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Don’t forget to have fun!
“If you are not having fun, you are doing something wrong.”
- Groucho Marx
It can be easy to get bogged down by life sometimes, especially when we feel overwhelmed by our commitments. We tend to our careers, families and friends, all while making sure we keep our affairs in order. It can seem like a non-stop, full-time job when we treat it as such. When we do get bogged down by life, it may become difficult to enjoy the simple things life has to offer and find the fun that can help us to remember that life is what we make it. We can treat it like a game or a chore.
Recently, I have been treating life more like a chore than a game. It has not been fun, for the most part. At times, it feels crippling. I go back and read all of these posts I have written over the past six months and wonder how my perspective shifted from enjoying life to avoiding life. I have not been participating fully in the areas of my life that used to bring me the most joy, whether it be at home or at work.
In my career, I love connecting with the at-risk youth I work with. Even on the toughest days, I would make sure to do my part in helping to cheer them up, especially when it did not seem like there was anything for them to be happy about. I saw it as a game, not a chore. When they would crack a smile, I felt like I was winning. It was fun! I noticed…
