Wisdom came from, of all places, the last answer on a standard blog interview with a random (but wise!) junk-hauler. His answer to whether or not he had a personal motto was: “There are two kinds of people. There are people preparing to live life, and there are people who live it.”

I, for instance, am a master planner. I make lists and time-lines. I research, take notes, bookmark and daydream. I am admired far and wide for my excellent proficiency with Google. Buuuut…I still haven’t taken the trip to Europe I’ve been planning since I was 18. I haven’t bought a car, or gone to Henley, or gotten in shape, or learned how to do my own damn hair (seriously, I’m helpless with my head suit). So, it seems, I fall squarely into the first camp. And I’m not entirely comfortable with that.

So, fix? I’m thinking, super-short term goals that are LESS specific, if that makes sense. Shrink the planning window, and bump up the ‘doing’ to something more immediate. My idea is to design, in my head, the mundane features of life-as-I’d-like-to-LIVE-it,  then work up from there to the big ticket items. Start with, I dunno…keeping good tea in my desk drawer, and work up to exercising 3-4 times a week. Then saving for that vacation. You see how it goes?

Someone asked me yesterday what I did for fun…and I actually couldn’t answer. I couldn’t think of a single thing beyond reading books and drinking wine. There’s got to be something more to my life than reading, working and planning for the future, right? We shall see!

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