‘I don’t think you are relaxed,’ said the guy I met just a couple of days ago… We were on our second ‘date’ and I thought I was extremely relaxed in our moments together. But he was right, there had been certain moments that I was not relaxed at all. Because I was disappointed…
I have big ideas about dating. Especially about dating in Greece (for this you should watch Maestro on Netflix). My ideas come from watching hundreds of romantic movies and tv series and my new personal idea on how relationships should start (I might share about that later). When I asked the guy about his perfect date he didn’t answer… He just wanted to see how things would unfold, he wanted to play and see how things would work out.
The idea of me not being relaxed stirred something in me. First in this specific dating thing, and second in my life in general. I am an overthinker; always thinking about the best way to approach things. I want things to be perfect the first time, which means that I have a lot of expectations and have often been disappointed.
Talking about this changed something in my view on how I live my life. And later on how I want to create this blog.
When I started this publication I had a clear view on how I should do it. It had to have some kind of order and structure. But I want this to be a place of joy and pleasure. I want to write and share when I’m ready. I know I can fall back on structure when I need inspiration or have a tight schedule.
So I played with my writing. After a cup of cacao I asked my guides for inspiration and started writing with my eyes closed. This is what I wrote:
My dear loved ones, soul sisters and brothers
This is a message of love, of joy and pleasure
Of playfulness and creativity
It is not necessarily going somewhere, it’s a play
Playing with life
Playing with everything you do
You don’t have to be perfect, you can experiment and grow
You can enjoy and let go
You don’t have to work hard to make your life more beautiful
Your life is beautiful, in every day and every moment
Play
What does it mean to you?
Is playing for children or can you play with life too?
Are you ready to play with your creativity and your connection to the divine?
Can you play with your eyes closed?
Can you write and read and listen with playful ears?
Can you create without your mind involved?
Can you listen to the voice deep within and follow its guidance?
Can you play with life?
Can you let go of what you have to do and step into the things you want to do?
Be creative and step into the unknown
Close your eyes
Imagine worlds you want to create
Imagine places you want to see
Imagine feelings you want to feel
How can you let go of what you have to do and step into what you desire?
Are you allowed to make mistakes?
Are you ready to experiment?
What does your life want from you?
Do you really think it is all about being serious and following the rules?
What if you could imagine a playful world, where you experience your body, mind and soul as a playing field?
Where you can be happy and joyful.
Where you can be real and give voice to your desires however stupid you think they are.
Are you able to play with sensations, feelings and textures?
The sand rubbing on your skin on a day at the beach. The cold water from the sea when you just want to dive in.
What would it be to play?
To step away from responsibilities and step into play
Can you be a child again?
Experiencing and experimenting for the love of life
What would you like to do?
For paid subscribers I added a writing prompt and an affirmation to use to bring more playfulness in your life. And I share what my life would look like if I let myself play…
Keep reading with a 7-day free trial
Subscribe to Write your life to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.