10 things you should do in the next month
 

And so begins another TFP ongoing thread. Here are 10 things I recommend you try in the coming month. I challenge you...

1) - Play with a child
2) - Sit quietly in a wood and listen
3) - Drink water from a fresh running stream
4) - Run (preferably barefoot) through grass until you are out of breath
5) - Tell your someone special that you love them (mum/dad/spouse/child)
6) - Call up an elderly relative or 'old friend' for a chat
7) - Read a book
8) - Enjoy a pint of Guinness
9) - Buy someone a gift for no reason but to enjoy their joy and surprise
10) - Eat a meal you enjoy (really enjoy)

I've done all 10 this month so far. Indeed, many many more. But I want other fellow TFP'ers to add their own list of 10 things they recommend we do over the coming weeks.

Life is short and fleeting. Every single human being on this planet will be dead within the next ~110 years. Enjoy it while you can. Be safe. Be happy. And be nice.


Mr Mephisto

Ok! What the heck! I shall make this list the resolution for this month! ^_^

I accept your challenge, Sir. And damn glad to do so.

6 out of 10 done already this month. Shouldn't have any trouble getting the last 4.

I'll make it a point now.

So who is going to add another 10 to this list?!

Mr Mephisto

I'm not sure if I can add 10, but I'll try my best.

1. Be naked somewhere you usually wouldn't
2. Talk to a complete stranger
3. Learn a greeting in another language
4. Watch a sunrise/sunset
5. Give a generous tip
6. Cook something for someone else (naturally you get to eat it too)
7. Make a list of things you've always wanted to do, maybe even do the easiest one, put it where you can see it.


I can't think of 3 more. Maybe someone can finish my list. Those are good ones Mephisto.

1) I'd get arrested
2) I'd get mugged
3) in LA? Are you serious?
4) If I wanna cut up my feet like no tomorrow.. sure
5) That would be so out of character for me
6) I don't have the patience..
7) My ADD prevents me from reading more than a couple chapters
8) Ewww.. beer
9) In LA? Are you serious?
10) Lobster... mmm... too bad I'm broke.

1) - Play with a child Does threatening to toss them out of the airplane unless they stop screaming constitute playing? :D

This will really come in handy - I've got about 14 languages down already... :D

Words of "Greeting" in any language

11) sleep naked for a night
12) drive down the highway while blasting your favorite song and singing along
13) eat at a restaurant you've never been to before
14) compliment someone who looks like they're having a rough day
15) have a little too much to drink when other people are around... and try to hide the fact you're feeling tipsy.
16) use an entire roll of film, taking pictures of everyone special to you
17) flirt with someone "out of your league"
18) go swimming someplace you're not supposed to (clothing optional)
19) say hi to your local wal-mart greeter before they do
20) write or update your own personal mission statement

So far, I have done these:

1,5,6,7,9,10

and these:

11, 12, 13, 14, and 19.

I am doing pretty good so far, though I do 11 each night.

Hal,

You made me laugh.

But the whole point of the list is to "break out of your comfort" zone.

:)

Mr Mephisto

Fair dinkum.

1:Look in dictionary for "comfort zone" meaning.

2:PM Mr Mephisto to see if available for Aussie meet up.

3:Go fishing.

4:Let the wife pay $100 for a haircut.

5:Budget for a $100 loss to the "cunning kick".

6:Take liberty to spend plenty on next "Boys" night out.

7:Refrain from cooking "Stirfry".(Wife is sick of it).

8:Learn to use camera properly.

9:Put tongue back in cheek.

10:Appreciate great threads.

11:Turn volume up

You know some people lived to 115 years. They were born in the late 1800's... Imagine what the next hundred years will bring to some.. Not everyone will be dead in 110 years.

I got 3

1.) get laid a bunch of times
2.) get drunk a bunch of times
3.) get stoned a bunch of times


thats my goals and well almost there:D

Great recommendations Mephisto, will do.

OK, 99.99999% of the population, or thereabouts.

Sheesh...

:)


Mr Mephisto

I only have 1 but unfortunately it only applies to those of use who live in the northern hemisphere.

Take a vication, even if it's a long weekend and go out of town to somewhere you've never been to before. and ENJOY THE WEATHER!

I have a few

#1) Try to get Aussies to play baseball (buy baseball bat/ball/gloves)
#2) Volunteer Somewhere
#3) Find a park or somewhere to just relax and stay there all afternoon

What a great list ... but I'm too far into the month to work it out I think.

When's the next list up?!!!

