Today, see your life, not as a burden, a solemn duty, or a task for which you are not fully prepared, but instead as a lark and a plunge. Dictionary.com defines lark as "a merry, carefree adventure; frolic; escapade." A plunge is "a leap or a dive," "a headlong or impetuous rush or dash." Today, take your life less seriously. See your undertakings as playful adventures. Approach them with curiosity, a willingness to learn, and an appreciation of fun. Dive in, with less fear, less devotion to a particular outcome, and more of a sense of experimentation and discovery.
In this week's podcast Happier with Gretchen Rubin, Gretchen and her sister share favorite quotes, one of which is this line from the character Clarissa in Virginia Woolf's novel Mrs. Dalloway: "What a lark! What a plunge!"
Today, see your life, not as a burden, a solemn duty, or a task for which you are not fully prepared, but instead as a lark and a plunge. Dictionary.com defines lark as "a merry, carefree adventure; frolic; escapade." A plunge is "a leap or a dive," "a headlong or impetuous rush or dash." Today, take your life less seriously. See your undertakings as playful adventures. Approach them with curiosity, a willingness to learn, and an appreciation of fun. Dive in, with less fear, less devotion to a particular outcome, and more of a sense of experimentation and discovery.
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AuthorTarn Wilson is the author of the memoir The Slow Farm and numerous essays. You may read more of her work at tarnwilson.com. Archives
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