What if I told you that if you started to include this ingredient in your life you could:
- Improve your physical and mental health.
- Increase your happiness.
- Relieve stress.
- Increase your connection with others.
- Make your work more pleasurable.
Wouldn’t you want it in your life?
There’s not a pill you can swallow, but it’s really not that hard to do either.
You just need to PLAY and have FUN!
How hard can that be?
Turns out that for some adults, it has become difficult.
Sometimes, we’re too serious.
We’re too focused on work and commitments
Even when we do schedule downtime,
It’s often in front of the TV or computer screen.
We used to PLAY and have FUN when we were younger.
It seems that along with age we lose the ability to PLAY and have FUN.
Yesterday, we took our grandsons, (four and six) to a state park.
We skipped rocks on the lake.
We screamed while riding our bikes down some BIG hills.
We watched the deer running in the woods.
We had a picnic.
We had FUN.
What’s sad is that my husband and I wouldn’t have done that by ourselves.
What about you?
Are you having FUN in your life?
Do you schedule daily PLAY?
It’s so important and has so many benefits.
Benefits
Relieves Stress
Having Fun reduces the stress hormone cortisol in your system. Cortisol lowers your immune system, affects your sleep, makes you more irritable so lowering it benefits your life in many ways.
Improves the quality of your Relationships
When you’re having run together, it’s easier to let offenses go. It’s easier to laugh things off and let minor irritations go. (which helps avoid conflicts!)
Increases Serotonin
Having fun is a natural way to increase the “feel good” hormones in your body. When you feel good, everything goes better.
Increases Motivation
When people are having fun, they are happier and when they are happier, they are more productive. Businesses are starting to understand that productivity and connection go hand in hand. You’re starting to see foosball tables, basketball hoops, beanbag tournaments at work so people can PLAY and have FUN during their breaks.
Sleep Better
Playing and having FUN can aid you in sleeping. It can even work better than a prescription.
Helps you be more POSITIVE
Playing and having FUN can help you see problems in a different light. It can help you to be more creative and solution oriented. It can help you to break out of overwhelm and burnout to see things in a more positive way.
Laughter is the best medicine
We laugh more when we PLAY.
So, in light of all the benefits, it may be wise to schedule some CHILDISH playtime into your day!
Be open to FUN!
Be spontaneous!
Be Creative!
Right now due to the COVID 19, our daily routines have changed.
Use this as an opportunity to change things up and add some FUN and PLAY time into your daily schedule.
We need this more than ever!
