dailybell: The Calendar Challenge

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2008 was the inaugural year in an ongoing, aspirational project dedicated to the observation of the sun every time it crosses the horizon and to sharing the awareness of that moment with others while ringing bells. It is based on the conviction that something as inarguable as the movement of the earth can be used as a point of unity and awareness among large groups of people who might otherwise find it impossible to agree. Want to Participate? www.facebook.com/dailybell.sunwatch/

Sunday, January 10, 2016

The Calendar Challenge

Each New Year's Eve, I've recommitted to the daily observation of the sunrise and sunset. The original premise- that it is possible to affirm our connection to one another and to the natural world through participation in a shared, elemental experience hasn't changed.

As each new year dawns, I like to come up with a different way to invite others to join the project. 2016 is a leap year, as was 2008 when the project began. It seems mildly auspicious and a good excuse to propose something major.

SO—Entering this 9th!!!! Year--Would you consider joining me with a daily practice of sunrise and/or sunset watching of your own?

Each month we will offer up a new challenge for observing the sunrise and or sunset.

At the end of the year, we will have a calendar of sorts, made up of whatever media, questions and musings have occurred along the way.