Ø What crosses your mind when you hear the idioms ‘Spice of Life’, ‘Salt of Life’?
Ø Is it necessary to trust your gut and follow your bliss? Does it make an impact on your attitude to life? Why? Why not?
Ø Do you ever dare to try something new and different in your life?
Ø Have you ever missed out some really cool experiences in your life?
Ø As you grow older, are you still open to new opportunities or prefer to shut them down every time they occur?
Ø Do you ever feel trapped in fear when you start doing something quite challenging for you? How do you overcome it?
Ø Do you think tasting other cultures adds some extra flavor to life? Why?
Ø What image best describes your life? Draw and share.
Ø How do you prefer to taste your life:
- in a slow secure mode, rather carefully;
- in a calm and happy way, by seizing every single moment of it;
- in an engaging and adventurous way, when you are an explorer;
- piece by piece, coherently, routinizing, planning every bits and pieces of it;
- by following the drastically described ‘Here and Only Now!’, ‘Neck or Nothing!’ idea;
- add your own preference.
Ø How would you describe the taste of your life? Choose from the list of adjectives. Explain your choice.
Bitter, sweet, bland, sugary, sour, piping hot, sharp, strong, fresh, savory, rich, salty, scrumptious, crunchy, dry, aromatic, moist, greasy, nutty, fruity
Ø Do you think your life has enough spice / flavor?
Ø Imagine that you have to tell your grandkids an exciting thing you did in your life. What would it be about?
Ø How do you spice up your life? Continue the sentences:
I absolutely love…
I’m really keen on ….
I’m crazy about…
I fancy...
Ø Is there anything else that can bring about a sparkling change into your life? What’s that?
Ø If you had to make a bucket list of things you wanted to do before you die, what would be in that list?
Ø What would life without salt and spices be like?
1. Do you know any tips on how to make our life feel even more worth living? Which of the tips below can really help you to spice your life up and which ones make it bland?
2. Watch a video and tick 5 tips a speaker mentions
1. Exploration is a mindset that leads to being interesting.
2. Never break the pattern
3. Look at the world through a child’s eyes.
4. Go for the road less travelled
5. Hardly ever say say YES to what life offers
6. Be spontaneous, expressive and impulsive.
7. Live in the past
8. Have interesting hobbies and experiences
9. Use shortcuts to anyplace worth going
10. Be predictable.
3. Which of them do you find more / less useful?
4. Do you follow any of them?
5. Add some more tips to the list if possible.
