Our lives are filled with so many responsibilities. We have obligations to our jobs, spouses, children, pets, homes, volunteer organizations, churches, and the list goes on. We work hard all week long. Often times the weekend comes and goes, and our time was spent managing the details of life and attending to our responsibilities.
WE WORK HARD!
So we’d better make sure we PLAY HARD too!
I decided to google the definition of weekend and was pleasantly surprised to find that it is not only defined as “the period from Friday evening through Sunday evening” but also included “regarded as a time for leisure“. If a weekend is intended to be a time for leisure, which is really just a grown up word for play, then we need to make sure we are making time to play….and to play hard!
PRACTICE RANDOM ACTS OF AWESOMENESS
PLAY!!! The awesome action challenge is to have a weekend with intentional PLAY time!
Playing is not the same as relaxing. To play is a verb, which means “to engage in activity for enjoyment and recreation rather than a serious or practical purpose”. What a powerful definition! I think I need to post that on my kitchen wall as a constant reminder.
Be silly, be childlike, be uninhibited…..just PLAY!
- Have a bubble gum blowing contest
- Walk in the rain and jump barefoot in puddles
- Go for a bike ride, and make a detour at the ice cream shop
- Have a water balloon fight (or use Silly String)
- Put 1 marsh-mellow in your mouth at a time, and say “Chubby Bunny” after each one
- Turn your favorite music up really loud, and dance like no one is watching
What do you LOVE to do?
What brings you JOY?
What puts a SMILE on your face?
What gives you a belly LAUGH?
What makes you feel like a KID again?
Whatever it is – make it a priority to do it this weekend! Plan some PLAY time into your life!
*Awesome Action BONUS*
Want to play really hard? Double your play time! However much time you were intending to dedicate to playing, double it! While you’re at it, go ahead and schedule your PLAY time for next weekend too!
I’d love to hear from you! How are you going to PLAY this weekend?
with Joy & Gratitude,
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