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Infuse a bit of dropdeadhappy into your life. Learning about yourself in the process is strongly advised.
Which television character, past or present, do you relate to the most and/or believe reflects the greatest image of who you are? Which tv character do you wish you were a little more like?
Surfers know: ride just in front of the wave, the view's better.
Gather a list of people’s ideas of what cheap entertainment is. Then try a few you haven’t before.
What are the qualities do you want in a friend?
Pretend NOT to know something today and ask someone else directions "how to do" or even "where's the best place for". Anything that puts you in a place that relies on the kindness and honesty of a stranger. You don't have to follow their advice but notice their reaction when you smile and say "Thank You".
The first step is always the hardest.
Leave your watch at home for 1 week.
What one step can you take to make the world a better place?
Take some time to do and think about NOTHING. Just let the silence seep in and enjoy the peace. If this is part of your regular routine, think of it as a bonus.
Never be the cause of your own problems.
Send a gift in an unused air sickness bag.
If you could take a 30 day break from your life,
what would you work on?
Challenge: Just GIVE UP a habit you know is not allowing you to be your best. Too many lattes, not enough sleep, whatever it might be. This is the day to say "enough" and commit to helping yourself. It could just be the thing that makes the difference.
Simply facing fear is an accomplishment.
Buy water pistols. Trust me.
Is there something you would like help with right now?
Simply ENJOY YOUR DAY, no matter what. See only the good, decide not the let any negatives interfere with the peace and notice how much different you day becomes.
Voice your opinions where no one can hear you.
Success means what to you?
Thank a friend. Tell them how much having them in your life means to you. Laugh over past adventures or plan for new ones. Call, bring coffee, buy lunch, make dinner or even a simple walk in the park. You're friend will love you for it.
You will make mistakes and have bad days.
Make someone laugh.
What is the smartest move you know you made?
Find yourself an adventure. A treasure hunt, your first ever backpacking weekend or finally take that class you've been talking about. Discover where and how far you go. It just might take you places you forgot where there or even existed.
It takes time to grow into your talents.
Send flowers anonymously to the grumpiest person you know.
What’s the most exciting thing about your job?
Worry wastes time.
If you wanted to make a bigger impact at work,
what would you change?
Smile at someone who has never smiled at you.
What have you "just wanted to do" for too long now?
Outrageously expensive or deemed crazy? Who cares.
Just try not to injure yourself or others!
The further away you are from where you need to be,
the more off balance you become.
Send a card to a friend, just because.
How do you measure failure? Does it change depending on the circumstances? Is "failure" a negative or a positive move forward? When do you know which it is and how do you know when to decide?
If you knew you could make a difference for someone else with just one call, email or a few minutes of your time. Would you? Can you?
Just walk out your door and see where the day takes you.
Never do what others can do for themselves.
What skill or gift do you want to use more often?
What can you celebrate today? Any small to monumental victory, short term or over the long haul. Go out and party or silently acknowledge a job well done and won.
Escape to a bed and breakfast in the middle of nowhere.
When you change how you believe, you change what you do.
When you move beyond your fear, you fly.
What are you doing that makes no sense at all?
Take an orienteering class.
What can you NOT do for one week? Try changing a habit, start a new "anything" or just not worry about everything on your "to do" list.
Buying books, magazines, gadgets or gym memberships does not get weight off. Using them will.
Invite some friends over (or not) and have a sleepover. Watch your favorite old movies, make banana splits, jiffy pop and drink orange soda.
On a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being the highest, where do you honestly rate your life?
Take a moment to reflect on someone who has passed on. Be thankful for having been a part of their life. Remember what they taught you. Practice what you have learned.
The quicker you let go of the past,
the sooner you find a new future.
Sit around one night with friends and share what matters. Wine helps.
What are the 3 changes you could make in your life that would significantly improve it within a week?
Noticing small changes early helps you adapt to the bigger changes still to come.
Create Superhero characters based on each of your friends.
What has been your craziest adventure to date? Remember every detail or lack there of. Remind yourself just how much fun it ended up being and how lucky you were to come out in tact. Enjoy those feelings, then go out and plan then try to top it.
There is a difference between alone and lonely.
What matters to you?
Eat fruit that you haven’t tried yet.
When is a pause in progress, not achieving a goal or "wrong" choice made not a bad thing? Timing just may be everything. Can you see any challenge that might not be working that simply needs a rest, change in pace or a totally new direction?
It’s easier to bitch and moan than to buck up and do something.
Walk down any street, pick the 4th restaurant, choose the 3rd entrée, 2nd beverage and 1st dessert.
What is your most proud moment?
Collect as many smiles from other people as you can. Simply looking friendly will get you along way. Slip on a banana peel, ask a silly question, be extra nice to any busy frontline employee. Help others feel better and give yourself a boost in the process.
Host a potluck party with the neighbors.
Fear and regret lie on the opposite sides of the same door.
Leave an outrageous tip for a server at a greasy spoon.
What makes you smile?
Secretly (or it spoils the fun) track a friends horoscope for a week and see just how accurate it is. Compare their situations and experiences with what the stars had in mind. Try a couple of different astrologers and notice the common threads.
