Are you having fun doing what you are doing? Too often folks associate “fun” with “lightweight” or "not earnest." We even throw around the word “serious” as if it is a compliment, as in, “She has a serious job.” There are certainly times when humor and/or a lighthearted approach simply don’t feel appropriate, but my sense is that there are a lot of folks who are suffering from, well, a serious need of lightening up a bit, and looking for more fun, and how they can make it fun, or where there is relief, on the way to fun, in more situations—especially in work. Certainly neuroscience supports this argument! For the sake of clarity, my idea of fun includes inner life fun. A partial list… Dissolving a communication difficulty with a friend or colleague feels great: fun. Making a connection with someone when working on a challenging project together: fun. Having a creative breakthrough: fun. Having a personal breakthrough: fun. Reclaiming my authority from where I’ve given it away: fun. As my ego becomes more transparent: fun. Sensing a my truth in a given situation/connection/relationship: fun. Enhancing my range of sensitivity, perception, understanding: fun. When something is in our best interest over time, does it make sense to nurture resistance to it? To go over and over it in our minds with dread? Or does it make more sense to find ways of at least making peace with it, and even looking for way to breath some fun into it? Easier said than done? Of course. Worth the mental discipline to flip the switch and guide our thoughts toward what feels better. You bet. Success at this? Fun!
Posted on: Mon, 26 Aug 2013 12:03:54 +0000
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