Being spontaneous

Recently, I’ve had the opportunity to be SPONTANEOUS! That words means… doing things unplanned, on a whim, oftentimes just for fun! I think it’s important to engage in spontaneous shenanigans as much as you can. It makes life FUN! There’s a lot to explore. Life is too short to not just go for it sometimes.

Something I’ve tried to live out in the past year or so, since I’m getting older, is this:

Saying YES to new experiences.

Should you say yes to everything all the time? No! Why, you’d be a dead man!

But new experiences? New can be scary. A lot humans, such as myself, really like patterns. Sometimes breaking a pattern can be intimidating, and it can be tempting to just say no, what if it doesn’t work out? What if something bad happens?

Just say yes! Experiment! Go outside your comfort zone! Don’t worry about what other people think!

Think of it this way: start saying yes more, and look at the outcomes. Best case scenario, you’ve created a new memory, a human connection, or discovered a new hobby or passion! Worst case scenario, you learned something shouldn’t have been said yes too! Move on! Don’t lose your whimsey!

When I was offered the opportunity to go to Puerto Rico for the first time, I didn’t say yes at first. Puerto Rico? A very distant island in Central America’s hurricane belt? Y mi Español es como un niño con ocho años!!!!

But after thinking about it, I decided to just say yes. I almost had to convince myself to stop overthinking. And it was one of the best yes’s I’ve ever yes’d! The experience was amazing, it opened my mind to a whole new world that’s been waiting for me my whole life!

And HEY! Being spontaneous and saying yes to new experiences doesn’t need to be expensive or time consuming. Want to go check out a new place? A restaurant, a bar, even something like a park? GO! Don’t ask yourself questions, just do it! Is it close to your house? Walk to it for Pete’s sake! Get some steps in! Slow down! Scientists have confirmed (source: trust me bro) that walking to a place allows you to take in 400-500% more of your surroundings!

Say YES!