February 13, 2012

The Burning Question - How Do You Want It All To Feel?

Your day, kissing, next success, friendships, nervous system, money-making… How do you want it all to feel?


Danielle LaPorte has launcher her new Burning Question series and says, "[L]imber up, loosen the images and adjectives encrusted on our goals and most-desired states. It helps to get poetic, lyrical, and abstract. Go there with me." Yes, please and thank you.


I want my day to feel like the first sips of hot coffee.
I want my 
next success to feel like jumping into a cool pool on a hot, humid, steamy day.
I want my 
body to feel like the first few beats of a favorite dance song.
I want 
smiling to feel like a bite of fresh pear.
I want my 
friendships to feel like warm winter coats and cool summer breezes.
I want my 
nervous system a serene Vermont lake.
I want my 
neighborhood to feel like my best friend's hand in mine.
I want my 
integrity to feel like the beating of a human heart.

I want kissing to feel like the first snow.
I want my challenges to feel snowboarding for the first time.
I want my money-making to feel like breathing.
I want my 
laughter to feel like ocean waves.
I want the 
end of the day to feel like the encore of a favorite concert.
I want 
being of service to feel like drinking a cold glass of water after a long run.

I want my love to feel like standing at the base of mountains and at the peak of mountains.
I want my 
writing to feel like 
Sandra Cisneros dances with Wally Lamb.
I want my ideas to feel like the invention of the lightbulb, the telephone, and hot chocolate.