{"id":2053,"date":"2015-07-01T06:00:37","date_gmt":"2015-07-01T11:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/larakrupicka.com\/?p=2053"},"modified":"2015-06-30T14:57:55","modified_gmt":"2015-06-30T19:57:55","slug":"july-bucket-list-life-dare-be-wildly-free","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/larakrupicka.com\/staging\/6885\/2015\/07\/01\/july-bucket-list-life-dare-be-wildly-free\/","title":{"rendered":"July Bucket List Life Dare: Be Wildly Free"},"content":{"rendered":"

Recently I was talking with a group of moms when the topic of dancing in the rain came up.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have always wished I could do that,\u201d one mom said. \u201cBut I just can\u2019t seem to bring myself to go ahead.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"JulyEveryone agreed. We all yearned\u00a0to\u00a0be so carefree. But we all had to admit that we had never indulged in such a whimsical romp.<\/p>\n

I would bet if you stopped to think for a moment, you have at least one bucket list dream of your own that relates to shedding your inhibitions or otherwise breaking free of rules, expectations or constraints.<\/p>\n

Now is your chance! This month\u2019s Bucket List Life Dare is to \u201cBe Wildly Free.\u201d If you choose to take this month\u2019s dare, find something on your bucket list that allows you to drop conventions or somehow express your freedom in a way you haven\u2019t before:<\/p>\n

– Dance in the rain.<\/p>\n

– Eat cake for breakfast or ice cream sundaes for dinner (I have done both!).<\/p>\n

– Go up the down escalator.<\/p>\n

– Compliment a stranger.<\/p>\n

I remember as a young newlywed hearing a pastor\u2019s wife I admired share a story of one summer afternoon when she invited her elementary-school-aged son to join her in having an ice cream treat while sitting out on their garage roof. A neighbor boy came by, spotted them and asked if he could have a treat with them. So she sent him home to ask permission and then allowed him to climb out her window to have ice cream alongside her and her son.<\/p>\n

I loved this idea! It was so impetuous and rebellious and such a great memory-making activity. I swore I would one day do it with my kids. But I still haven\u2019t. Now, thanks to this dare (plus a freezer full of popsicles, Klondike bars and ice cream sandwiches), I have no excuse. Think my kids will join me?<\/p>\n

If you take this month\u2019s dare and choose to blog about it, link your post back here. Or comment below that you\u2019ll be taking the dare and report back about what you did when you check off your goal. We want to hear about your<\/i> July dare adventures.<\/p>\n

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