Winter 2022 Theme

 Winter of Meaningful Missions.  

Over a year ago, I started doing seasonal themes for my life.  This decision was based on a great video by CGP Grey called Your Theme.  I highly recommend checking it out.

Anyways, I pick a theme each season: Spring, Summer, Winter, and Fall.  They don't quite correspond with the actual calendar year because I wanted a better match to the lived seasonal experience in North Dakota.  So, Winter 2022 actually encompasses December 2021, January 2022, and February 2022.  Therefore, I'm already a month in.

So what does my theme, Winter of Meaningful Missions, mean?  Well, in the past, I've had some good themes: Spring of Dragonslaying, Summer of Reinvention, Autumn of More-with-Less, and so forth.  However, I find that my biggest problem is a lack of concrete action I can do every day.

Therefore, for this winter, I try to write out a meaningful mission on a notecard every day, and then complete it.

Below are some examples I've put together for my week.  As you can see, they are usually simple, but vary by target: work, cooking, activity, processing, etc.

My theme is practical, concrete, and leaves a physical record.  I've been really enjoying it so far, even if I fail every once in a while.  While meaningful missions may not be the thing for you, I've found the concept of a seasonal theme to be a great improvement over a New Year's resolution.  Why not try it out yourself?

Cheers.