Ways to Bring
Play into Your Life
by: Jenny Ward
1. roll
around in the grass, and don’t brush the grass off.
2. drive/walk a different way to
work, or wherever you usually go.
3. wear
glitter underneath your work clothes.
4. wear
a bright orange tie.
5. smell
a flower fully, and thank it for its beauty.
6. smile
at stranger.
7. go
thru the children’s aisle in any store and imagine what toy you’d love to play
with.
8. buy
that toy.
9. do
kart-wheels.
10. say
yes when you would say no.
11. say
no when you would say yes.
12. stand
in front of the mirror and say “ I am king/queen of the universe!”
13. call
a friend and invite them over for play time
14. climb
up the slide at a playground
15. turn
the volume of your thoughts down
16. turn
the volume of your heart up
17. stop.
Breathe. Giggle. Look around you
18. remember
that its never too late to be what you always wanted to be
19. take
yourself out for a play date.
20. laugh
at yourself as much as possible.
21. remember
you are a child of god, you are loved
22. put
stickers on your bills
23. learn
something new, without judging if its right or wrong
24. erase
good or bad from your dictionary
25. re-define
responsible for yourself
26. selfish
means- self –fishing for love and honor of me.
27. eat
whipped cream right out of the can-right in mouth
28. hug
your family, friends and yourself with playful abandon
29. paint
rocks and line your driveway
30. order
the happy meal instead of the super size
31. drink
with straws
32. receive
with a playful heart
33. give
with a playful heart
34. send
someone a bucket of crayons for no reason
35. know
that you are magnificent, AS is
36. there
is nothing you have to DO
37. write
a letter to someone who needs to play more, and tell them you want to be there!
38. buy
stickers
39. make
a picnic and go to your bedroom for a playful intimate picnic.
40. play
with your hair, your friends hair, your partners hair…
41. be
a super hero for a day.
42. stop.
Jump up and down and yell.
43. find
time to laugh at your self
44. remind
a stranger of how awesome they are with your eyes
45. mow
the lawn outside the lines
46. watch
children
47. be messy.
48. name
each star for your self
49. put
marshmallows in everything you make for one day
50. hang
poster board in your kitchen : write one thing you love about life on it in
crayons everyday.
51. invite
your roommate/family/partner to participate in writing on the board in crayon
52. be aware of perfectionism ..and with love…recreate a new way of looking
at perfect
53. be confidently playful
54. celebrate
your body…dance naked…take sea salt showers…
55. finger
paint your to do list
56. erase
SHOULD from your dictionary
57. watch
lady bugs
58. watch
a football game, and during commercial blast music and dance
59. order
a banana split with an extra cherry
60. ask
your children if they enjoy what they are up to- all ages apply
61. throw
a temper tantrum if you don’t get your way…c’mon its fun
62. finish
this sentence I AM…
63. finish
this sentence “roses are red….”
64. make
pictures with your food
65. eat
your meal with your hands without a napkin
66. pile all those you love in one bed and snuggle watching a playful movie
Be you. Be love. Choose Play. Hug and Honor all those you love.
GOT PLAY?
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About The Author Jenny Ward is the owner of
PLAYWARD. PLAYWARDS mission is to celebrate the magnificence of being alive.
Jenny is a licensed coach, speaker, author and PLAY ACTIVIST! |
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