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Brainstorming Life Rules
An exercise
I found myself in a doctor’s waiting room last week. Right ahead of me was a cheesy piece of motivational art. Very like the one above. Very mid-2000s mommy blogger. A big block of platitudes.
But it got me thinking.
I’ve been noodling around with this personal project since last summer. I call it the Feel Better Project. The idea is to create a plan — not for three years or five years. Not even for ten years. A plan for the rest of my life.
My nana died when she was 96 years old. Happy, healthy, and vibrant right up until the end. That’s what I want. I’m 53 now and I figure I can do some things to help me get there.
Anyway. I started thinking about how a list of life rules might fit nicely into the Feel Better Project. I whipped out my trusty everyday notebook and started a list.
- Drink enough water.
- Exercise for ten minutes a day.
- Owe no one.
- Keep a notebook.
- Default to the positive.
- Stay connected to my kids.
- Stay connected to my siblings.
- Do 1% better.
- Present my true self to the world.
- Take the risk.
