Did you know play is the ultimate state of being? I didn’t until I started to allow myself to play.
Does your logical mind want some research to back this idea up? Go here.
I created this list by thinking of how I have kept myself stuck in the ups and downs of life over the years. Maybe you can relate to some of these?
8 Signs You Aren’t Playing Enough in Your Life
#1 You have a hard time making decisions.
Is it the right decision? The right time? OR maybe I should do that instead like Sally is doing because she’s rocking it! Or maybe I need to gather more research…or wait until the stars, sun and moon are aligned and the situation is perfect? (do you get where I’m going with this?)
#2 You feel guilty when you take time for you and leave the domestic duties undone.
The laundry is calling your name and the dishes in the sink are screaming at you….daily!
#3 You say Yes when you want to say No.
Helping and pleasing others is taking over your life and you’re putting them before you! Did you know that No is a complete sentence? Try it and then take a nice big breath and zip it!
#4 You can’t remember the last time you had a drink with friends.
Wait, do I still have friends??
#5 You trip over the shoes at the front door daily and swear under your breath as you begrudgingly put them away.
Oh the joys of family and keeping order in the house! We do have to pick our battles though. Is this one of them?
#6 You’re not making enough money to sustain your desired lifestyle despite everything you’ve tried.
Money flows when we flow. Our limiting beliefs about it block our ability to receive it. When we play we don’t have judgements about anything and life flows better.
#7 You repeat the same story in your head over so often you could write a song about it!
Actually that’s a great idea to creatively express yourself. 😉
#8 You get into arguments with your loved ones about minor stuff…. like putting away their shoes at the front door. (Deep down you know it’s not worth the upset but the subject makes you to want to throw the shoes across the room!)
When we get upset about things that are small and inconsequential that’s a big sign stress is building and it’s time to have some fun!
So how did you do?
Tally up how many of the signs you can relate to and if you answered Yes to 2 or more questions you could definitely benefit from having more play in your life!
I discovered the power of play when I decided to develop a game as a tool for my clients to create transformation in their lives in small daily steps that are fun and enlightening!
I found it interesting I was led to create a game to play with because I needed more play in my life!
I’d love to share more with you about how we do this so if you’re feeling play deprived let’s explore how you can change that!
Learn more about my game called Soul Adventure – Journey to the Real Me! It’s 10 minutes a day you set aside for yourself and you can play anytime during your day when it’s convenient for you. Experience results that will bring clarity, balance and joy to your life…..
And I bet those shoes at the front door will soon invoke gratitude for your loved ones being in your life and maybe a creative way to solve the problem.
Yay for gratefully tripping over shoes!
I wish you a playful and joyous summer of magical moments and lots of fun.
Besides impacting the lives of others to ‘be real and love life’ the most powerful thing about the work I get to do is the reflections of the teachings that come back to me. I always receive some type of wisdom, healing or blessing from the experience, whether it’s a private, group session or a speaking event.
Whatever the message is that I’ve conveyed I am somehow reminded of how it applies to me as well and it guides me towards the next stage of my growth.
Being aware of the subtle messages that are being sent to guide us forward is very empowering.
Last weekend at the Soul Full Day conference, I guided a group of 70 women through a visualization meditation to identify and let go of a fear story holding them back from what they truly wanted for their life, freedom to live their love story.
It was remarkable to witness them releasing the fear and claiming their love stories, seeing and feeling themselves living in the higher potential of their dreams.
This week I’ve been deeply reminded of the fear story that I’ve been carrying, ‘not being well enough to live a fulfilling life because my digestive health is failing’.
This is the same story my grandmother carried, and she died in fear with this story in her which was unconsciously passed on to me, and I accepted it.
For 8 years now I’ve been having various challenges with my digestive health. I’ve seen many different professionals and tried many different remedies and lifestyle changes. Some have worked and some haven’t. Over time things seemed to have mostly settled, then just a month ago the issues flared up again in a bigger way.
This brought up the old fear story for me as I prepare for a trip of a lifetime. I’m going to Egypt on a sacred pilgrimage to the visit the lands and ancient sites with 13 other women. This will be my first trip overseas and I’ve always been fascinated with Egyptian history, never thinking I would get the opportunity to visit until it showed up to me. I was very drawn to go, and decided I was going, even though it felt way outside my ability to be able to take such a trip.
Worries and a wide range of emotions have been coming up for me since these flare ups have been happening. My mind races and makes up stories based in old fears.
What if I am not well enough to fully experience this trip? What if I am stuck in my room and miss the tours, or what if I am not able to digest the food there? All that disappointment and money spent if I might not be able to full experience it.
These stories are very similar to what my grandmother used to tell herself. She was afraid to go far from home, let alone on a plane to another country. Everything centred around her digestive limitations and she was petrified of having an ‘accident’ while out in public. These fear stories debilitated her and she became a hermit and was very lonely in her later years.
I will never forget seeing her in the final days of her life living in fear. I visited her almost every day and seeing her like that was very sad because there wasn’t much I could do other than comfort and reassure her that she would be ok.
What it did do was motivate me to face my own fears and not go down the same path as she did. In this regard, she was a great teacher to me and not long after she transitioned I was divinely guided to take the Radical Forgiveness Master Coach 10 day training in Atlanta.
It was a huge step for me, and again way outside my comfort zone, but in the end it was one of the best things I could have done for myself because it set me on the trajectory of facing my fears, and the journey of living my love story.
I am eternally grateful to be on this path of self-forgiveness and self-acceptance just as I am, and in time I have learned to love myself. I’m still on this healing journey however this year I’ve had some major shifts in this area of my life and feel truly worthy and deserving of this love for myself because I have freedom from the fears.
This is where the synchronicity comes in again.
It just so happens that this Friday, the day I fly to Egypt, is the 9 year anniversary of my grandmother’s passing, and it’s a full moon! You just can’t make these things up. I didn’t realize the mysterious alignment of these dates until just a few weeks ago.
In numerology the number 9 represents endings and completions and I have a strong intuitive feeling that this trip is going to be transformational for me as a new beginning.
The other day when I was dancing my grandmother came to my mind, she was dancing with me, and I know she is leaving me these breadcrumb signs to follow to complete this stage of my journey. I made a promise to her that I was going to end the cycle of fear she carried and commit myself to healing into wholeness.
I have no doubt that this is all happening for me, rather than to me. And unlike my grandmother, I will face my fears and take this trip and I will trust in the divine unfoldment of it all.
I am reminded that everything is always working out for me, even if it doesn’t seem that way and she is cheering me on all along the way.
These are the same phrases I spoke to the women when I was on stage just a few days ago and they echo loudly in my mind as the beautiful blessings of having the freedom to live my love story.
If you would like to experience the guided visualization for yourself listen to the audio recording so you too can be free from your fear story and claim your love story.
In my next blog I will share about my travel adventures so stay tuned, and if you would like to be notified when I share it you can join my email Love Letter list at the bottom of this page.
Until next time… thank you for being here.
Great idea to relieve stress and help keep our lives balanced! We can all use some fun time each day.
Thanks Kim, I agree, more fun is good for our soul!