I will not hide my tastes or aversions. I will so trust that what is deep is holy, if we follow the truth, it will bring us out safe at last. – Ralph Waldo Emerson
Prompt: Think of a time when you didn’t think you were capable of doing something, but then surprised yourself. How will you surprise yourself this week? (Author: Ashley Ambirge)
Doing Wow!
Come from behind, surprise a child by saying “boo” and the reaction is either to giggle for joy or cry out of fear. The surprise “boo” breaks routine and brings some expected wow into a child’s life. That’s a good thing. It’s called living. I try doing wow weekly. My wow is simply exploring, discovering or trying something outside of my other routines.
Routine defines our work. If you write every day for a living, you’re a writer. An artist’s routine is to paint, draw or sculpt. Campaigning is a politician’s routine. If telling jokes is your routine, you’re a comedian. Routine also limits living. Habitual thoughts of defeat builds fears and insecurities. Constantly being late misses early opportunities. A series of sameness avoids discovering something new. A routine of inaction means no progress.
Surprises balance our lives. Too much routine and too few surprises lack wow, and without wow we never fully come alive. As a child, I waited for others to surprise me. As an adult, I work on surprising myself by doing wow regularly. This week doing wow will mean doing something as hard as writing and posting this blog daily while traveling and doing something as easy as congratulating myself and thinking, “Wow, I did it!”
Stay excellent! ★
Thank you, I’ll try.
Thank you for this thought…I really do like it, NO, I love it!
I’m always surprised by such warm comments. Thank you.
Wow! I’m blessed by your comments and shared expression of introspection, you always seem to capture what I’d like to be able to express about what’s going on inside of me or something that should be going on inside of me which would lead to greater contentment, this time you wowed me with what should. Thanks! I needed it.
Michael
Lovely Flo, I just want to say “You are doing it, girl, you are doing it”.
You are a wow personification. Thanks for your post. Loved it. /Michi
Thanks. I’m into the flow just like you.
I try to WOW myself daily, sometime it is very hard to do. I love your insight,keep up the good works