You might have heard the phrase, once in a blue moon. But have you ever wondered what it means and how it can be used to move forward in your life?

The phrase is now used to mean something that only happened every now and then or if hardly ever happens. It can be used derogatively to refer to something that is not likely to happen e.g. kids, tidying up their bedroom, or giving up smoking!

So if someone asks you, “When do you have a bath?”, “Once in a blue Moon” is not a good answer :-).

A blue moon is usually defined as the second full moon to occur in a single calendar month. As the average interval between full moons is 29.5 days, whilst the length of an average month is about 30.5 days, it is rare for any given month to contain two full moons. On average there are only 41 months per century that will have two full months so there is a blue moon roughly once every two and a half years.

And guess what, the next blue moon in Europe is in June 2007. It will be on 30th June, and it will be at its fullest sometime in the afternoon. The last blue Moon was in 2001 so June will be quite a special month.

Since we say “once in a blue Moon” when something hardly ever happens, here is a challenge for you.

What can you make happen in your life before the next “Blue Moon”?

Can you finally

- Give up something?
- Start something?
- Finish a project?
- Commit to a relationship?

Think of something that will really make a big impact on your life and make it happen.

Get support and accountability - do whatever it takes and no one can ever tell you again - “once in a blue moon”
By the way, the no smoking ban in English public places (bars, restaurants, shops etc) comes into force on 1st July 2007, the day after the “blue moon”.

So if you are a smoker, how about challenging yourself to give up before the blue moon?!