Fun!

What’s wrong with a little fun… or even a lot for that matter? Why do so many people feel, as they get older, life should be more serious (or less fun). Often I see “adults” marvel or wonder about children. “If I just had a fraction of that energy…” “Oh, to see the world through rose colored glasses…” “They’re such trusting little people.” One day as I sat and contemplated the universe (which I often do) I wondered, would it be so bad if we allowed ourselves to have more of a childlike view of the world?

Children have a unique view on life. For the most part they seem to be filled with unabashed joy and love. They are not embarrassed to be who they are. They are not ashamed to laugh when things feel good, even if they don’t appear to make sense to those around them. They are not afraid to share in their emotions when they feel bad. They are pure life-force energy, still fresh from the source of all there is. And then what happens? The “grownups” come and try to “teach” the good stuff out of them.

Oh some people aren’t going to like that I said that, but it’s true. We teach them not to trust in people, except the ones we (their parents, teachers, etc…) approve of. We tell them that they don’t know what they are doing and in the process not to trust the inner guidance of their feelings/intuition. The feelings we insist that they ignore are the direct communication from their higher selves and so they begin to learn to pinch themselves off from source. They go from being the joyous marvelous people they came here to be, to just a shadow of that greater self and we think this behavior is more “grown up” because it’s what most of us were taught. We pass these things on to our children, not truly understanding how harmful these teachings can be to their true sense of self.

But from what I’ve seen, it’s us adults that can take some direction from our children. All they want is to be happy and for those around them to be happy. The sound of a baby’s (or child’s) laugher is so pure, people always want to hear it. It’s free and clear and amazingly pure. They don’t doubt themselves, you can just tell that they know life is there for the taking and the sharing. Their smiles are so wide and lovely, contagiously joyous, so that everyone else feels the need to smile with them. They know they are source energy in a physical body and it’s easy to see if you look for it.

The very traits that make them “childish” (for the most part) are the ones we have denied ourselves in our attempt to “grow up.” Because of this training we also teach ourselves that life should be difficult and we shouldn’t entertain the notion of having “too much” fun or enjoyment because it’s irresponsible. Of course if one believes that their thoughts are responsible for their situations and experiences then it would seem irresponsible to avoid focusing on fun or enjoyment… unless one’s goal in life is to be miserable and or joyless. How can we expect experience joy (fun) in life if we don’t allow ourselves to accept and believe that we deserve it and that it is necessary? I can’t think of anything wrong with wanting to experience enjoyment (fun) over the course of our lifetimes.

When we came forth into these physical bodies our intent was to experience joy, love and happiness. The objective in life is not to avoid so called bad things or act like they don’t exist. It’s to learn to overcome them in the best way possible, to know that even when we experience things we don’t like, life can and should still be wonderful and joyous. Like children, we should learn to dwell more upon the things that make us happy than the things that make us sad and learn to enjoy life and have some fun.

Let’s focus on having some fun!

Love,