"At the touch of love everyone becomes a poet."
— Plato
Task #21 Desrcibe an event in your life when you experienced an intense assault on your sense of touch.
I love the feel of things, the texture, the tempature, the sense of energy inherent in the thing I touch. Spend some time to day really focused on your sense of touch. Notice how things feel, like the tickle of the space created between the keyboard keys as your fingers glide across the keys.
"All the ills of mankind, all the tragic misfortunes that fill the history books, all the political blunders, all the failures of the great leaders have arisen merely from a lack of skill at dancing."
— Moliere
Task #20 Dance
Dance (even if you think don’t know how to dance) move to the rythm in your head, feel the music (even if there is none), do it in your living room (or wherever you desire). Dance for at least 30 minutes.
"The chess board is the world, the pieces are the phenomena of the universe, the rules of the game are what we call the laws of Nature. The player on the other side is hidden from us. We know that his play is always fair, just, and patient. But we also know, to our cost, that he never overlooks a mistake, or makes the smallest allowance for ignorance."
— Thomas Henry Huxley
Task #19 Question the game of life
What set of rules are you playing the game of life by? Did you choose the rules you’re working to or did you just accept the ones given to you by other people like your parents, elders etc? How can you win a game if you don’t know what the rules are?
"The whole secret of existence is to have no fear. Never fear what will become of you, depend on no one. Only the moment you reject all help are you freed."
— Buddha
Task #18 Do something that scares you
One of the three guardians at the gate to any new adventure is fear. Fear can stop us cold. Fear isn’t a bad thing. It’s our bodies way of helping us prepare for a potential situation. Fear only becomes a problem when it’s an imagined fear that has no basis other than what we conjure up in our heads. But it feels so real that we fail to act because of it. Do something scary today in spite of the fear.
"When you dance, your purpose is not to get to a certain place on the floor. It’s to enjoy each step along the way."
— Wayne Dyer
Task #17 What legacy do you want to leave: how do you want to be remembered?
I’ve been thinking and talking a lot about life purpose lately. One of the questions still floating in my mind is do we need a life purpose beyond the obvious of staying alive and surviving? I’m on the fence with this one. I’m not convince we have to have a life purpose. Perhaps what drives us in search of a life purpose is our need to feel that our life has meaning.
