Playfulness, Lightheartedness, and Laughter

A youthful mind is playful and lighthearted. It laughs easily, genuinely, and with abandon. You can probably recall times from your childhood when you giggled so hard you could barely stand or walk. Playfulness and joy are qualities of Spirit, which is inherently light-hearted. Knowing itself as eternal and unbounded, Spirit does not surrender its magic and enthusiasm for trivial concerns.

Play and recreation go hand in hand. Play is literally an opportunity for re-creation - an opportunity to re-create yourself. When you play with abandon, you enter into the present moment. You let go of the past and forget about the future. When you are playing, you lose track of time. The  timeless domain of play is the realm of Spirit. Spirit is innately playful.

The ego, on the other hand, is serious. It is solely concerned with power, control, and approval. The ego is easily offended. Whatever arrogance or self-importance people may project, if they are dominated by their ego, their underlying experience is one of fear - fear of losing control, fear of losing power, fear of losing approval. This fear leads to seriousness and the tendency to be easily offended.

When you shift your internal reference from ego to spirit, you relinquish your need to control, cajole, withhold, seduce, and manipulate and simply allow the universe and life to unfold. This creates a natural state of ease, which predisposes you to lightheartedness and laughter.

Laughter is the best medicine for body and mind. Scientific studies have shown that laughter can enliven the immune system, raise pain thresholds and ease depression. We encourage you to have the intention to lighten up and be open to the wonder and delight of living a human life. Remind yourself, remind your friends, and remind your loved ones not to allow terminal seriousness to consume the life force.

Suggestions for Playfulness and Laughter:
- Spend time with children
- Go to toy stores
- Play with your animals
- Go to an improvisational theater show
- Watch funny movies
- Go to a comedy store
- Rent old Candid Camera episodes
- Watch Marx Brothers movies
- Go to the beach
- Take a ski trip
- Watch I Love Lucy reruns
- Ride your bike
- Go bowling
- Rent Rollerblades
- Go to a baseball game
- Start a pillow fight
- Tell jokes
- Play board games
- Tickle someone
- Have a staring contest
- Throw a costume party
- Go to an animal-free circus
- Dance
- Have a tea party
- Go to an ice cream shop
- Bake cookies
- Blow bubbles
- Play miniature golf
- Go to the batting cages
- Watch people at shopping malls
- Go to an amusement park
- Paint with watercolors
- Rent a sailboat
- Go on a picnic
- Make up lists of fun and playful things to do

- Grow Younger, Live Longer: Ten Steps to Reverse Aging by Deepak Chopra, M.D.

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