Beth's
Ponderings
I recently heard
about a concept called a “Depth Year.” The idea is that for a whole year you go
deeper into your life, instead of wider.
Now, specifically,
that would look different for each person, but for the most part, it could run
along lines such as these:
• instead of
buying new clothes, wearing what you already have in your closet
• reading all
those books or magazines on your shelves that you’ve been going to read “someday”
• instead of
learning a new skill (or skills), focussing on perfecting one or two skills you
already possess and taking them to the next level
• revisiting an
old hobby you enjoyed in the past that had fallen by the wayside in recent
years
• using up
supplies - personal, household, work-related, hobby, etc - that you already
possess before buying more
• noticing and
appreciating what you currently have (large and small), instead of always
wishing for something else
• instead of
getting distracted by everything going on, and filling your calendar to
overflowing, limiting your focus to one or two meaningful activities per week
that you really enjoy and that energize you
• spending quality
time with the people who really matter to you
Now that doesn’t
mean you can’t buy something new, or learn something new, for a whole year, but
rather that you become more aware when you make the choice to do so, and you’re
not just acting on autopilot. Maybe you
only want to go deep in one particular area of your life, and not your entire
life, for a year.
One advantage of a
Depth Year is that you have time to discover what you really want in your life,
and what you can eliminate. You can
really explore what does work for you, and what doesn't. You can immerse yourself in activities that
light you up and make your heart sing.
And, who knows, you
may discover something you never even knew about yourself in the process.
Beth
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