Coming Alive

For some unknown period of time, my favorite quote has been: 

"Don't ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive and then go do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive." --Howard Thurman

For an even longer time, I've believed if you want something to happen, you should probably put together an action plan of how it's going to get done. So the time has come to put an action plan around this "coming alive" business.

2013 was an interesting year. It was fine mostly, few highs...few lows, mostly fine. In the last 6 weeks of the year, I had three people in my life pass away. Death is an odd thing to process, it unleashes a wide range of emotions in people, and without a doubt offers a dose of perspective. I tell you this not as a woe is me, but for context. I'm not much for resolutions, and maybe that's why I let a few weeks pass before deciding what living with Perspective and Purpose means. So here we are - with inspiration from The Charge, and YesandYes, I begin to document the adventure of living with perspective and purpose, with the intention of coming alive and experiencing a charged life.

Adventures for 2014

• Trying new forms of moving and exercising
• Cooking for one (beyond pasta and eggs)
• Practicing self-care
• Mixing different friend groups/life circles
• Using paid time off
• Enjoying performance arts
• Achieving airline status 
• Activating human drives
• Keeping plants alive
• Listening to music instead of watching TV
• Thinking critically for fun
• Living values through time allocation

Since my list was accidentally 12 items long, I plan to update on these play out one per month. I hope to also include everyday experiences, novelty challenges, and moments of reflection that put "stress" and "busyness" in perspective for me.

Best case scenario, a few people read it and can relate or feel inspired to figure out their own version of living with purpose and perspective.

Worst case scenario, no one reads this and I have a reminder of what was working when I lose focus. 

Thanks for being with me from the beginning.

T