I found this question in a document on my computer. I can't recall how it came to me or when. It made me smile, as I'm sure it did the first time I read it.
Think about it.
It makes me think of lululemon's challenge to do one thing each day that scares me. (They actually got the line from Eleanor Roosevelt.) But something scary is different than just doing something for the first time.
Regardless, it is something to keep in mind. It's a way to continue learning, to keep growing, to exercise the brain, to increase worldview.
So far this year the items that come to mind as firsts are:
- Attending the Paris and Santa Fe operas
- Trying the P90X fitness routine
- Beginning work on my thesis
- Drawing on an iPad
This is actually difficult. I've eaten at restaurants for the first time. I've travelled along different streets. I've had coffee in new shops. I've tried new mascara. I've read new books. But does this really count? I mean, when is the last time I did something that really felt like a first?
Something to consider.
