I was flipping through a magazine and this list of things caught my attention. I think I am going try give them a try --and maybe come up with some of my own.
1. Go to a movie or play you wouldn't ordinarily see -- a Latin American import, say, or something with a sports theme. Your tastes may widen in ways you never predicted.
2. Schedule a meeting at breakfast rather than lunch to break up your day in a new way.
3. Sit down and write an old-fashion letter -not an email, not a hastily jotted note -- to someone you've been meaning to get in touch with for ages.
4. Ask a friend or colleague for a book recommendation and follow it -- even if you never read mysteries.
5. Take a different route to work and stop somewhat new for your coffee and bagel.
6. Keep a dairy for a week in which you jot down every surprising thought that comes into your head.
7. Take your child off his schedule and do something fun together. And don't fret about it, either -- the soccer team will survive without him at one practice.
8. Forget lunch at your desk. Go outside and try that cute new cafe near your office.
9. Switch around your weekly chores. Shop for groceries on Tuesday instead of Saturday or do laundry on Thursday instead of Monday. Who knows? Maybe you'll discover a better way of doing things.
10. Pretend you're a tourist in your own town and look with fresh eyes at a familiar landmark or scenic view.
This led me to come up with some of my own.
1. Take time to play in the rain, without worrying about getting sick or your hair.
2. Explore the world through the eyes of a dog. They see everything with curosity and wonder.
3. Watch an old "black and white" movie with the sound off (or a silent movie) and add your own words.
4. Go fly a kite.
5.Entertain a child as a child. In other words, play with a child on they level.
6. Fingerpaint.
7. Spend a rainy afternoon under the blanket tent in the living room.
As I was compiling this list, I realized a great deal of it was about being a child or interacting with a child. This brought to mind Matthew 18:3-5.
And He said: "I tell you the truth, unless you change and become like little chlidren, you will never enter the Kingdom of heaven. Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the Kingdom of heaven. And whoever welcomes a little child like this in my name welcomes me."
So. Be like a child and have fun. Also, remember
Life is short. Live it to the fullest. Laugh at it, vaule it, Enjoy it.
