Life is one big party, or at least it should be. Our lifespan on this Earth is finite and we only have so much time to blah blah blah... (insert everything you've ever heard about living life to the fullest here). Today I'm not writing to promote any of the usual Nike "Just Do It" ideology but rather to explore a concept I like to call "Party Points," or PP's.
Party Points, although intangible, are something that we all accumulate. They can be accrued through exercise, studying, doing taxes, working on a project, or any other activity that we should be doing. Every task you complete and every goal you accomplish should be rewarded with PP's. Some tasks are easier to accomplish than others and they will earn less PP's than a task that requires more time and energy. When we have accumulated enough PP's we can redeem them for something we enjoy. Perhaps it could be for a party, the bowling alley, or maybe just a trip to the beach. The choice is yours; they're your PP's.
You'll know how many PP's you've accumulated based on your gut feeling alone. It's that feeling we keep bottled up, ready to explode at any moment after preparing for 2 weeks straight for some meaningless final exam or job interview. That feeling of near implosion is your body telling you that you need to go Buck Wild and redeem your hard earned PP's! The outcome of whatever you have spent 2 weeks preparing for does not always have to be positive, i.e. you don't always have to win the job, do well on the exam, or win the game. As long as you gave your best effort, the PP's you gained during those intense two weeks can be redeemed towards any of your favorite activities. I personally like to apply PP's towards their namesake: parties!
If I haven't earned enough PP's to go to a party then my body will tell me so. Everything going through my head as I think about getting ready for the party will "not feel right." You've had this feeling before I'm sure. It's a feeling of unworthiness. It's a feeling of guilt that we should be doing something more productive. It's an indicator that we have not earned enough PP's to let ourselves enjoy a night out. Continue to work steadfastly towards your goals and you will soon accumulate enough PP's.
If we allow ourselves to party or go out without the sufficient amount of PP's then the effect of guilt and unworthiness will have a double whammy effect on our body and mind. However enjoyable the night was before, the next morning will bring back old feelings of responsibility, deadlines, and commitments. The time and energy spent on a night out could have been applied towards earning more PP's for yourself. This will work against your health (physical, mental, etc.) You'll tell yourself that you should not have gone out the previous night and then you will realize that you're more behind than ever with all of your projects and tasks.
Regret and unworthiness: nobody wants to feel these. So why do it to yourself? Don't go out unless you have earned enough PP's for yourself. Work hard, play hard. There is a universal balance in everything in life. Try to find the balance in your life by applying the quantization of PP's to your current situation. Have you put in enough work to go out and have a good time? Yes? Great! Go out and enjoy yourself. No? Then stay focused on the task at hand and stop wasting your time on YouTube, Facebook, Reddit, Twitter, Myspace, Skype, AIM, StumbleUpon, and my blog!
~Anthans
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