Tuesday, May 22, 2012

static or stagnant

Think of something you want to do more than anything else in the whole world, even if it is indulgent, selfish or destructive, and DO it. If not now, at this point in life, when well you ever try?  You don't have to try this form of impulsive decision making more than once, but it's bound to either be fantastic and exhilarating, or a total disaster/life lesson.

I guess this is semi-contradictory to my 'try-everything-twice-no-exceptions' philosophy.  Then again, I firmly believe in that, too. If you are a try-everything-once person how do you know that the one time you experienced something wasn't out of the norm? Also, yes, you should try EVERYTHING.  Minus murder, or a serious crime, I suppose.

So many people are living sedentary, routine, by-the-schedule lives.  It freaks me out.  Maybe people can be happy living the exact same day or exact same weekend for their entire adult lives, but how is this satisfying?  One of my friends (condensed version) once stated life was basically work hard, make money, retire and travel and live out the rest of your days. Whaaaat?  What about right now, what about tomorrow? What did you do this very day that was fun or new or exciting?  Everyday should contain something novel, some little nugget of great.  It's not too late for today, FYI.  Go lie outside in the rain until you are soaked, or moon your neighbor, or smash an egg with your bare hands, or put on great music and dance ridiculously.  Extra points for all of the above.

I like to think my life experience is like an amoeba, and everyday i make it grow/expand outwards a tiny bit more.  Who is going to die someday with the biggest amoeba?

Thennnnnn because it's rainy and I'm feeling a bit contemplative, maybe there are people that just want to have a little amoeba and are happy and comfortable with the limited amount of whatever it is in their tiny collection of experience.  Same breakfast, same job, same tv shows, same bed time.  Huh.  If YOU, reader (or lack of reader haha) are one of these little bubble people I would like to question you relentlessly, sign up now, or run away quick!

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