You mean like...
2 years ago
be patient?
be tolerant?
be understanding?
be tactful?
I tried things like that for a while and it didn’t work out. I’m back to being the old me. I’m happy now. I’m content and at peace.
How to do things that are "uncharacteristic" of me
It made me
feel alive! 
"The process of doing this has been lengthy, and interesting. I'm happy to say that in the process, I've reinvented myself completely. "
How I did it: I think it took a lot of build-up to get to where I can say I've done this. I guess I'm taking it off my list because it's changed me so much that if I were to do things that are 'uncharacteristic' of me now, I'd be right back where I started 3 years ago.
I started taking chances. I started doing things I wanted to do vs. things that I should do. I didn't worry about the consequences. I stopped asking What if? all the time. I just took a deep breath and did it. I quit my job, I turned down jobs I didn't want, I booked vacations on a whim, I went on dates with people I wouldn't have gone on dates with before, I gave in to my crazy instincts and random urges... I just started doing things rather than fantasizing that I might be able to. And the amazing thing is that nobody got angry, nobody got disappointed in me, nobody really cared. If anything, I've gotten a lot of admiring glances and people saying things like Your free spirit makes my spirit want to run amok! - as one coworker so eloquently put it to me last week. Anyway, I guess it's a long process, but I have no regrets. I love it. And I'm just going to keep flying by the seat of my pants, do what I feel like doing, and not EVER "What if" my life away again!!
Lessons & tips: Don't overthink it, just do it. Go with your first instinct because it's probably right, and you won't regret it. Be wild and crazy, and LIVE. The rest will just fall into place.
Resources: Zen and being in the now.
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tippytoes is a self-knowing, self-improving tree hugger
Huh?!
3 years ago
I did a lot of thinking in the middle of the night, riding the bus through New Brunswick and Quebec.
I can’t really put into words what I mean more than I already have. When an opportunity presents itself, I want to pick the least expected action… so that if somebody were to bet on what I was going to do, they would lose every time.
Why?
... Why not shake things up a little? Who knows, I may get a pleasant surprise!
:)
