#horizonschallenge

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The Challenge

Over the course of 2023, complete each item from all three parts — or, ya know, do it your own way. To access the lists, click on the titles below. The idea is to expand your knowledge base and build your community, and since everything seems to be going up in flames, here is a way to start being part of the solution.

There are 28 items in each section. Why did I make it that way? Why not round up to 30? Because 28 is an underappreciated number. You can fight me on this but you will not win. (it may or may not actually be because the seemingly random items on the lists follow a secret pattern down to the order in which they're listed, which, if you can figure out you will get 10,000 Cool Person points).

Also, it's all mix-and-match-able, so you can either do it in order, or jump around (even between the different parts). While it is angled towards Americans, you can modify it to your own purposes by replacing America or United States with whatever your country is.

Part 1: Read

Read things you might not usually read. Or if you don't like reading, watch videos or listen to podcasts. Each item on the list (with the exception of No.2 is a category which you can take in a number of different directions.

Part 2: Share

Art! Share the art! It can be your art or (making sure it's credited) other's art that you like as long as they're not telling you to avoid reposting. And the art can be visual, music, photography, short-film, performance, poetry, whatever

Part 3: Do

Get in on the action. Basically 28 prompts that you can mold to your specific situation to help you explore new things and better your community. Some are about experiencing new things, or learning and teaching, or tangible ways to improve yourself.

Feel free to submit posts with what you get up to, and use the tag #horizonschallenge to share and see all the cool stuff people find. Also crossposting to other social media with credit is absolutely fair game.

As for the cool-person points, it has been brought to my attention that I should maybe offer hints. You can find them below the cut.

The first 14 items in each section are based one list. The second 14 are based on another.

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For the first 14, some search terms: Lawrence Britt, 2003

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For the second 14, some search terms: Umberto Eco, 1995, the New York Review

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@expandinghorizonschallenge's Read 5: Read a first-hand account of being queer or having an abortion before 1965

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How to develop your personality with meditation?

What does a great personality mean to you? Does it translate to someone dressed up to the nines or is it someone who is friendly, has a positive attitude and can maintain equanimity in the trough or peaks of life? Our personality is an expression of who we are and not just how we look. Meditation blossoms your personality; it brings out the best in you. Curious to know how it works?

How does meditation work?

A Nutritional supplement for the mind – meditation

We are a bundle of energy; but for most of us we never use that reservoir beyond childhood. Meditation helps us to switch on that supply. When we get in touch with our core, we radiate and shine like a star, our charming qualities blooms, enhancing us—both physically and mentally. Read on to know how meditation makes our personality more attractive.

Stop worrying by meditating

Worrying is by far our worst enemy and it pulls us down like nothing else does. And what do we worry about – usually about something that hasn’t happened! And then we live in constant fear and anxiety.

We can stress ourselves out, fret, and be worried sick, losing our health, glow, and spark or we can prepare ourselves for surprises. We can plan! We can hope for the best and be prepared for the worst.

This is where meditation helps in a big way. It reduces our stress, worries and fears and brings serenity, which gets reflected on our face and personality.

Widen your Horizons

Challenging yourself and heading out towards greater things in life will enhance your personality and make you fearless.

Meditation changes the personality through positive affirmations

To achieve anything you need to have complete confidence in yourself. How do you ensure that? By telling yourself

“I can do it!”

“I feel terrific!”

“I am responsible!”

These are not just words; you can convert these words into an experience. How?

First, you have to find what’s holding you back? Failures? A lost chance, perhaps! Not been able to live up to expectations of others and your own?

Moments when you have felt low, doubted yourself, questioned your faith! But did you notice that these were just moments in our life that don’t exist anymore? Holding on to those few moments and memories will do nothing to pull you up; instead they make you more despondent.

When you meditate, it is easier to let go of hurtful experiences. “Meditation makes you live in the moment making you feel completely new. This moment has immense possibilities”, quotes Priya Rao, a meditation teacher.

When you experience how powerful you are, then, needless to say, you feel confident. Meditation makes you experience that confidence and courage.

Meditate to discover your life’s purpose

Have you noticed the difference in your approach when you do something out of love and when you do something out of obligation?

