Yesterday, on Sunday, September 21st, I forgot to take a snapshot for the 100 happy days challenge I am doing on instagram and tumblr. Was it because I was not happy the entire day? No. It was because I forgot to think how to frame the moments and feelings which made me happy yesterday. We went together for grocery shopping, and though its a mundane task, but when carried out with family its quite enjoyable. There is a peculiar joy in getting lost among various options at the counters of big supermarkets. You can enjoy the AC, the music, the lights, the offers, the thrill of finding the least priced object One of the happy moments of the day indeed.
But since I missed posting the photo on the exact day, I technically failed at the challenge.
Nevertheless, I am going to start again, not counting the days, but counting for happy moments in the daily life. I hereby say to myself, its okay to forget taking a picture, if at all I had lived in that moment. This challenge will be helpful to me to retrospect daily for the happy moments, if not at the moment, but at the end of the day or even the next day.
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Linking into #MicroblogMondays at Stirrup Queens.
I enjoy the idea of the photo challenges, but it can be very frustrating when you forget. On my old project 365 I used to find an old ( scanned) photo for the days I forgot, and put it up with an explanation. It was a way to share other stories.
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Went through your blog. Congrats on completing the challenges. Doing the same way as you did. Instead of scanned photo, I am relying on Google. Cheap trick, but it works 🙂
I agree with you, you shouldn’t be held to the challenge as if it’s a ball and chain. The point of the challenge is to jog your creativity, make you notice the moments, etc.
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Yes, Thanks for the MBM and the comments you do on every blog! 🙂
The fact that you forgot to take/post a picture is a sign of just being happy and enjoying the moments instead of worrying about documenting them, right? So I say you didn’t fail, I say you win.
I don’t think you failed the challenge ..If at all you have chanced upon the main idea of the challenge which is to be happy and live every happy moment 🙂
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Just because you missed one post, doesn’t mean you failed. It’s just a hiccup. Keep going!
Thanks for visiting me on my Blitz yesterday! I really appreciate it!