The “You Are Enough” 30-Day Blogging Challenge!

I did “The Single Woman’s 30-Day Blogging Challenge” a few years ago and it was a big hit, so I wanted to do another one in conjunction with my new book, You Are Enough. Except this time around, we’re not focused on our singleness, but on our “enough-ness.” Our sense of worth. Our ability to love and accept ourselves, just as we are. The goal by the end of the thirty days would be for everyone participating to feel a little more ENOUGH than they did when they first started. Just like the goal of the book is to remind you that you, just as you are, in whatever form you are in right now – the heartbroken one, the healing one, the whole one – YOU. ARE. ENOUGH.

If you don’t have a blog…no worries! You can still join in on the social media platform of your choice. Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr…anywhere online where you feel free to share your voice. Just make sure you tag me on any of my social media platforms and also use the hashtag #YouAreEnough30 so other people can follow your posts, too. (And I’m going to be blogging right along with you guys!)

So….here we go!

Day 1:In the Introduction of #YouAreEnough, I talk about my “Enough” tattoo and why it was important to me to have this word imprinted on my wrist. Talk about a tattoo you have that is meaningful to you…or if you don’t have any tattoos, the tattoo you would get if you were going to get one.

Day 2: In Chapter One, I have a very special encounter with someone that felt almost like an angelic experience. Talk about a time in your life when you have been “touched by an angel,” or had a God wink moment that helped get you back on track or see something in your life through new eyes.

Day 3: Also in Chapter One, I talk about how sometimes it takes losing yourself to find yourself. Share a time you felt lost, and how you got “found.”

Day 4: In Chapter Two, a phone call one Monday morning changes the course of my entire life and my family’s lives. Share a time that you received life altering news, good or bad, and how it impacted your life.

Day 5: In Chapter Three, “Your Life Will Be Different, But It Will Be Amazing,”I talk about how life can be beautiful again, even after unimaginable loss. Share a time when you faced unimaginable loss, and how you came to realize that you were ENOUGH to handle it.

Day 6: In Chapter Four, I share my journey of “Looking for Love,” and how a dating app helped shake up my romantic life. Share your thoughts about online dating or an experience you had while doing online dating that made an impact on your life.

Day 7: In Chapter Five, I write a letter to a past version of myself to share with her the struggles she would soon face. Write a letter to a past version of yourself, at any time in your life, letting her know that whatever is up ahead for her, she is ENOUGH to handle it.

Day 8: Also in Chapter Five, I talk about unanswered prayers and how they can often be the biggest blessings in disguise. Share an unanswered prayer of your own and how it helped you see that sometimes God’s “no” is the most gracious answer of all.

Day 9: In Chapter Six, I talk about the end of a relationship that sent me spiraling into a dark place. Talk about a heartbreak of your own that you experienced, and what it taught you, about yourself and about life.

Day 10: In Chapter Seven, I talk about my experience with spiraling into clinical depression. Talk about your own experiences with depression, anxiety, or any other mental health struggle. If you haven’t been affected personally, share your insights into how you stay mentally healthy.

Day 11: In Chapter Eight, I share all the reasons why I think I’m still single, the good…the bad…the ugly. Talk about all the reasons why you think you’re still single. Don’t be afraid to be really real and raw and honest. If you’re not still single, talk about a time when you were single and lonely and afraid that love would never arrive.

Day 12: In Chapter Nine, I hit “rock bottom.” Talk about your own rock bottom moment, and how you found the strength and the courage to rise.

Day 13: In Chapter Ten, I talk about how sometimes survival is about whatever gets you through the day. Share what has “gotten you through the day” or held you together during tough times: faith, family, friends, alcohol, food, TV shows…whatever your glue is, don’t be afraid to get real. 

Day 14: In Chapter Eleven, I share some of my experiences in group therapy. Talk about your own experience with therapy…what it has taught you, how it has helped (or not helped) you, how it has helped you see how ENOUGH you are. If you’ve never been to therapy, talk about why. And what you would hope to learn from it if you ever went.

Day 15: Also in Chapter Eleven, I talk about the power of SURRENDER. Share a time when you had nothing left to do but surrender, and how it impacted your life to just let go and let God.

Day 16: In Chapter Twelve, I share about how my group therapy family became like family to me. Talk about a friend or friends who are like family to you…and how they remind you just how ENOUGH you are when you’ve forgotten.

Day 17: Also in Chapter Twelve, I talk about how sunflowers are called sunflowers because they literally “turn toward the sun.” Talk about a time in your life when you turned toward the sun and chose the light when it would have been easier to settle for darkness.

Day 18: In Chapter Thirteen, I talk about a favorite movie that has had an indelible impact on my life. Talk about YOUR favorite movie or movies that help you reconnect with who you are.