1) do that every day
2) do that every day
3) will do that soon when we go camping *makes note*
4) feel like doing that now, but can't
5) do that every day
6) will do that
7) do that every day
8) No thanks
9) will do that
10) will do that

1) - Don't like kids
2) - and hear the sounds of air traffic
3) - know where I can find one?
4) - that would take about 3 steps after smoking for 18 years
5) - Do that often
6) - Did that earlier today
7) - on my 6th for the month. I like to read.
8) - Made my list for tommorow
9) - takes money. I am kind of low.
10) - Does beer count as a meal?

1) - Play with a child
<b>is 5 minutes good enough?</b>
2) - Sit quietly in a wood and listen
<b>in a wood? maple or pine?</b>
3) - Drink water from a fresh running stream
<b>no. give me the bottled stuff. thanks.</b>
4) - Run (preferably barefoot) through grass until you are out of breath
<b>i'm already barefoot & out of breath. can i skip the running part & just sit in the lawn?</b>
5) - Tell your someone special that you love them (mum/dad/<u>spouse</u>/child)
<b>i do this a million times a day.</b> &hearts;
6) - Call up an elderly relative or 'old friend' for a chat
<b>will do! just about to call my dad to wish him happy father's day. :)</b>
7) - Read a book
<b>you want me to do what? i don't pay for this DSL for nothing yknow.</b>
8) - Enjoy a pint of Guinness
<b>sorry. that will NEVER happen. hate dark beers. i'll enjoy my lager tho!</b>
9) - Buy someone a gift for no reason but to enjoy their joy and surprise
<b>got two packages ready to ship to norway & nyc right now.</b>
10) - Eat a meal you enjoy (really enjoy)
<b>done! just last night in fact. mmm jumbo prawn cocktail.</b>

the only one that will happen is 10.. i only eat food i enjoy

"3) - Drink water from a fresh running stream"

Might want to do this one last. The ghiardia might put a damper on your other plans.

adds 'install hidden camera' to the list right before the 'run like hell out the back door when the cops knock on my door with the warrant and drawn guns'

All done Mephisto, the running til out of breath was easy, 12 steps, had to rest to make back to my beer . .

S

Well, as a smoker, I also get out of breath very easy.

But it's just fun to do some "childish" things now and again...

:)

Mr Mephisto

1) - Play with a child
I play with my neice, almost everyday
2) - Sit quietly in a wood and listen
How about the top of mountian, in Arizona, after climbing it
3) - Drink water from a fresh running stream
There is nothing better than stream water, cleaned
4) - Run (preferably barefoot) through grass until you are out of breath
I regularly jog, and i am out of shape, so i am always out
of breath
5) - Tell your someone special that you love them (mum/dad/spouse/child)
I do this a million times a day. ¢¾(ditto)
6) - Call up an elderly relative or 'old friend' for a chat
I am scared of old people, but, I will do my best
7) - Read a book
I read for 2 hours or more a day
8) - Enjoy a pint of Guinness
I hate beer, but I will have a martini
9) - Buy someone a gift for no reason but to enjoy their joy and surprise
Just bought my best friend a new T.V. for father's day
10) - Eat a meal you enjoy (really enjoy)
I love all food, seriously, but when I pick fave I will eat it
in honor of this thread

1) masturbate
2) Smoke cigarettes
3) cry

1) - Play with a child
--i have a 3 yr old sister...
2) - Sit quietly in a wood and listen
--done
3) - Drink water from a fresh running stream
--will do
4) - Run (preferably barefoot) through grass until you are out of breath
--everynight
5) - Tell your someone special that you love them (mum/dad/spouse/child)
--i do that
6) - Call up an elderly relative or 'old friend' for a chat
--this will be hard
7) - Read a book
--done x2
8) - Enjoy a pint of Guinness
--will do
9) - Buy someone a gift for no reason but to enjoy their joy and surprise
--almost did that today
10) - Eat a meal you enjoy (really enjoy)
--everday

11) sleep naked for a night
--done
12) drive down the highway while blasting your favorite song and singing along
--no licence, but ill try :-p
13) eat at a restaurant you've never been to before
--done
14) compliment someone who looks like they're having a rough day
--will do
15) have a little too much to drink when other people are around... and try to hide the fact you're feeling tipsy.
--done, quite often
16) use an entire roll of film, taking pictures of everyone special to you
--sounds fun
17) flirt with someone "out of your league"
--working on it
18) go swimming someplace you're not supposed to (clothing optional)
--will do
19) say hi to your local wal-mart greeter before they do
--will do
20) write or update your own personal mission statement
--working