Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Doing it for the love of it.

Here is a list of ideas, (which I will keep adding to, and which you can too through comments), of things we can do that will have an affect on other's and on ourselves to create a feeling that we know we would love to experience a reflection of. Feelings of laughter, love, appreciation, excitment, inspiration etc.

  • LOVE NOTES. These are small notes you hide in places your partner, kids, parents, staff etc will find at some point. They should be appropriate to the person you are leaving them for, and be sure that only they will find them.
  • treasure hunt: taking someone to the movies? Perhaps do a small treasure hunt around home or work, where they have to follow clues and solve puzzles in order to eventually find the hidden movie tickets.
  • Write a letter put half a bar of your favourite chocolate in it, and send it to someone, tell them it is your favourite and you were thinking of them, and wanted them to share the experience with them.
  • watched a super hilarious movie. Have a movie night at your home, and invite some quality friends to enjoy a laugh. It can be after dinner so no pressure to have to cook for eveyone. Maybe make some homemade popcorn and chips with dip to share.
  • Connect to someone new, by noticing something about them. "Wow, that is really nice perfume, where did you discover that?" "Those are really nice ear rings, they compliment your bone structure beautifully". "You have really great taste in shoes where is your favourite haunt to buy." Guys find this harder to do to guys, but it is the same for sunglasses, watch, car. The reason is because guys are generally eagles, so when the speak, they tend to compete. "so, what do you do?" Find common ground...."seen any good movies you would recommend? " " Have you into snorkling at all, any recommendations? Where would you recommend for a game of pool?" Guys love to asked for their favourites as much as girls do.
  • Engage a group of new friends in a travelling activity feast. Basically get 4-8 people to organise one activity each. It needs to be a task that has to be completed, to be able to go to the next level. It can be at their home, or at a park somewhere. It can be simple like basic kids birthday party games, or it can be more time consuming like a poker game which requires a certain amount of winnings to move on. You can do it on points, so the participants gain certain points for winning, coming second etc, and points for achieving a task, ie, can you get the apple out of the bucket of water using only your mouth? If yes, you gain a point. You can have an agreed prize at the end of the day, but the real winners are everyone, because you would have had a great day. Each place you go to, that 'organizer is responsible for nibbles. Just finger food. The last persons place may have supper, and finish with poker for example, or a board game such as monopoly, (can have several boards going in one room at a time, or a card game called frustration. Enjoy a few drinks, or even end up watching a funny movie.

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