Ayurveda promotes positive thinking. In this three part series, we’ll look at positive thinking, and how to incorporate it into your life on a daily basis.
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How long has it been since you laughed so hard your sides and cheeks hurt? Felt one moment of pure bliss? Found shapes in the clouds? Jumped in a puddle? Rolled down a hill? Had a pillow fight? Jumped up and down on a bed, or built sand castles on the beach?
Part of being positive in life is remembering the child within us. The ability to look at the world through the eyes of a child is an ability that is hard to come by for many people. We get so busy and wrapped up in the stress and schedules of our every day lives, that we forget that there is more to life. Much more.
Being a new mom, I have first hand experience at acting “silly” in public. Anything to get my baby to shine that beautiful smile, and “make the angels sing”. (That’s how I refer to his giggles. Any sound that wonderful, has GOT to make the angels sing!) If he starts to cry, no matter where we are, I will do anything I can to change that cry to a giggle (No matter how strange it may appear to some).
I’ve found that by letting down my guard, and being willing to act silly, my view of the world has slowly been changing. You see, laughter is contagious. I have met more people while I was acting silly, than at any other point in my life. People feel comfortable walking up to me and talking to me. I’ve gotten some life stories you wouldn’t believe, just because somebody saw me playing with my baby at the grocery store.
There’s something that comes along with this willingness to act like a goofball. Suddenly, the world doesn’t seem so serious. You’re far more willing to shrug off the small stuff instead of letting it get to you.
Even if you don’t have kids, it’s so vital to connect with this side of you. We all have this within us. We just tend to block it out as we get older.
Get back in touch with the kid in you. This weekend, close the curtains, turn up the music, and dance naked in your living room. Go to the beach, and build the biggest sand castle you’ve ever built. Have lunch with a friend, and laugh like it’s going out of style. Tending to this part of you, will relieve so much stress in your life. After all, those little things that stress you will come and go. But good memories, last a lifetime.
Tiffany
Personal Alchemy
