To Do List

Things to do:

  1. Take time to be a kid.
  2. Explore nature.
  3. Give a compliment.
  4. Give a gift.
  5. Build something out of wood.
  6. Meditate by the light of a fire.
  7. Make your bed.
  8. Go to church / temple.
  9. Cultivate a garden.
  10. Decorate your space.
  11. Go to a concert.
  12. Go to a museum.
  13. Step away from work.
  14. Laugh.
  15. Swim.
  16. Run.
  17. Ride a bike.
  18. Hang this list on someone else’s fridge.
  19. Write a song.
  20. Write a screenplay.
  21. Visit your family.
  22. Volunteer.
  23. Excite / educate a child’s mind.
  24. Do a puzzle (jigsaw, crossword, sudoku).
  25. Call an old friend.
  26. Sit in the sun.
  27. Stretch like a cat.
  28. Watch the clouds.
  29. Be grateful.
  30. Write a poem.
  31. Go on a road trip.
  32. Take a nap.
  33. Take a bath.
  34. Take a hike.
  35. Bake a treat for someone.
  36. Write a love letter on a sticky note.
  37. Speak kind words.
  38. Give a massage (ask permission).
  39. Watch a sunset.
  40. Learn something new.
  41. Forgive yourself.
  42. Unplug for an hour.
  43. Read a book.
  44. Put a sticky-note in an inconspicuous place.
  45. Lose track of time.
  46. Pay attention to your pet(s).
  47. Get excited over little things.
  48. Find the secrets of the universe.
  49. Create some origami.
  50. Fix a societal ill.
  51. Plant a tree.
  52. Write a computer program.
  53. Use your imagination.
  54. Invent something useful.
  55. Set up a practical joke for someone.
  56. Clean out the bottom of your toaster.
  57. Draw a comic.
  58. Practice a stand-up routine.
  59. Ask a lot of questions.
  60. Sing in your car.
  61. Find a new friend.
  62. Watch a black-and-white movie.
  63. Build a treehouse.
  64. Build a birdhouse.
  65. Run for President.
  66. Learn what Zen means.
  67. Practice archery.
  68. Pay for someone else’s groceries.
  69. Dance like Michael Jackson.
  70. Play basketball like Michael Jordan.
  71. Hope.
  72. Study a conspiracy theory.
  73. Eat a fortune cookie.
  74. Make balloon animals.
  75. Play Dungeons and Dragons.
  76. Start a collection.
  77. Learn where your family name originated.
  78. Juggle oranges.
  79. Fly a kite.
  80. Fly a paper airplane.
  81. Grab marbles with your toes.
  82. Make a trash can basketball hoop.
  83. Knit yourself a sweater.
  84. Learn a new language.
  85. Get an ant farm.
  86. See a stage play.
  87. Be in a stage play.
  88. Sing a solo.
  89. Ask your parents about their childhood.
  90. Learn how paper is recycled.
  91. Give someone a second chance.
  92. Give everyone you know a nickname.
  93. Consider another person’s point of view.
  94. Jump on a trampoline.
  95. Swing on a swing.
  96. Wear socks that don’t match.
  97. Make animal sounds.
  98. Hang ten.
  99. Sell lemonade.
  100. _______________________________.

Published by Kurt Gailey

The latest update is that I've written seven novels, twenty screenplays, four self-help books, and one children's early reader, but only published half of them. So the question is: how can we speed up the literary machine?

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