PLAY LIKE YOUR LIFE DEPENDS ON IT

Because it does.

PLAY! – © LYON 2025

I know, I know, I can hear you say, “But Angela, the world is falling apart, people are blowing up, society is crumbling and the earth is exploding from its very guts – how can you tell us to play???”

Because if you don’t, you’ll get caught by your own maelstrom of downward spiraling thoughts and beliefs. You’ll get all depressed and feel hopeless and powerless. And then – well, let’s not go there!

The only antidote is to play!

Go walk barefoot on the beach, climb a wall and sit there doing nothing, play jumping jacks with your little kids – do SOMEthing that will help you shed the crappy emotional pull downwards.

It would be so easy to get angry at – whoever you feel angry at – and do some stupid act of rebellion or retribution. But in the long run, does that pop you out of the downward rut? Nope. So don’t go there. Go UP instead.

How, when things look so dire? Love on your fur-baby. Watch stupid cartoons or funny reels. Listen to some great music. Call someone you love and ONLY talk about what you like about them. Let them receive that without any interjection of how bad YOU feel.

Think about people who inspire you. Pray. MAKE ART! Go for a run. Cook lasagna. Ride your lawn mower around town. Hike up your trousers and wade in the creek. Wake your spouse up with a kazoo. Throw/bounce flat rocks on the river.

Get the idea? Stop focusing on the crap! What you focus on expands!

Focus on the wonder-full.

What you focus on expands!

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