project , write that down .
7 . When I scroll through my camera roll on my phone , I always get inspired when I see _____________________ ___________.
Don ’ t just try to imagine what encourages you ; go back through your photos and see what moments you cared about enough to take a picture . I guarantee there are some you ’ ve forgotten . Don ’ t be afraid to turn to technology for a little bit of help . Those prompts will be enough to get you up and running , but if you really want to geek out on your list , you can grab twenty more prompts and thirty examples of what I put on my list at Acuff . com / list .
You can also create your own prompts .
Another way to expand your list is to ask friends if there ’ s anything they would add . All you need to do is text one friend and say something like this :
I ’ m working on an exercise with an author named Jon Acuff called a Best Moments List , where I create a massive list of the things that light me up . They can be memories from my past , hobbies I love , skills that come naturally to me , or anything at all that gives me joy . He says sometimes they ’ re hard for us to notice because it ’ s like we ’ re standing so close to the painting of our lives that we can ’ t really see the entire canvas . As a friend who has a wider perspective of my life , is there anything you ’ d add to my list ?
If you ’ re an introvert and that last suggestion made your skin crawl , no problem . Build your list in the way that works for you . The method you use doesn ’ t really matter as long as you end up with a collection of moments that gives you
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