've made it and I'm content and I can understand why I'm here and appreciate every step I take to learn this lesson and I know I've still got A LOT of learning to do. I'm trying to reach out to others as much as possible and have even taken to sponsoring a child from South America and I cannot tell you how honored I am to have this chance. I'm also so honored to get to share with you my story. I thank you Kevin and Lisa for everything. Love and Light, Amber
Hi
I have a couple of acheivements..
1. I brought my daughter up from the age of 2 1/2 till she moved out at age 19
2. I went to University at the age of 37 and over 4 years worked to get a BA in Sociology. It was scary but I loved every moment of it.
3. After doing a detox in Jan 2009 I decided that I would stay of meat, alcohol, tea, coffee and dairy. It has been great, but scary as I used alcohol to relax, cheer myself up and make it through life. I was proud of myself when 3 months ago my only daughter moved out, that I didnt have a drink!!
Thanks you for reading this and remember "life begins at the end of your comfort zone" ~Neale Donald Walsch~
Hello Kevin, my achievement really is a teeny one compared to others, but to me it's a big achievement. I purchased "A Spiritual Journey" from Lisa's online store and followed it excercise by excercise in an excited manner, feeling pleased with myself in being able to right down my emotions etc for the first time. I then reached the excercise where you had to write down affirmations that i had to recite to myself everyday....looking in the mirror! This is something i cannot do...or should i say could not do. It hit me like a brick wall! My goodness i realised i could not do something so simple as look into the mirror. So everday i have sat in front of that mirror and tried and tried and i have gone from having a quick glance then crying to yesterday saying an affirmation for the first time....five times.....with a smile!....after reading everyones achievements, they are all so wonderful and far greater achievements and everyone should be very proud of themselves. You are all achievers well done! xxxxxxxx
Everyday l achieve something new. My biggest achievement is learning how to say no and not feel guilty. It has bought so much back to me as a person . l now live my life for me not everyone else,l am now in the centre of the circle and it feels great. My husband,kids,friends and family also gain from this change as l am alot calmer,centred capable and happy. Looking after me and my health allows me to then continue to look after my 3 children,brother( l am his guardian) and husband in a loving and positive way. l stop and smell the roses, l wake up happy everyday and that is an achievement .You would be amazed how many people find it hard to be happy and put them selves in the centre of the circle. You need to love yourself first and the rest will follow. Cheers Rach
I've been doing face to face readings for many years, but over the last few years it's been harder for me to drive and I've had to almost stop doing them. This is something I've always felt I was put here to do, so not being able to do them was unsetteling. I thought about many different ways I could do them, but really never made the effort. After reading your post, I knew I had to get off my laurels and accept your challenge. Now, I'm doing readings on my own website, as well as another I found. Yes, I would like to have the shirt, but more important, I feel good about doing what I love and helping people at the same time. So Kev, thank you from the bottom of my heart for putting this challenge out there. You truly inspired me, and as always, Lisa is a daily inspiration to me.
Blessings,
Yvonne
Hi Kev
Well I thought your last blog was so motivational, my body has seen more fitness in the last month than it has in the last 5 years!
As a Brit living in Germany, it isn't always easy to 'just go to the gym' or 'just join a class' - first there is the language barrier (which is getting easier with time) and secondly, they are so very vain that you have these super-fit people joining beginners classees - which does nothing for the self-esteem!
Your message was basically that no-one else can do it for you, so if there is something you want to achieve, get out there and start the ball-rolling yourself. Since reading your blog, I have started Pilates classes, Spinning classes (which nearly killed me!) and my husband and I have also started classical dance classes in German!!! So far, we have learnt the slow waltz, merengue, foxtrot (very badly!!), blues, disco and Vienese waltz.
So a big, big thank you from us. You really are a star!
Sarah
Hi Kevin!
