Why I Do Such Things

As the sameness of my work and environment closed in on my mind and soul, feeding the now formidable flames of my cynicism and disaffection, I knew something had to be done. Something life-changing. The answer? This Book Will Change Your Life. Written by the intentionally obscure authors Ben and Henrik, this book is a 365 step guide to truly living. Each day I am assigned a task from this book- anything from trying a new fruit to bailing a stranger out of jail, or navigating an entire day without the sense of touch. I will hand deliver my emails for a day, pick up a hitch-hiker, get into a fight, and learn ballet. Hellen Keller says "Life is a daring adventure, or nothing." I plan to make it the former... (to read more, click here)

Monday, January 24, 2011

Compliment Day

Day 14
Today was compliment day. Really, for the first half of the day, I forgot (as well as periodically throughout the second half as well.. Most of the responses I got were laughs. Some nervous, but most were simply a comment on the strangeness of my compliment (I guess it is a bit odd to say "I like your nose" to someone I haven't talked to in a while). I got some "thank you"s and a few smiles, which was nice. However, the responses that most shocked me were the hostile ones.  I'll admit that I didn't take up a whole lot of time to think up the compliments- I just commented on the first thing I noticed, but I was a bit taken aback. Overall, I would say that it didn't add to or take away from my happiness. However, it provided a bit more abnormality to my otherwise very normal day, so in that respect it was successful.
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