Day 19: In Chapter Fourteen, I get “An Unexpected Apology.” Share a time when YOU got an unexpected apology from someone, and how it impacted your life.

Day 20: In Chapter Fifteen, I talk about losing someone precious to me, my grandmother. Talk about someone you’ve loved and lost, either to death or circumstance…and how loving them made you a better person.

Day 21: Also in Chapter Fifteen, I talk about falling for a “lost boy,” someone who was too broken and too selfish to ever be able to love me like I deserved. Talk about your own experiences with a Lost Boy. What did he teach you? And how did you learn and grow from finally letting him go?

Day 22: In Chapter Sixteen, I discuss “Why We Cling to People Who Don’t Love Us.” Talk about a time when you clung to someone who didn’t love you, why you think you had such a hard time letting go, and how you finally tapped into your inner “enough-ness” to walk away.

Day 23: Today is my 40th birthday! Write about a milestone or significant birthday.

Day 24: In Chapter Seventeen, I talk about “Moving On,” metaphorically and literally. Discuss a time when you found the courage to move on from a toxic situation, relationship, or environment.

Day 25: In Chapter Eighteen, I become a “Church Chaser”! 🙂 Share your own story of faith. Your beliefs, your journey to find a church or place of worship, and how believing in a higher power has impacted your life.

Day 26: In Chapter Nineteen, I share the story of a dear friend who took her own life. Talk about how suicide has touched your life or the life of someone dear to you.

Day 27: In Chapter Twenty, I talk about how I finally learned to “Let It Be.” Talk about what these three words mean to you. What does “letting it be” look like? How do you practice just “letting it be”?

Day 28: Also in Chapter Twenty, I talk about what my own “Happy Ending” looks like now, after everything I’ve learned. What does YOUR Happy Ending look like? In love and in life?

Day 29: In the epilogue, I talk about how the journey to “enough-ness” is never complete. Talk about your own journey to enough-ness, and how you’ve learned to embrace who you are, flaws and all.

Day 30: The book is called, You Are Enough: Heartbreak, Healing, and Becoming Whole. Which one are you? Talk about which phase you’re in right now – heartbreak, healing, or becoming whole – and the biggest thing you’ve learned about yourself in this season.

9 Responses to “ The “You Are Enough” 30-Day Blogging Challenge! ”

  1. Mary Lynn Mead
    November 1, 2018

    Just finished your book, “You are Enough”…Thank you, Thank you, Thank you, for speaking to many of us who struggle with the same things you so eloquently write about in this book. It is a must read…no matter your age (I’m 60 BTW). From the bottom of my heart, Thank You, again, for sharing your poignant story with us! You are a blessing to me!

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  3. November 1, 2018

    I journal and write for my own personal way of releasing emotions. I never share with others, so I’m about to be completely vulnerable here and start a blog. I’m new to this whole blog thing & still working on my site. I’m excited to start this challenge.

  4. Sherri L Arnett
    November 1, 2018

    Do we have to get the book to join the challenge? I would like to get it, I’m just not able to right now.

  5. Jana
    November 1, 2018

    Where do we do this at? I signed up, but haven’t received an email with instructions. I’m a little lost, I’m sorry.

  6. November 1, 2018

    I love this!! I just started my own 30-day challenge (NoPlasticNovember) so will be focusing on that BUT I love these days, topics, writings… just reading day 1,2,3 I was like Oh I known just want to write, ou! I can think of then perfect… oh… oh …oh. And I want to do a self help and share my healing story on my blog, it’s one of my goals already. So I will definitely be doing this at a later day!!
    Thanks for sharing!!

  7. Ashley
    November 1, 2018

    Day 1 – I have a tattoo on my wrist of a infinity sign with a moon and a heart on it .. this means I love you to the moon and back and this is a saying me and my daughter say to each other everyday ..

  8. Alicia Griffin
    November 1, 2018

    I lost both my father and my brother in 2016… 10 days apart. I decided to get a tattoo of a few doves right by my left clavicle, as if they were being released from my heart. They represent freedom from pain. This is how I imagine them to be now, in God’s glory and grace. #YouAreEnough30

  9. November 5, 2018

    I am SO excited for this! I wish I would have found this when it started! But I intend to do this on my blog and I cannot wait for it to spread to every woman possible–the message that YOU ARE ENOUGH! Thank you for this, Mandy! I have all 3 of your previous books and have your new one on my wish list to get as soon as possible (when budget allows). As a single mother for 11 years now, I so relate to what you write and it has been instrumental in my walk not only with the Lord, but in my LONG season of singleness. I appreciate you!

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