Monday, August 30, 2010

Tip for grownups #1 What is "Play"?

Hi. What is "play"? Kids and grown ups have two very different definitions. For grown ups, playing is going out for the night, spending lots of money, maybe getting drunk with some friends, having a frisky weekend with that special someone, etc. You type in "Adult Play" in google and you get a bunch of sexy sites and role play costumes. 
 
But for kids, play could mean any number of a hundred or more different things. Playing could be going outside and having a game of tag with their friends. Play could be building the tallest skyscraper in the world out of Legos. Play could just simply be going outside and watching the clouds  and seeing what shapes there are. 


(Picture thanks to pbskids.org)

When was the last time you did any of this?!

This is what my blog is going to be about. This is going to be a series of tips and stories for adults and "PLAY!"


Something I like to do every day,  during my lunch break from my basic 9-5 in front of a computer job where almost everyone around me still gossips like they are in High School, is I like to go for a walk. I walk in the sunshine with my mp3 player playing some of my favorite upbeat-singing-and-dancing music and I eat my lunch as I walk. I don't even think about the people around me or if I look like a doofus. Because they don't matter. They don't know me, I don't know them. So I walk, I eat my lunch, and if the mood so strikes, I dance. I sing. For that half hour in the sun, I revel in the fact that for this moment I am not worrying about what outfit I wore to work and I just dance.

TIP FOR THE DAY:  Take 30 minutes in your day to just listen to some of your favorite music and just dance.  Even if you don't know any dance moves, just let your body move to the music in any way you feel. Don't worry about who is around you, don't worry about what others think because the people who care don't matter and the people who matter don't care. They might even join you. It'll improve your day, I swear! Let those pesky inhibitions go, don't even worry about getting drunk to let them go. Just let loose!! Even if it's just in your living room, your bed room, where no one can see. OR even in the middle of a crowded street. So take the time to dance a little today. You'll feel better!!

AND REMEMBER TO PLAY!! ;-)