One of the ways I motivate
myself is by making up games. What makes
games different than just screwing around is rules. When a game stops working for me, I change
the rules.
For example, I have the
photo game. Every time I work out, I
take a photo of something. Simple
enough. The thing is, I work out, most
of the time, in the same locations. It’s
boring to take a photo of the same thing every time, so while I’m moving my
body, I’m thinking about how to take a different photo, how to find a new
angle, how to find freshness. Robert
Frost talked about non-rhyming poetry as playing tennis without a net—my photos
have to find a way over the net of sameness.
Another wellness game I
have involves a post-it note on my computer.
(Actually, a lot of my games involve post-it notes…) I’ve written about it before. It has four words on it: body, mind, creation, and connection. I try to do something in line with each of those
words every day to keep myself healthy and moderately sane.
I’m trying a new post-it
game this week. This one has two
categories: short-term and
long-term. The goal is to do something
to make both better. So maybe I take a
nap to make my short-term self feel better and then I get some exercise to meet
my long-term wellness needs. Or I could
have a snack for short-term and make it an apple and almond butter to
contribute to long-term better nutrition.
We can find ways that
work!
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