An exercise in satisfaction
May 5, 2009 by Juliet Chase
Filed under Pursuit of Happiness
This is my assignment for myself this week and I’m offering it to you as well if you want to try it. Maybe we can compare notes later. I’m curious to see what happens with it and what I end up choosing.
Fill in the blank of the following sentence, “This week I’m going to have the most satisfying _____ ever” and then make it happen this week. That blank could be anything that tickles your fancy: a bath, a massage, a dessert, a kiss, a picnic, hiking, you get the idea. If you went for a bath it could involve lighting candles, bringing in a CD player and a glass of wine, etc. Just make it the best experience of it’s kind you’ve ever had.
What’s the point? Besides just being fun, I think we all tend to focus on the long-term goals and just get by in the meantime. Sort of the dessert after vegetables mentality which is fine for dinner but if the vegetable course lasts a few years or decades it’s a different story. I know I’m guilty of cutting a few corners unnecessarily just to give myself the illusion of efficiency or because I’ve convinced myself that it doesn’t really make that much difference.
Isn’t it time we made some changes in our day to day lives to reflect the life we want to achieve? None of this has to cost money, it’s really more about putting the effort and the thought into abundance and excellence in the moment. And rather than focusing on the perfection of the noun you filled in, try for the emotion of satisfaction. What would make the most satisfying dessert as opposed to is this dessert perfect? I think the difference between this exercise and just treating yourself is putting the emphasis on making it the best of it’s kind; how far are you willing to take it? How creative can you get?
I haven’t decided how I’m completing this sentence yet and the week is already ticking away. Any ideas?
