Playtime isnât just for children. Having fun is essential to your health and wellbeing at any age. When youâre enjoying yourself, youâre also reducing stress, increasing your energy levels, building stronger relationships, and promoting learning.
Be proud of your decision to goof off on a regular basis. Take a look at these ideas to help you bring more recreation into each day.
Change Your Perspective:
1. Prioritize fun.đŹ Do you put off taking a break because you think you have too many responsibilities? Studies show that frequent breaks actually help you to accomplish more.
2. Enjoy small pleasures.đ° Having fun doesnât have to consume a lot of time or money. Watching cartoons with your kids or walking through a puddle can brighten your day without using up your savings or vacation days.
3. Look on the bright side. Maybe housework and boring meetings make it difficult for you to smile. Try to find a positive aspect to any situation. Do lunges while you vacuum and sit next to a colleague who makes you laugh.
4. Be spontaneous. Advance planning is optional. Sometimes itâs more amusing to surprise yourself.
5. Lighten up.đĄ If youâre concerned about looking mature and professional, keep in mind that others may like you more if youâre brave enough to show a little vulnerability. It may even help them to feel free to do the same.
Change Your Routine:
1. Listen to music. đ” Your favorite songs can put you in a sunny mood. Cue up some ukulele music or the soundtrack from a funny movie.
2. Use your imagination. Indulge your creativity. Paintđš a picture or conduct safe science experiments in your kitchen.
3. Play games. đźWhether you prefer video games or board games, testing your skills can have important cognitive benefits. You may be increasing your hand-to-eye coordination, learning to solve problems, and boosting your memory.
4. Collect toys.đ§žSurround yourself with objects that remind you to fool around. Keep windup figures on your desk at work and stuffed animals on your bed at home.
5. Browse online.đ» Your computer isnât just for word processing and spreadsheets. Bookmark websites that make you feel more light-hearted. Maybe videos of kittens and puppies or interviews with actors and musicians are your idea of entertainment.
6. Move around. Active fun burns calories while youâre enjoying yourself. Dance at home or join a softball league at work.
7. Plan an outing. Make your weekends and vacation days more refreshing. Research interesting destinations to visit like strange museums and obscure monuments. Drink coffee at a cat cafe' or sample sriracha cupcakes. đ§ Make a list of local places where you can sing karaoke,đ€ rent a kayak,đ¶ or play miniature golf. đïžââïž
8. Have a laugh.đ€Ł Humor is healing. Tell your family amusing stories about what happened at work. Read a comic book or remember a time when you did something silly.
9. Revisit your childhood. If youâre trying to come up with more ideas for having fun, explore your distant past. Think about what you liked to do as a child. You may find that climbing trees or baking cookiesđȘ with your mother is still delightful.
10. Break your own rules. Be willing to bend your guidelines. Serve scrambled eggs and French toast for dinner. Date someone who isnât your usual type and sign up for burlesque dancing instead of your usual spinning class.
11. Share the fun.đ„ł Double your fun by sharing it with a friend or family member. Positive experiences and fond memories will draw you closer together.
Be serious about having fun. Taking time out to play enriches your life and increases your productivity. Treat yourself to a fabulous time at least once a day.đđ
đAbout Alice Smith aka The Wellness Genius
Natural Living by Design Co-Owner and EVP đ§ đ Personal Branding SpecialistđŻ Adventurerđ Health & Wellnessđ Network Marketerđ» Leadership & Developmentđ
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Alice K. Smith, also known as, The Wellness Genius, is Co-Owner and Executive Vice-President of Natural Living by Design II, LLC an authentic Himalayan Salt Supplier in the City of Detroit.
Alice has been Entrepreneurial minded since 1993 and hasn't looked back.
She grew up in a single family household with my mom and brother. She moved a lot, considering they weren't Army Brats (Lol)đ€Ł She stopped counting after move #38. She attended college for one year and studied: Finance & Entrepreneurship, surprisingly, made the Dean's List without trying, but due to a family crisis, she had to drop out.âčïž
As an adult child of an alcoholic, Alice grew up in a dysfunctional family, not wanting to be like her father, the total opposite was the result, she grew to be a very positive person, full of energy and life! Since then, she has experienced her share of living in abundance to having the bottom fall out from under her feet. Resilience, Fortitude, Strength, Courage, Boldness and Patience are what characterize her as a woman in business.
Alice is a Woman on Fiređ„ Sharing her personal and business journey along the way of triumphs, defeats, strengths and weaknesses. She is dependable, reliable, honest, confident, diversified, positive, resilient, a motivator, strategic thinker and visionary. Her broad array of skills helps her to facilitate strong customer relationships, promote leadership and development to individuals, direct, plan and coordinate operational matters. Alice is highly energized, focused and driven to accomplish every goal(s) she sets her mind to do. Because of her health challenges, she is dedicated to the Health and Wellnessđ Industry and strives to improve her own health as well as others who will listen. We can't help the aging process...but we can grow older gracefully, with a better quality of life - one day at a time.