Adversity reveals character.
Make a traditional dinner with a twist.
Imagine Shepard’s Pie with purple mashed potatoes.
Has someone else’s love of life taken your breath away?
Take a deep breath today. Slow down and enjoy the ride. Notice the flowers, the people, the surroundings. Remember what you do and be thankful for all that you have.
Sing your favorite song in the shower. In public, even better.
Fight fear with hope, a plan and some elbow grease.
What song/lyrics best describes you and your life?
Make your own lip sync video.
Do something for yourself this weekend. Something indulgent, out of character or even a little bit naughty. Simply enjoy the experience.
The most destructive force in the universe is gossip.
Gather your teams for a game of 3 three legged soccer. 2 people with 3 legs make it much more interesting.
What do you do when you hate your choices?
Tackle a difficult challenge. Step by step face fears, conquer frustrations and get the job done.
Throw a ecofriendly theme party.
What you fear most is the least of your worries.
What is your most stupid moment?
Choose a movie by chance. If there are 7 theaters, choose 1 to 7 and that # is your movie. Just don’t peek at the choices first!
Write a poem. Take as much time as you need.
What do you want to say?
What secretly do you wish you could do?
When you are frustrated with your performance,
go back to the basics.
Have chocolate fondue on a dinner date.
Suppose what you think to be true, isn’t. What then?
It's been said "It takes only a minute to get a crush on someone, an hour to like someone, and a day to love someone, but it takes a lifetime to forget someone." Take some time to think of people who have fit this simple truth.
Figure out how to get yourself on television.
Hide chocolate and candy for friends.
Being kind is more important than being right.
What have you learned about yourself?
Take up yoga. Trust me.
Start a conversation today with a complete stranger. "Hi" or "Nice Day, isn't it?" can usually get the ball rolling. If you're brave, you might talk to someone you've been dying to meet.
You can always pray for someone when you don't have the strength to help them in some other way.
Ask a 9 year old the meaning of life.
What would you like to accomplish in life that you haven’t told anyone?
What can you do to challenge others to do more? Kick off a funding campaign with the first donation, be the first to mentor a youth or be start your own health movement with your first ever 10 km run. Anything that inspires you and those around you to achieve a greater goal.
Everyone you meet deserves to be greeted with a smile.
Find a 7 year old to write songs with.
Describe the feeling of a job well done.
If you had all the support you needed, what would be the first step you would take?
Find as many successes as you can today. Ask everyone how their day is going, check with a co worker you know is in the middle of "that report", sit down to lunch with friends and talk nothing but good. Count up your score and then reflect on what you have learned about folks today.
Smell the flowers you walk by every day.
The easiest way for anyone to grow as a person is to surround themselves with people smarter than they are.
What skill do you most want to learn?
Sit and think outside somewhere.
What can you do for a friend? Clean out a closet, do a few errands, take their kids out for a few hours or even treat them to a Night Out. Maybe you just need to connect but haven't had the time. Do it and reap as many benefits.
Laugh….it cuts the tension.
What is the best advice you’ve been given?
Nap.
What’s the best advice would you give someone?
What was the last thing you learned about yourself that surprised you? Were you too judgmental, accepting, not so good at "it" after all or better than you thought? What do you want to do with this new information? Is there anything else you'd like to find out?
Give life your all.
Enjoy a sunset picnic.
What do you have some of, but would like a lot more of?
When was the last time you took a "mental health day"? Playing hooky isn't always a bad thing. Sometimes you get what "should" have been done faster and better. Keep this in mind the next time you feel the need to bolt. And do it.
Enjoy breakfast watching the sunrise.
There is always someone who loves you more than you know.
If you could have any type and how much support you need, what would it be?
Notice others play.
Do everything differently over the next few days. Have tea over coffee, even better drink water all day. Walk or jog a completely different route, go left not right, eat breakfast for lunch and spend your night baking bread. Whatever you can do differently try: how you perform daily tasks, who you spend your time with, how you spend your time and how you feed your body, mind and spirit. It's just a game, have fun with it!
Never be ashamed.
Laugh out loud.
When do you get knocked of track?
Spend some time with a really good book.
One you have been dying to read. Enjoy.
Faith does make a difference.
Give away every lucky penny you find.
What makes you happy?
Create a theme day or event. "10 minute Tuesday" where you clean up odd jobs, "Potluck in the Park" where any sunny day will do and the focus is getting away from work and enjoying the time to play or simply relax or "Finish off Fridays" where the rule is: If you're work is done, enjoy your weekend! Anything that will allow for a change, a challenge and some fun.
Accept uncertainty.
Compliment everyone you talk to today.
What do you want people to know about you?
Start a 10 min "do nothing" session/break to your day.
For those 10 minutes, simply sit, breath and enjoy the peace and quiet.
Going back to work doesn't seem so bad afterwards.
Love your life and enjoy the ride.
What is your creative outlet?
How often do you use affirmations as a tool? Walk into a meeting already seeing yourself closing the deal. Hear the words and feel the experience and discover the power. "I can and I will because I'm prepared and ready for anything".
Simple and surprisingly effective.
