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It’s also terrible for you, psychologically, to do so.

If I had to guess, the story of the hobgoblin – the retold, retold and retold origin story connected to the Mischief curse – is a metaphor for the inner child.

The hobgoblin represents that innate human desire, at any age from youth to full adulthood, to live a fun, exciting and enjoyable life, as well as one that is responsible and successful and stable. 

A life that ticks all the boxes but doesn’t make your heart sing will never allow you to access true emotional fulfillment.

And, indeed, if your life continues on its course, you risk total disconnection from luck.

Time to start working on those Six Pleasure-Seeking Steps…

YOUR SIX PLEASURE-SEEKING STEPS

Please follow these Steps in the order in which they are listed below. The correct route through this program is essential to its integrity and success…

Step One: Taking a Break and Disconnecting

It all begins with creating enough room to take stock. 

Book some time off from work, or at the minimum, book yourself in for a weekend with no plans and no mind-spinning distractions. 

Put the phone, laptop and tablet down. Turn the TV off. Go analog. Give your brain space away from the endless buzz of the internet, the modern world and the warring demands for our limited human attention capacity. 

Start to notice how you return, slowly but surely, to childlike curiosity. Notice you might want, for the first time in years, to sit quietly and read a good book for hours or to play a game of chess with a loved one over your morning cup of coffee.

Step Two: Doing Something for YOU

Having performed Step One’s mental reset, think about what you could do for yourself. 

What is something you want for yourself and yourself alone? What is something that would be incredibly fun for        ? This will be different for everyone, so it’s tough to advise you on exactly how to play it out.

For example, there might be an item of clothing you’ve had your eye on for a while that’s a little more than you’d usually spend but EXACTLY what you want. And you can afford it –  you’re just not sure it’s a sensible use of your money.

Wave goodbye to sensible. Buy the item of clothing. Bask in the joy of harmless selfishness!

Step Three: Making Space for Play

Steps One and Two have been very internally focused, but now you can begin to bring others along for the ride. 

Assess your life and the amount of room in it for play. 

Then assess how you can change that and make concrete improvements.

From tackling an escape room with friends to participating in a group writing project or gaming experience, look for the things your inner child would have loved to try. 

Step Four: Doing Something Genuinely Spontaneous

At the point you’re at in life, you might find Step Four to be the hardest so far. Especially given what I know about you. 

(You’re a planner, and you like to know what’s going to happen next.)

But past the midpoint of your Pleasure-Seeking Steps, with so much growth already under your belt, I challenge you to let amusement and play in through unexpected doorways.

When you feel, on a whim, that you’d really like to do something… do it!

Step Five: Making Space for Humor and Mischief

Step Five is slightly less concrete because it will depend on your sense of humor and mischief. We all have a unique take on what we might find funny versus what we might find boring and juvenile.

My best advice is to do something silly and fun with a friend who shares your humor. 

Perhaps a light-hearted, good-natured prank war or a day during which you’re only allowed to speak to each other in ridiculous accents?

There are so many options to explore, but the root of the Step is this basic fact: Laughter can be found in every well-lived day.

Step Six: Taking Risks and Stepping Out of Your Comfort Zone

Finally, we come to Step Six. It’s been a fascinating journey. 

The program’s finale is similar to Step Four in some ways but distinct in others. You can plan and calculate your risks – they don’t have to be 100% spontaneous. But they must still be fun risks, thrilling in all the right ways.

Whether it’s asking someone out for a drink or skydiving out of a plane, there’s something you’ve wanted to do but NOT done because it’s out of your comfort zone.

Now’s the moment to spread your wings in pursuit of a happy, entertaining and thoroughly enjoyable existence. You’ll never know if you never try.

That concludes Step Six and your Six Pleasure-Seeking Steps,        . 

To assist you further in pursuing fun and spontaneity, as well as in gathering the luck you managed to retain by making this claim, here are your FREE Notably Lucky Numbers for the Next Two Months…

YOUR NOTABLY LUCKY NUMBERS FOR THE NEXT TWO MONTHS 

These Lucky Numbers were determined primarily through sky study and then confirmed with some crystal ball divination. 

(I always like to check that each lucky number I’ve discovered is 100% correct by consulting multiple sources – that way, I know I’m giving my clients undeniably accurate information and nothing has gone wrong or resulted in a false reading.)

There are 12 in total, and their luck could come to you at any moment, expected or unexpected… 

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I recommend memorizing these Numbers or writing them down on a small piece of paper and slipping them into your pocket/bag/wallet to take with you wherever you go. 

(Since there are so many in this instance, writing them down is probably the better bet.)

As I said, your Notably Lucky Numbers for the Next Two Months could find you anywhere. 

Keep your eyes open in your personal, professional, financial and emotional spheres. Don’t miss a single chance.

And, in keeping with your Six Steps, be sure to have a lot of fun with these Numbers!

Your loving friend,