Why 48 Challenges?

For the last few years I have been setting challenges for my son related to his age.

2013 - Age 7 - Year of the Boat
2014 - Age 8 - Year of the Universe
2015 - Age 9 - Year of the Arthropod

Challenges have been age related.  For example this year one of the challenges is to collect 81 arthropod themed stamps.  81 being 9 x 9.  This is one of nine challenges for the year.

These have been a lot of fun, and rather than limiting our interaction with the world they have deepened it.  We have been to places and done things we would not otherwise have attempted.

As my own body chronometer ticked over the 48 years, I realised that I may deepen my own interaction with the world and perhaps start to more fully embrace the life I hope for if I set some challenges.  In keeping with the pattern I am going to set 48 challenges.

Challenges with my son (really the whole family gets invited) have been fun and I have approached the combined journey with a sense of joy and determination.  The sort of headspace that you may occupy when seeking to level-up on a game.  Someone looking in (like you dear blog reader) may say, "this is like setting new years resolutions" or "you are setting SMART goals".  My answer would be yes in part, but my experience with those tasks in the past has felt more like chores or legal requirement, by framing this as 'challenge' I have limited obligation and kept freedom and therefore I think I may have a better chance of reaching the targets.

New blog post listing the challenges so far COMING SOON.