MAGIC 10…

SMILE…

Here is the third – PLAY, LAUGH and have FUN! Enjoy everything you do, even the menial stuff like sweeping the floor. Make the most boring routines enjoyable and you will feel happy! So how can I do this, you ask yourself. Easy… Remember when you were a child? Remember how you were fascinated and tried to do the things Mommy did? You took the broom or mop and the pail of water and just “worked” at it but you were actually playing! Recall how you used to play. You delighted in the “game”, were most likely laughing and of course, you were having fun! Did you not feel relaxed and free then?

As adults, we now must “behave” properly in the way adults must do! Following some adult mentality, we become programmed to act as an adult and be “mature”. We now have forgotten how to play and be playful. We now have forgotten to laugh and to have fun. The POWER of PLAY… The POWER of LAUGHTER…The POWER of FUN…The POWER of POSITIVE THINKING!

How will I sweep the floor? I do not like cleaning but it is a task I must do. If I were to do this everyday, I will make it fun. So I would have some dance music playing then I would sweep or mop to the rhythm of this music. My strokes as I sweep will vary according to the beat of the music and I may sing with it as well (maybe preferably hum!).

I take some boxing classes for exercise. As I punch the bags, I listen to the rhythm of the music the trainer plays and then do the punching routine according to the beat of the song! This is even easier to do if it were shadow boxing where one must move around so now I can improvise my dance movements as well. I do have fun doing this and I enjoy the exercise as it does not feel like a “must do” but a “fun to do”. This makes me relaxed, happy and completely free, as if no one was around. There are other fellow trainees in the gym and when they see me do this, they smile. Seeing them smile and laugh makes me happy, knowing that I have also made others forget their stresses and just relax into the exercise routine.

So how is your job? Do you enjoy it? Or are you constantly waiting for the clock to tick by, ready to leave? If you feel your job is a chore and not fun, try to visualize it as a game, an adventure and an excitement. Positive power thinking will allow you to frame your mind into a more jovial state, especially starting by smiling at yourself as you wake up every morning. If you project a positive attitude, you will outperform yourself in your job and reap enormous rewards, not just monetary but also personal satisfaction in the joy of your accomplishments. The job is no longer a “must do” but a “fun to do.” Every morning, you will begin to look forward to another day of playing, of having fun, of laughing, of smiling, of thinking positively, of feeling the powerful exhilaration at the end of the day! No tension, just relaxation….

PLAY

LAUGH

SMILE

HAVE FUN

POSITIVE THINKING

POWER