Defy the tyranny of your fears and reconnect with your higher truth

Be the résistance and join the ranks of the bold

Welcome, weary traveler. Sit down before you turn into one of those “no fun allowed” types who insists on reading the news in every spare moment. Catch your breath and think: How did I get here?

Somewhere along the way, someone told you that in order to be a "real adult," you needed to lose your sparkle, your quirks, your creativity, and most importantly, the sheer joy of making things that don’t serve your tribe and ambition. You folded up your dreams, put them in a drawer, and convinced yourself that imagination is best served for worrying. But I’m here to tell you—stop it. Seriously. That void you’re running from is your opportunity to be the rebel, to push back against the agenda that makes you small, dull, and easy to manipulate in the so-called “real world.”

Resisting the urge to conform to society’s norms might be the most subversive, creative thing you do all day. So here’s a list of absolutely absurd, wildly creative, and utterly magical things to do instead of letting society suck the fun out of your existence. Because, let’s face it, a serious adult devoid of imagination is like a banana without the peel: naked, sad, and begging to be devoured by someone stronger.

Here’s how to keep your sense of wonder, and your quirky, creative, full of life self intact, no matter how dark things get:

1. Gather your friends and shout “I'M FREE!” while running through the streets: Bonus points if you can get a slow-motion shot of you running past confused pedestrians. Extra bonus points if you're wearing a cape.

2. Buy a trampoline and launch yourself into the air while screaming existential questions: If you’re going to scream something at the universe, why not make it big, like “What’s the meaning of life?!” while flinging yourself into the air? You might even get an answer on your way down.

3. Create a sock puppet and stage a lecture: You’re not a boring adult, you’re an innovator. Watch as your sock puppet explains the future of space travel.

4. Join a 5k, but only pretend you're in an action movie: Channel your inner Jason Bourne and dodge imaginary bullets, roll under traffic cones, and run like someone is chasing you.

5. Take up extreme ironing: Get your iron and press clothes in wild, dangerous locations like on top of a mountain, skydiving, or on the edge of a cliff. Take photos or it didn’t happen.

6. Start a vegetable orchestra: Carrot flutes? Cucumber percussion? Forget orchestra pit rules. Grab your produce and get ready to make a symphony out of things that will eventually end up in your salad.

7. Make a playlist of songs that remind you of your favorite pasta shapes: Ponder why “Mac n’ Cheese” by Beastie Boys makes so much sense. Then have a pasta night.

8. Put a random object on your head and pretend it’s a crown: Be the king or queen of anything for an afternoon. No one can challenge you when you wear your prestigious yogurt container crown.

9. Make a scrapbook of things that are physically impossible to do: Create a stunning collage of unachieved dreams. Title it: “Things I Will Never Do Because I’m Not a Magical Unicorn.”

10. Host a dinner party where cereal is an ingredient in every course: Start with a nice soup made of cornflakes. Serve dinner as a "crunchy experience." End with dessert: cereal-flavored cake.

11. Get out the good silverware to eat sloppy joes: Why use normal utensils when you can pretend you're at a 5-star restaurant? Savor your summer camp favorite like the elite that you are.

12. Use emojis to convey your deepest thoughts on world politics: My go-to is 🚀🚀🚀🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️ Everyone will get it.

13. Write an autobiography in the third person and make it 90% about your favorite breakfast cereal: “Emma did not wake up feeling like a champion today. She woke up with an insatiable desire for Cinnamon Toast Crunch…”

Doing this regularly is not the path for the faint of heart—it's for the brave souls who are willing to face their shape-shifting boggart head-on and laugh in its face. It’s for those who dare to reject the dull, predetermined script of adulthood and instead forge a life that's untamed, unfiltered, and unapologetically real. You won’t find this path on any map, because it’s one that you trailblaze alone. But for those brave enough to take it, it’s not some dreary sense of duty—it’s a full-blown celebration of everything that makes you, well, you. It’s about becoming a radiant, unapologetic beacon of individuality, a light so brilliantly unconventional that it catches fire and burns on for eternity, lighting the way for everyone too scared to step off the beaten track.