100 Paths to Ecstasy
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1. Stomp in mud puddles. Get really wet! 2. Hug yourself
and linger there. 3. Open yourself to LOVE. 4. Breathe into
any part of your body that you've forgotten about. Close your
eyes and let yourself feel it. 4. Taste or smell yourself (you get to choose
which part) and revel in your own essence. 5. Read anything
by Hafiz, Rumi or Walt Whitman and let it all just sink in. 6.
Spin around until you're dizzy and watch the world dissolve.
7. Find
a kindred, open-hearted spirit. Look into their eyes until
you see your own reflection. Keep looking until you feel the
loop of infinity between you. Allow yourself to dissolve. 8.
Go outside in your barefeet and find some grass or dirt. Breathe
in the fecundity of the Earth and FEEL your connection to this
planet. Let the energy fill you. 9. Throw your arms open wide
and imagine all the sweet honey of the Universe dripping all over you.
Bask
in the love. 10. Eat some good, dark chocolate (or whatever
else you love) and just sink into the experience. Close your
eyes,
taste and make love to that morsel. Let the sensation fill
you. 11. Play with yourself (you get to choose the method and location). 12. Go
outside on a rainy day without a hood or umbrella and let the
rain
caress
your face. 13. Find an animal to love and play with. Watch it
just lay there and RECEIVE and take your cue from that. Let
it love you back. 14. Tell a story to a child and feel the wonder.
Ask someone to tell you a story and go to that same place. 15. Peer into the face of a flower until you find it peering back. 16. Listen to the song of the birds in the morning. Listen at night too. They are different and both have something different to tell you. 17. Smile and become aware of the muscles in your face and how you feel. 18. Hug someone and let them hug you back. 19. Tune into your body and ask where it needs some attention. Touch that place and feel it come alive. 19. Go the nearest park and go on a swing. Just trust me on this. 20. Squish your toes in the mud. 21. Tickle the leaves or blossoms of a tree with your nose especially after the rain. They will tickle you back. 22. Take a bath and luxuriate in the womb-like feeling of being immersed in water. Put your ears under the water, close your eyes and listen to all of the sounds. 23. Walk barefoot in grass covered with morning dew. 24. Strike up a conversation with a new person and let yourself be immersed in curiosity. 25. Find some sand to play with. Now play with it. For a long time. 26. Make some bread from scratch and consider how many people and entities have already contributed. Thank them while you knead love into your creation. 27. Talk to the flowers then listen for their response. 28. Sit down and watch a snail cross a path. 29. Find a pile of leaves. Jump in! 30. Watch the branches dance in the wind. For a long time. 31. Go to the local dollar store with 5 bucks and let your inner child play. Now go home and play with what you bought! 31. Take a bottle of bubbles with you in the car and blow them out the window the next time you're stuck in traffic. 32. Wiggle. A lot. For a long time. 33. Write all your worries on slips of paper. Tear them up. Put them a blender and mix them with a batch of jello. Once it's ready, Put it in a tub and squish it beneath your toes. I don't recommend eating this. 34. Watch the sunlight and shadows dance on the floor or wall. Do this until you forget about the time (it won't take long). 35. Light some candles or a fire and dance with your shadow which will be beautifully illuminated on the ceiling. Merge with your shadow. 36. Eat a ripe mango or peach (slowly) and let the juice drip all over you. 37. Go to the beach, find a large stick and write I LOVE MYSELF in the sand as big as you can. Read it. Feel it. 38. Buy a red helium balloon, find a place in nature that is filled with power, fill the balloon with your energy and intentions, then release it! Keep watching it until you can't see it anymore. 39. Go outside and kiss the Earth. Let yourself be filled with gratitude for all that you have received from Her. 40. Next time there is a beautiful sunrise, go outside (even if it's cold) and just watch the rays, watch the clouds or sky changing colors and feel the wonder of it all.
More to come...
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