To leave everyday an extra hour on your agenda for yourself
To get more sleep
To have all the time in the world
To allow yourself to not know, to not have the answers, but to have many questions, to have chaos in your mind; maybe you are lucky, then, to give birth to an exceptional idea, as Nietzsche suggested
To say No when you don’t want something or you can’t do something, when you don’t know
To get up and leave places, groups where you don’t feel good
To dream that you will see the world (for example, to go to at least one place in the world that begins with each letter of the alphabet)
To start something new but not in the direction of the whole herd (for example, if most go to psychology or coaching school, go to political science, statistics, bioengineering – I read in today’s newsletter of Cristian China Birta that are among the highest-paid and least stressful jobs)
To cultivate one or more passions
To offer flowers
To compliment yourself when you see something you like about another person
To learn something new: ride a bike, drive, speak French or Portuguese, for example
To have a small goal every day, but let your contentment come from elsewhere, not from reaching the goal; the idea is to accomplish your goals but not be their slave, (and) something else to give you satisfaction
To call someone you care about and ask how they are doing
To be the person who does not constantly complain but always finds energy reserves
To put on your oxygen mask first: it is a proof of responsibility to take care of yourself, so that you can have resources for others as well.
To take a break from time to time from social media, phone, laptop
To show up in extravagant outfits, if you like
To stop worrying about what the world will say
To better own who you are, how you are, as if the place of the victim of society is occupied by too many, there is no room there
To reward yourself, to celebrate when you achieve something and to celebrate your loved ones
Finally, here are some antonyms of the verb ‘to dare’:
* To avoid
* To be afraid
* To obey
* To refrain
* To follow
Of course, there are situations when it is good to avoid, to refrain, when we are afraid. But maybe we don’t want to live daily under the empire of limitation.