Hope you are well! I was proud of the fact that I was able to stop a group from bringing in a bingo parlor into my city, because it would seriously challeneg my son's Catholic school's biggest income source: their own bingo nights! I decided to take on the task to find out how I could challenge the prospective bingo parlor from coming into our town.I did some research, and found out they had been turned down from building their parlor in another nearby city, so I called that city and spoke to some of the people in the city council and they directed me to one particular person who had a lot to tell me that was quite interesting! He said he wouldmeetmein the local law library basement and give mean envelope with some information on the people who wanted to open the bingo parlor.I went there but he was not there! BUT, he DID leave an envelope with the librarian for me and I was able to findout why the parlor had been turned down in their city! The people who were opening the new parlor were Mafia associated, and that city knew they didn't want them in their city, so they were turned down. I took his information, copied it for each city council person of my city and spread it around town. Whereas previously, the ciy was in favor of allowing the new bingo parlor, they now voted a resounding NO! I was very proud of myself; and happy for the school!
Yay!
Thanks, take care!
Cheryl
My achievments may not be anything to others but to me they are great, being into my third marriage I have 5 wonderful children that is my greatest achievment, 1 girl and 4 boys of who three are Homosexual what a rollercoaster getting them through their teens because of how society views them, but they are now all adults and very settled in life and tell me all the time it is my patience and love that has got them through to where they are today they are all such wonderful kids, I have also just become a first time grandma to a beautiful baby girl from my daughter & son-in-law I feel very blessed that the universe allowed me to have these children in my life. I wish you Kev Lisa & young Charlie love light & happiness for your achievments in this life so far.
Hugs to you all xxx
The last few years have been very difficult for me with two friends (one an ex partner) taking their own lives. This affected me badly and I sunk deeper and deeper into depression, until I became more or less a recluse. This low point culminated in me attempting to take my own life, as I had lost interest in everything and had zero motivation, and it seemed, nothing left to live for.
Because of the state I was in, my other friends deserted me. It seemed I was of no use to anyone.
Gradually, I started to make contact with the outside world via my computer and the internet. I started to make new friends, but it was a while before I felt ready to actually meet anyone new. I met my current partner through an online dating website and we have been together for 4 years. He moved in with me within 4 months of us meeting.
However, even though I had a relationship, my social life was still almost zero, and still consisted of contacting people through the online world I had created for myself. I still didn't feel up to actually going out...leaving the safety of my flat, unless it was absolutely necessary. I was, and I still am out of work and living on disability allowance.
About a month ago, a friend contacted me out of the blue on Facebook. I couldn't believe my eyes. It was a message from someone I hadn't seen in almost 30 years. Anyway, we ended up chatting over the phone for hours. She asked me how I was and what I'd been up to. When I explained my situation to her, she said "All those years ago when I was a single mother and struggling to manage with my baby, you were very kind to me. You bought me things for my baby, treated me to chocolate, took me out places, and helped me in many other ways. Now it's my turn to return the favour."
Through her, I got in touch with another friend who I used to hang around with at the same time. They had stayed in touch with each other and were still great friends.
Next day, they came to visit me. I was petrified at the prospect of seeing them.
All of the sadness and loneliness just disappeared when they walked through the door. I was ecstatic to think they had looked me up and wanted to rekindle our friendship. They also made me realise that I had been too soft with people and that I deserved better than I had.
With some gentle persuasion, they managed to get me out of the house and took me and my partner out for a meal on the second night they came over.
Thanks to them, I have been able to see myself in a different light. My confidence has been boosted massively, and even my Mum has said that it is so nice to see me smiling and getting out and about after so long.
I'd like to thank Lorraine and Lyn for being there when I most needed it and for rescuing me from a life of darkness.
Hello Kev,
My biggest achievement is that I stopped with sniffing cocaine.
I haven't used it for 1 year and 1 month. The average time to be free from it is 2 years. So I still have to hold on.
The abuse started with a wrong boyfriend.
I stopped for my new boyfriend which I'm engaged to. I did it with his help and my psychiatrist. It took a lot of time and sometimes I lost the fight. But I still stood up and began again the fight against this little devil on my shoulder who said: take it! take it!
Now I feel free instead of being addicted. I'm so happy I made it!
I have no longer the feeling that I long for it.
My boyfriend and I are still together because of my achievement.
And I want to thank him and my guiding spirits for helping me.
With all my love, Liesbet xxx