We sometimes take ourselves SO seriously. Our life can become so heavy and feel full of darkness because we take ourselves and our life so seriously that we've totally forgotten how to relax and have fun. When was the last time we actually played? Think about this, when was the last time that you really let loose and just enjoyed yourself? One of the greatest gifts we can give ourselves is permission to play.
Just because we grow up, that doesn't mean we can no longer enjoy life or have fun. Sometimes I look around the world and think our society is trying to suck the joy out of everything. How sad and how destructive to all of us, especially our children...but that's another post, right now we are focused on us older ones.
I have a very close friend who is an expert at play. When we get together we giggle like two school girls. It really doesn't matter to us where we are or what we do, we seem to be able to make any situation fun. Our very first meeting was spent shopping for furniture and we both reveled in petting all the soft furniture, sitting on all of the chairs and sofas and imagining what we would do if we actually owned the furniture. We had more fun than if' we'd visited an amusement park and all we were doing was looking at furniture! Every time we are together we find joy no matter what is going on in our lives.
Life can be very serious and it's OK to take it seriously, but we shouldn't take ourselves so seriously that we forget who we are and that we are entitled to joy and happiness.
The key here is finding joy in simple things, looking for the positive in any situation and allowing ourselves to let go and have some fun. We don't have to spend a lot of money or even go out to play, we can play where ever we are. We just need to use our imagination and be opened to whatever comes our way. It also helps to find someone who likes to do things with us, sharing the joy seems to increase our joy.
Be spontaneous, dance in the isle at the store, throw off your shoes and walk in the grass, sing a long with the radio. LIGHTEN UP! We don't have to carry the weight of the world on our shoulders, there are plenty of us to share the load!
Don't go out there and do anything dangerous or something that would hurt someone else, but please try to find some way to play at least once a day. Dance around your kitchen, crank up the radio and sing at the top of your lungs while driving, steal your kids playdough and make a dinosaur, fill up a tub with bubbles and put on your favorite song, get some flowers and arrange them, whatever sounds like fun!
Let's give ourselves permission to lay down our load and have some fun. I know we all can do this!
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