give in novel ways
by Matthias •I need again to be reminded to jump out the mundane life routine. Or more so, the mundane me. To wake up again, to become sparkled eyed, to actively seek opportunity in my environment and with others. To break, even for a brief single moment, with the normal. To act, with small action, in a fresh new way. To explore and adventure again, to experiment. To come into action that is creative, or novel, or implies some risk. To venture out of cultural expectation or one's comfort zone.
To go far out one's way to help another. The unexpected. To do make eye contact on the bus and smile. To see one running laps and to secretly cheer for them, go strong, to thank them for taking care of their bodies, even if they might look far from fit. When asked for money to present my wallet and let them pick what they need. To give gifts that you usually don't give, gifts that make your own heart tick a little faster or make your palms sweat.
It works well with strangers as they do not expect it. These moments happen fast and there is hardly no opportunity for them to give back in a linear and transactional kind of fashion. Then it really feels like it is given, when nothing is given in return.
Induce beautiful little shocks of anomalies, spark light and creates glimpses of the new.