HAVING FUN

I often tell people to “have fun” when we are saying our goodbyes, and sometimes I get a strange look or a remark such as, “I’m going to work! It’s not supposed to be fun.”

It reminds me of when I was a child, and my friends and I pretended to be grown-ups. We would each choose a role, such as a lawyer, a doctor, or a bus driver, and our faces quickly adapted to the role by getting very serious. After a few minutes, we would finish the game and our smiles would come back. Then we would say, “That was fun.”

But somewhere in time, our smiles didn’t come back. The game never ended, and, more important, we forgot we were playing. We all have responsibilities - work or school, chores, bills that need to be paid. Though these activities sometimes aren’t fun, we’re still spending time with the person who matters most in our life: ourselves.

We can choose to enjoy what we are doing or not, regardless of whether it is the most mundane or stressful job we have ever experienced. The choice is ours. I hope you choose fun!

Practice

How do you want to experience your time today? With awareness, make fun a part of your activities today.

Living a Life of Awareness

~ Don Miguel Ruiz Jr.