It is best to give advice in only two circumstances;
when it is requested and when it is a life threatening situation.
Wear the craziest, most comfortable slippers you can find.
What would you do if you weren’t afraid?
Remember a time when something didn’t work out as planned, but ended up being much better.
Find some chalk and play hopscotch.
What do you want people to say about you after you have gone?
Life isn’t a box of chocolates. It’s more like a jar of jalapeños. What you do today might burn your ass tomorrow.
Visit a toy store and play with the toys.
If you could have anything, it would be...
Growing pains hurt regardless of how old you are.
Get some finger paints, some paper and create.
Then hang it up.
What are you wasting your time with?
Go to your local playground and play.
What changes should you make now?
Put your lover on your to do list.
What needs immediate attention?
Kiss someone you like but who doesn’t know yet.
Does your life need a makeover? Are you up for the challenge?
Make breakfast for a friend one morning. Then let them enjoy it in bed.
What will your legacy be?
Teach someone else something you know.
What does your ideal life look like?
Blow bubbles whenever you get the chance.
What gets you out of bed each day?
For the next week, do 1 good thing for yourself and
lose 1 bad thing.
Whose life are you living?
Visit a flea market or estate sale and ask about the stories behind all the “old pieces”.
There's a time to accomplish something on your own and a time to bring in a collaborator to accelerate the process. Which time is it now?
Bring back games night.
What exactly do you need right now from someone?
Life is way too short.
Spend some time in an art gallery.
Where do you find your answers?
Leave love notes in your lovers pockets.
Accept or reject new information based on your own experience.
If you could have anything, what would it be?
Have your photo taken with as many people you can befriend in an afternoon.
What keeps you going?
The fastest way to change is to laugh at your own folly.
Have you given enough hugs today?
Who are your heros? If you can, tell them.
If you can’t honor them.
Try bowling with a twist. One frame use the wrong hand. Another between your legs with your eyes closed. You get the point.
Be weird whenever you have the chance.
What is the best lesson you have learned?
Always try to help a friend in need.
Value and embrace diversity.
When you get better at something, you tend to like it more.
What is your biggest accomplishment to date?
Close your eyes and smile at least once a day.
What is the coolest thing about you?
The less time you have to work with,
the more things you get done.
Make this your new mantra:
lead, follow or get the f&*k out of the way!
What do you love to do?
Love, not time, heals all wounds.
Create a story based on a personal childhood adventure.
Who do you trust?
You can't always choose how you feel, but you can choose what you do about it.
Ask yourself: Self, am I living the life I want?
Hold on to good friends, they are few and far between!
What can you do?
When your time’s up, it’s up. No use making life more miserable by bitching about it.
Remain calm….even when it seems hopeless.
What can you do for someone today?
To make any breakthrough you have to develop an awareness both of where you are and where you want to go.
We all cry in the same faith.
Behind your worst weakness lies your greatest strength just waiting to be released.
If you are going to compete, you gotta train.
What is your biggest dream?
When it’s your life, it does make a difference.
Never be the cause of your own unhappiness.
Create a story based on the wildest night out.
What have people always said you were good at?
Any plan is better than being on the defensive.
Stress complicates life exponentially.
When in doubt, talk with someone you trust.
Is your glass half full or half empty?
Are you asking, "What glass"?
The self inspired ask for help.
Life is never guaranteed nor meaningless.
Change can happen in a heartbeat, if you let it.
How do you recharge your batteries?
Frustration and excitement are bunkmates while achieving your goals.
flaw: unique identifying trademark
Never confuse your career with your life.
If you could change one thing about yourself in an instant, what would it be?
Collect artwork from children.
Smart people read the fine print.
Do you ask for what you want, or what you think you are worth?
The best classroom in the world is at the feet of an elderly person.
Just one person saying to you, "You've made my day!" can make your day.
How often do you walk alone in nature?
You should never say "no" to a gift from a child.
Offer to babysit/pay for a sitter and let a single parent have some much needed time for themselves.
Are you as happy as you say you are?
No matter how serious your life requires you to be, everyone needs a friend to act goofy with.
Sometimes all a person needs is a hand to hold and a heart to understand.
Inspire others to do good.
Finish these sentences:
I need
I want
I can
I have
It's those small daily happenings that make life so spectacular.
Ignoring the facts does not change the facts.
Perfect isn’t.
Give yourself and others a break.
Remember: on a bad day you are almost never alone.
Remember compliments, forget insults.
Never be afraid to express yourself.
Find an arts and crafts project. Paint a cup, mold some clay or bejewel a bag.
Once you get passed the drama, life get’s pretty simple.
Every child offers the chance to change the world.
Great competitors win and lose.
Some sh*t is just straightforward.
Do what you love. Love who you are.
The point where dream meets reality can
scare the hell out of you.
Play fair and be nice.
Use all your senses!
Happiness requires two things: Intention and Practice.
Pray for those without happiness, peace and freedom.
Never hold on because you are too afraid to let go.
Do one thing everyday that scares you.
Stretch out everyday.
Read the directions. Following them is simply an option.
Don’t expect anyone to support you.
What do you want to do today?
