Far too often, we get so caught up in the day-to-day nature
of life and end up ensnared by routine. We become so comfortable that life
becomes stagnant, rather than dynamic. In the last month, some of the best
things I have done have been those things that I wouldn’t have expected to find
myself doing: blindfolded yoga practice, for example. There's something incredible about taking a moment, every day, or maybe just once
a week or once a month, to do something you wouldn’t ordinarily do.
Go to a restaurant by yourself. Confront a fear. Brush your
teeth left-handed. Learn a new language, even if you may never use it. Drive on
the opposite side of the road (you may need to move to a different country
first). Pick things up with your toes instead of your hands. Tell someone you
love them. Take a class doing something you think you can’t learn, and learn
how to do it. Do a somersault. Lie in the grass, or dirt, or leaves, or even
just carpet. Dance like you never learned any dance moves. Tell yourself that
you’re beautiful. Learn to take a compliment. Use your imagination for
something other than worrying.
If you spend all your time doing things that are ordinary,
you’ll never experience something truly extraordinary.