Remember when you were a kid and you couldn’t wait to get out and play with your friends? Do you remember how wonderful it felt to not have a care in the world of make believe? Whether you were involved in a neighborhood baseball game pretending to be Mickey Mantle or traipsing through the woods, swinging on vines, pretending to be Tarzan, skating boarding thinking you were Tony Hawk, or sliding down a rainbow with Rainbow Brite, there was a release of childlike enthusiasm and the feeling of fun.
This is Memorial Day Weekend. Everyone seems to be cutting back. Just don’t cut back on fun!
Make a pact with yourself that this weekend you are going to pack some troubles away, rekindle that place of make believe and just have some fun with friends. If the weather is going to be rainy, then plan on getting wet in the rain. Don’t let the weather spoil the fact that you are going to have some fun. Make the rain part of the fun! If you’re going to have a picnic, make some time for some serious cloud watching. Find a poodle, a dragon, a castle in the clouds. Enjoy whatever comes your way. Watch for the unusual.
Your day doesn’t have to be perfect. When you were a kid, even the dark didn’t stop the fun if everyone was into hide and go seek in the dark. Imagine yourself having no cares.
Rejuvenate. Enjoy. Act silly. Have some fun!
Leah Henderson
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