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Letters All Day
Welcome to your 24 hour challenge
What You’ll Need:
INSTRUCTIONS
Pick a day (24 hours) and clear your schedule that day.
Set a timer for 24 hours. Doesn’t matter what time you start.
You’ve been challenged to complete the six (6) tasks below. After completing the 6 tasks, complete the survey below. Do NOT click the button to see the tasks ahead of time.
DISCLAIMER: This is for educational and therapeutic purposes only. By completing this exercise, you are taking responsibility for anything that occurs during the exercise. Take the challenge at your own risk. Please be sure to check with a mental health professional before completing this challenge.
CHOOSE A LETTER FROM THE ALPHABET
WRITE THE LETTER DOWN SOMEWHERE.
TASKS
Tap each task to view the instructions.
After completing the task, move to the next one.
TASK 1
The WALK
THE WALK
Begin by going on a walk in an area densely populated with people, shops, and stores.
You can pick the starting point and direction to walk. Find the first store, shop, or business you see that begins or ends with the letter you chose. Go into the store, shop, or business and look around for at least 10 minutes. Before you leave, you must ask someone who works there the following question: What does "living your best life" mean to you? Write down their response.
TASK 2
THE TALK
THE TALK
Call or text a close friend or family member whose name contains the letter you chose. Ask that person the following question: How would you describe me to someone who has never met me? Write down their response.
TASK 3
THE TASTE
The TASTE
Find a bakery, coffee shop, food truck, deli, ice cream shop, or restaurant whose name begins with the letter you chose. Order something to eat or drink that begins with the letter you chose. If there is no item that begins with that letter, continue to the next letter until you see something on the menu that begins with that letter. NOTE: A is after Z. Describe, in detail, what you taste.
TASK 4
THE SIGHT & SMELL
THE SIGHT
Find the closest object that begins with the letter you chose. Describe, in detail, what the object looks like without stating what the object is. Write down your description.
TASK 5
The SOUND
The Sound
Pick a song with a title that begins with the letter you chose. Listen to the entire song and pay attention to your feelings while you are listening. After listening to the song, sit/stand where you are for one minute and pay attention to the sounds around you.
TASK 6
THE VOICES
The Voices
Find a quiet place to sit and be alone. For 5 minutes, simply listen to your internal dialogue as if an outside observer. Listen with curiosity and try to avoid judgments. What do you hear? Write it down.
