What things are fun for me.
Faux fun vs real fun
(“faux” is French for “false”)
faux fun helps you ignore problems, real fun helps you face problems
faux fun gets boring, real fun never gets boring
faux fun you regret, real fun you never regret
faux fun makes everyone feel worse, real fun makes everyone feel better
[from May 2002 “Oprah Magazine” pp 224-227 “The Clue is in Your Funprint” by Martha Beck http://www.oprah.com/omagazine/200205/omag_200205_beck.jhtml]
My faux fun list:
I do NOT enjoy watching TV
I do NOT enjoy listening to music
I do NOT enjoy reading
I do NOT enjoy email
I do NOT enjoy working on the computer
I do NOT enjoy too much sweets / desserts
I do NOT enjoy surfing the web
I do NOT enjoy listening to the radio
I do NOT enjoy thinking
I do NOT enjoy being isolated
I do NOT enjoy electronics
I do NOT enjoy shopping
I do NOT enjoy music concerts
I do NOT enjoy buying CD’s
I do NOT enjoy buying books
My fun list:
I enjoy playing drums, guitar, piano
I enjoy going for walks
I enjoy spending time with my wife and son
I enjoy spending time with animals
I enjoy being outside
I enjoy throwing/catching/kicking/hitting balls
I enjoy hiking
I enjoy open spaces
I enjoy the ocean and the beach
I enjoy massages
I enjoy yoga
I enjoy talking with people
I enjoy surprising other people with kindness
I enjoy sunrises and sunsets
I enjoy thunderstorms
I enjoy snowstorms
I enjoy autumn
I enjoy spring
I enjoy Fridays and Saturdays
I enjoy helping others
I enjoy meditating
I enjoy reading my favorite quotes
I enjoy high places (mountains, roofs, trees, lookouts)
I enjoy running
I enjoy making paths in the woods
I enjoy complimenting people
I enjoy writing with a pen more than typing on a computer
I enjoy getting rid of things more than keeping things
I enjoy reflecting on what surprised, touched, and inspired me today
I enjoy creating metaphors/analogies
I enjoy writing documents
I enjoy writing software
I enjoy getting up early in the morning
I enjoy taking naps
I enjoy teaching others
I enjoy learning
I enjoy doing off-the-wall things to surprise people
I enjoy cleaning and organizing
I enjoy making other people happy
I enjoy singing
I enjoy taking showers
I enjoy mowing lawn
I enjoy dusk and dawn
I enjoy hearing birds sing
I enjoy leading meetings
I enjoy creating contests
I enjoy problem solving
-Robbie Bednark (originally written June 6, 2002)
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