Here's a fun exercise that I'd really like a bunch of my friends/family to try. But first a little background.
I'm reading a book called Happier, which can be found at any book store with a self-help section. In the book there are a series of exercises intended to help you decide for yourself how to be happier. One exercise is to finish a series of sentences, like:
*Things that make me happy are ...
*To bring 5 percent more happiness to my life ...
I think you get the idea.
So, today, for the first day in a year of riding the bus to work, I had to run twice to make it to the bus; once in the morning and once at night. It occurred to me, while making my mild sprint this afternoon, that I believe every time I have to run/jog/increase-my-gait-even-a-smidgen to catch the bus that I lose a little bit of my soul.
You probably think I'm nuts. That's okay, I can live with that. But then I thought - I wonder how others would finish that sentence.
I'm asking that you all please complete the following sentence in the comments:
I lose a little bit of my soul every time ...
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...I have to run to catch a bus.
...I have to admit to one of my failings.
I'll post more as I think of them.
...I think of all the people who I haven't spoken with recently but wish I had.
...have a meeting with my adviser and I am not ready for it.
...do something I told my kids not to do.
...watch a really bad movie in its entirety.
...neglect who I am while busting my ass to meet someone else's expectation for who I am supposed to be.
Yell @ my kids.
...every time I make a sloppy mistake.
...get so competitive about work that I forget what brings me joy.
...every time I get sucked into a reality show marathon on a saturday. Like Rock of Love on Vh1 or Tori and Dean in Love.
I get angry at my "boss" for being a terrible example of a leader.
...wish evil on another person.
I start working on a painfully detailed and uninspiring project at 4 AM and find that I am still working on it at 4 PM.
Oh crap, I ahve lost some of my soul today.
... when I don't live up to expectations
... when my friends are sad or mad at me
... when I'm not good enough
... when I fall asleep in Science/ Math (I'm sorry dad... once you hear my teachers talk, you'll understand... It won't happen again)
... when I don't write well
...when I cause people to neglect who they are while they are busting there butt to meet someone elses expectation for who they are supposed to be.
...betrayed
...compromise my integrity.
when I have to deal with my 19 year old son
...everytime I say good night to my daughter.....without getting off my duff to give her a hug and kiss too.
....everytime I lie to myself.
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