Rebel Reflections

The end of the year is approaching and it's the ideal time to reflect on my Rebel journey so far. I joined the Rebels in September and have learnt a few new things along the way. The Rebel Badge Book is a source of inspiration for how to spend your free time.

I began with the Artist badge as I have done art all my life so this seemed like a good place to start. I made a mosaic for the first time and also a wire sculpture. My drawing skills are a little rusty these days but I sharpened my pencils and put them to work. I feel drawing is a skill which I possess but I don't have the same passion for this as I did in younger years. It's nice to do now and then though when the urge strikes.

Due to finances, I decided that certain badges I would like to do will have to wait for now. So I began the November 'Write Every Day Challenge', the Good Habits badge and the Reader badge. I wrote thirty haiku for the November challenge. This was fun to do for a short time but I'm not particularly interested in writing more. The Good Habits badge and Reader badge are making good progress. Through doing the Good Habits badge I have become a lot more aware of how I am spending money due to keeping a spending diary. I have discovered some amazing books including The Choice by Edith Egar and Man's Search For Meaning by Viktor E.Frankl.

I joined The Rebel Council a little while ago and have recently received my membership card and council badge. I have taken part in the council and put forward my ideas.

I have the Diarist badge in mind for 2023 and will continue my Writer badge (this blog!). I would like to do the Builder badge, Craft badge and Critic badge but completion of these will depend on finances. I don't like to take on too many badges in one go as I would rather take my time and focus on a small number of them. I think the Adventurer badge would be a good challenge for me as I am such a wimp!

The Rebel Badge Book has made life more fun and I'm so glad to be a part of the club. The club which is definitely not a cult! (in-house joke)

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