Radhika Srivastava, International Faculty, the Achieving Personal Excellence (APEX) program believes that while commitments have their own place in our lives, knowing who we are and what we really want from life makes us aware of our limitations and helps us strive for excellence.

“In meditation, we get in touch with our higher self. You discover your passion, something that gives you a splash of freshness in this mundane life,” remarks Priya Rao.

In a way, meditation makes your life more fulfilling because it helps you hear your heart’s yearning. When you are happy, you can complete even the most mundane of tasks in no time and are also able to find personal time to do things that define you. When you find fulfillment in life, it shows on your face, and in your personality.

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Read 8: Read about a non-Christian representative in government

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You can find the challenge description and what's going on at this link

If you wanna do stuff out of order the rest of the Read challenges are at this link

The whole challenge has 84 items, so if you want to do the entire thing in a year, that averages out to about 1 item every 4-5 days. Posts will come out about every two days

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Read 10: Read something about how the first worker's unions came into being

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You can find the challenge description and what's going on at this link

If you wanna do stuff out of order the rest of the Read challenges are at this link

The whole challenge has 84 items, so if you want to do the entire thing in a year, that averages out to about 1 item every 4-5 days. Posts will come out about every two days

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Read 13: Read a story about someone getting appointed to a government position without the relevant qualifications

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You can find the challenge description and what's going on at this link

If you wanna do stuff out of order the rest of the Read challenges are at this link

The whole challenge has 84 items, so if you want to do the entire thing in a year, that averages out to about 1 item every 4-5 days. Posts will come out about every two days

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Read 9: Read a story that talks about privatized (corporate version of) government functions written by someone on the receiving end (prisons, health insurance, anything that government has that corporations also offer for profit)

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You can find the challenge description and what's going on at this link

If you wanna do stuff out of order the rest of the Read challenges are at this link

The whole challenge has 84 items, so if you want to do the entire thing in a year, that averages out to about 1 item every 4-5 days. Posts will come out about every two days

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Share 15: Share a piece of art about an alternate history.

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You can find the challenge description and what's going on at this link

If you wanna do stuff out of order the rest of the Share challenges are at this link

The whole challenge has 84 items, so if you want to do the entire thing in a year, that averages out to about 1 item every 4-5 days. Posts will come out about every two days

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Read 11: Read a banned book

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You can find the challenge description and what's going on at this link

If you wanna do stuff out of order the rest of the Read challenges are at this link

The whole challenge has 84 items, so if you want to do the entire thing in a year, that averages out to about 1 item every 4-5 days. Posts will come out about every two days

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Read 14: Read about how the nuts and bolts of how American elections work

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You can find the challenge description and what's going on at this link

If you wanna do stuff out of order the rest of the Read challenges are at this link

The whole challenge has 84 items, so if you want to do the entire thing in a year, that averages out to about 1 item every 4-5 days. Posts will come out about every two days

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Read 12: Read a story about someone who was sentenced to prison for a victimless crime

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You can find the challenge description and what's going on at this link

If you wanna do stuff out of order the rest of the Read challenges are at this link

The whole challenge has 84 items, so if you want to do the entire thing in a year, that averages out to about 1 item every 4-5 days. Posts will come out about every two days

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Read 6: Find a story outside of DC that made national headlines and read what was written on it from a local paper (that is not a branch of a major outlet)

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You can find the challenge description and what's going on at this link

If you wanna do stuff out of order the rest of the Read challenges are at this link

The whole challenge has 84 items, so if you want to do the entire thing in a year, that averages out to about 1 item every 4-5 days. Posts will come out about every two days

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@expandinghorizonschallenge's Read 4: Read about a conflict that was resolved without police or military intervention

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Share 14: Share a piece of art relating to democracy

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You can find the challenge description and what's going on at this link

If you wanna do stuff out of order the rest of the Share challenges are at this link

The whole challenge has 84 items, so if you want to do the entire thing in a year, that averages out to about 1 item every 4-5 days. Posts will come out about every two days

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Share 13: Share a piece of art about altruism

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You can find the challenge description and what's going on at this link

If you wanna do stuff out of order the rest of the Share challenges are at this link

The whole challenge has 84 items, so if you want to do the entire thing in a year, that averages out to about 1 item every 4-5 days. Posts will come out about every two days