Things have been stressful for me to put it nicely. On Friday, I had a choice... I could either curl up in the fetal position and cry or do something crazy. So I went outside with my four-year-old, grabbed a little plastic toy with wheels, set it down on our sloping sidewalk, sat on it... and went careening down the hill. It was so much fun that by the second ride I was in fits of laughter with my little boy.
After my "stress therapy session" with my son and the side walk, I began to think... Do children have less stress than adults, or do they just handle it better? Why do so many of us "grow up" into boring adults? It's so easy to lose that sense of fun, silliness, and knowing when to stop and play. But I think those qualities are what keep us young, alive and enjoying life.
I had a friend tell me that every woman should have a pair of shoes that makes her feel sexy. Well, I think that every woman should have at least one skirt that twirls. Remember when you were four, and a skirt was only pretty if it twirled out really big when you'd spin. When was the last time you had a good twirl? Yesterday was mine. It started with great music and my husband spinning me around the kitchen and ended with me spinning all by myself... getting dizzy and laughing like a little girl.
It's proven that laughter is healing. So go do something silly, fun, and remember what it was like to be a child.
3 comments:
I had a yogurt today, and after I carefully licked the last bit off the spoon, I thought of my Cody, and took a moment to make some silly faces---you know, the ones that make your nose look really big because the spoon is rounded? It made me laugh:) I frequently find all my kids making goofy faces in the shiny drain cover, or faucet during bathtime when they don't think I'm watching:) Glad you had a good spin!!!
I love that idea! I tell ya - one of the funnest things I have done in a long time was to get on my kid's scooter and go scooting all over the place. There's such a freeing feeling about letting go. Thanks for the reminder!
Twirl away my girl, and when I get there I will twirl with you!
You always lift my spirits when I talk to you or read your blog.
Can I really be so lucky to be your mom...."I must have done something good".
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