Are you just getting through it?
Or are you enjoying, savoring, appreciating the experience?
The other day, I overheard one of my daughters saying to the other, “If you hurry up and get your studies done, then we can watch some YouTube videos together.”
And the energy of this suddenly struck me.
Rushing through the so-called “work” to get to the “play.”
I have been reflecting on this because I really want my girls to feel like studying and practicing are play, too.
In the same way, I want my own “work” to feel like play…meaning to feel aligned, easeful, joyful, meaningful.
I want everything in my life, whether it’s required or not, to feel inspired.
Ages ago, I started affirming, “Let it feel inspired, not required.”
This is still how I want my life experience to feel.
This is where the magic is.
Still, I do notice that I have perpetuated this getting through the work in order to get to the play more often than I’d like.
When I was younger, it was getting through the school week to get to the weekend for hanging out with friends.
It was getting through dinner, so I could eat dessert.
It was getting through yoga practice, so I could get to savasana.
I wonder how many of us are just getting through our lives, waiting on that next thing to be the thing we allow ourselves to enjoy…
Something I notice is that beauty way and centering myself make a big difference in helping me actually enjoy the journey.
When I give myself a few moments to cultivate a beautiful experience ~ by lighting a candle, or diffusing some oils, or opening a window, or taking a few deep breaths, or simply noticing the beauty around me ~ then my experience feels more sacred, more enjoyable.
Similarly, when I give myself a few moments to center in appreciation ~ whether by writing in my appreciation journal in my sit spot, or giving myself a few yoga postures to align my body, or cuddling with my daughters, or dancing to a fun song, or gazing at the sky ~ then I am more able to bring my joyful self to my experience and let even the “work” feel like play.
If you’re anything like me and have fallen into the habit of getting through the things, then I’d love to hear how you have transformed your own “work” into play…
How do you allow yourself to savor the experience rather than get through it?
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