Being an invalid for 2.5 years will give you ingenuity—after all, “Necessity is the mother of invention”—and also make you somewhat crazy. Here’s a crazy list maybe you can draw from when you too have sick days.
- Read a book
- Read a magazine
- Read an article online
- Surf the web (wikipedia, etc)
- Write a book
- Write a daily journal
- Write down a habit you do and wish you could quit, then write why you won’t quit—refer back to this daily and note any changes
- Write about memories—the highest and lowest moments of your life and what you learned (and are still learning) from them
- Write about life-goals—what do you want to accomplish in 10 years, and what is keeping you from doing that in 6 months?
- Watch a movie
- Watch a documentary
- Watch a TV show
- Watch a lecture on theology, physics, or how to write the next Great American Novel (youtube, vimeo, etc)
- Think about life and its meaning
- Daydream about your perfect world, then think about what makes it perfect, and dissect your worldview by what you value as “perfect”
- Daydream about being an astronaut one day
- Imagine life without evil
- Imagine what God thinks when you brag
- Think about God—imagine the world from his point of view
- Read a book and imagine being the character—spending more time imagining than reading
- Listen to pop music and deconstruct the worldview
- Listen to classical music and try to follow the logic
- Listen to a lecture (or series)
- Listen to an audiobook
- Listen to a sermon (or series)
- Learn how to better use your computer
- Learn how to better use your iPhone
- Learn how to categorize knowledge so you can learn in chunks
- Learn about different cultures
- Learn about God's creation: science (biological, astronomical, etc), physics, quantum mechanics, Laws of Nature
- Learn about the people in it: history, social scientists, artists, theologians, philosophers, etc.
- Learn about the reason behind it: ask questions (philosophy) and find answers (religion) and stick to them
- Read an entire book of the Bible in one sitting and then force yourself to repeat the main events/themes out loud without looking—taking all day if necessary
- Pray and tell God why you hate being sick
- Pray for your church and its problems
- Pray and thank God for three things, then convince yourself of their value by imagining what life would be without them
- Thank God for the life He’s given you and ask Him to make you a better man/woman through the common means of disciplines and habits
- Text a friend and tell them you’re sick and they should feel sorry for you, then give yourself a high-five.
If you want to do any of these and want resources and/or recommendations, email me.