- Tell people you’re really busy, then close the door and putter contentedly.
- Play with a dog.
- Don’t look at clocks.
- Lean back on pillows in a boat on a calm lake.
- Turn off all buzzing, beeping, ringing things.
- Float down a slow river in an inner tube with pals, passing the snacks back and forth.
- Read a completely engrossing book.
- Watch a summer parade in a small town.
- Ask a family elder to tell you about their earliest memories.
- Use a hand-cranked ice cream-maker. Take turns turning.
- Stare into a campfire.
- Rake leaves the old-fashioned way, letting the sound lull you.
- Memorize your favourite poem.
- Sit in a rocking chair while holding a sleeping baby.
- Re-read that bundle of treasured old letters.
- Don’t set the alarm.
- Watch your favourite movie from childhood.
- Meditate.
- Have an outdoor dinner with lanterns in the trees and candles on the table.
- Don’t wear a watch.
- Sort rocks at the edge of the sea.
- Give yourself a private concert of your favourite music and don’t do anything but listen.
- Lean back into a sun-warmed stone wall and close your eyes.
- Turn the calendars toward the wall.
- Daydream while lying in a field of fresh flowers.
- Drum with friends outside on the night of the full moon.
- Drool through a relaxing massage.
- Aim to accomplish only one thing per day.
- Create a tiny village with a child, at the edge of a forest or stream, using found objects
- Loll in a hot bath with the light out.
- Take a road trip across the prairie.
- Just play.
- Lie in a hammock and watch the stars move on a clear night.
- Use sundials to tell time, but only live where it’s always cloudy.
- Dance.
Bitte mitnehmen (by avelottes)
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