Go. Do. Create. Live.

I noticed that I enjoy having interesting people in my life. I like unusual people to spend my time with. I define "unusual" as non-Nascar loving, book reading, quirky interests, and a strong desire to seek out life rather than waiting for life to come to them on the couch.


Taeya

I am delighted by people who pursue the things they love. It almost (almost) doesn't matter what those things are, as long as they bring passion to it. My almost qualification is that whatever it is they pursue has to be active not passive. Being a die hard fan of watching golf on television is not interesting. For me, it also helps if that activity is atypical. An avid pursuit of playing golf is less interesting - to me - than an avid pursuit of belly dance...


Ultra Violet

...or performing in a samba band...

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Jon

...or taiko drumming and fine watch craftsmanship...


Megan

...or doing contact improv and becoming a yoga instructor...


Alleen

...or hoop dancing.

It is that embrace of doing that is interesting and desirable. I am not much interested in what was on television last night, or how tidy your house is, or how much money you make. What I enjoy is people who seek to routinely bang their funometer off the top, who not only seize the day, but grab it and shake it until its teeth rattle.

I am remembering a winter trip up to Lake Superior with Reena and friends. We stayed in a cabin, right on the shore of the lake. In the guest book someone had left a beautiful drawing of the view from the table there, out through the open cabin door showing the woods, beckoning. The grafitti-like text accompanying it read, "Go Outside!" That made a profound impact on both Reena and me.

Go. Do. Create. Live.