Wow, but do I love what this book has to say! MBeck is my new hero :)

Okay, so I’ve cheated and just read through this rather than working through each exercise – but I will go back and do it properly! However, even just the reading made me stop and go, “Yes!” at so many points.

I’m glad I read ahead, ‘cos the first few menu items are pretty hard – really, I’m still on Nothing, stage 1! But further on we hit things like Desire: if you really want to do something (within reason!) what’s the point in stopping yourself? I get this: half an hour playing with glitter is going to make me more productive afterwards, rather than telling myself no and trying to force myself to concentrate on something else.

Risk is another one that really hit me. Do something that scares you – first thought, no way I’m going near spiders, no matter how much you tell me it’ll “do me good in the long-term”!! But reading on I had an epiphany: everything I want to do with my life comes with an element of fear. I haven’t built that website yet, ‘cos I’m scared it’ll be rubbish; I struggle to start studying ‘cos I’m terrified of failure. Writing, crafting, exercising, getting skinny – ALL of these things have a fear that’s stopping me from really going for it. And – looky, here’s an exercise telling me to do something, anything, that scares me!

The rest seem more obvious: laughter, connected with people, treats and play, but each had a bit that made me nod and see instantly how my life could be better – not because I’m following some regime laid out in this book, but because this book will help me see the world, life, slightly differently. The only thing you need to change is your outlook!

Now to master doing Nothing, and onwards!