THE DO NEW CHALLENGE: LABORS OF LOVE

Friday, June 29, 2012

LABORS OF LOVE

It is Friday. These are early quickie DO NEWS so I can begin my weekend with a little chuckle and FUN.

After a client meeting I needed to drop my car off at the shop to replace a belt then walk to where I am staying. It would be 3 hours before my car was ready and I wanted to do some biking. After handing the mechanic my keys I asked, "Is that a vintage vette in the shop?" Yes indeed it was and it was in mint condition. What a beauty. A 1959 Chevrolet Corvette. SWEET.

I had to get a photo of me in front of it. (It didn't come out.) The mechanic asked if I wanted to get in the car. OH MY YES. It was the first time I had ever been behind the wheel of a 59 VETTE. Long ago when I was living on Marco Island in Florida I had friends with old vettes but none of their autos were ever restored to total mint condition. This was a true labor of LOVE.

TAKE ANOTHER PHOTO!

On my way to the house and my bike I passed a HUMAN SANDWICH on the shoulder of the road. OH COME ON. I had to pull out the camera. As I passed I asked, "Just how many dollars per hour are they paying you to do this?"

She replied, "None, the owner is my husband.

"Oh my," I quipped. "You are a mighty good woman." It is about 85F and really humid out there today.

The things people do for LOVE.

On that note I am hitting the PUBLISH BUTTON.

Have a LOVELY DO NEW weekend my friends. And remember that it is OK to talk to sandwiches and sometimes it is even OK to get into stranger's cars.

HAPPY NEW DOING. TAKE PHOTOS.

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THE DO NEW CHALLENGE is pushing yourself every day to DO something that you have never done before. That's right, each day find and DO something completely NEW.

Why??????
It sparks creativity, adds spice to life, breaks up the routine and stops you postponing so many of the big and small adventures awaiting to be experienced. In brief, it pulls you out of a rut.

Well isn't that like a BUCKET LIST??????
No. Bucket lists are different. First of all they're lists. Some of us are really bad at making lists and/or we have enough TO DO lists. Also bucket lists are usually for the BIG "check off" items before you DIE.

THE DO NEW CHALLENGE is more spontaneous although some DO's can be planned. Some days the DO NEW will be small, something as simple as taste a new food or travel a new route to work. Some days the DO NEW will be medium such as taking a NEW class, trying a NEW restaurant, seeing a NEW sight in a nearby town. AND some days the DO NEW will be BUCKET LIST BIG such as climbing a volcano, swimming with the dolphins or witnessing the birth of a baby.

Well let's get real. I am too busy for that. I can't DO more!!!!!!
It is not always about doing more. Sometimes it is just about doing things differently. For instance, let's say you wake up on a normal weekday knowing it will be busy and perhaps the perception is that doing something NEW just can't fit into the schedule. Just change something small like the radio station in the car, your choice of lunch place, the part in your hair - something. DO NEW will spark your creative thinking. Once sparks ignite then more creativity flows into your life, new ideas pop up, out of the box thinking abounds, VOILAs, AH-HAs and EUREKAs dangle like ripening fruit waiting for the picking.

If you are having a bit of a challenge thinking of DO NEW ideas just relax and let them flow in. It gets easier over time and with practice. Trust me. If you have ever felt the need to break set just DO SOMETHING NEW TODAY.

Join me. Let's inspire each other. Post me a comment with your own NEW DOs.