Loving My Soul LLC

Continuing on in my series about Responsibility and Fun, I will say that I am from a part of the US where “pull yourself up by your own bootstraps” is a common phrase or even motto for many people.   In my Taking Time to Be and Learning to Surrender blog posts, I have talked about how I took this self-sufficiency and determination to a whole other level that I describe as having a “Type-A” “death grip” on trying to control my life. Luckily I have learned that, in the words of Ice Cube, “Life ain’t a track meet, it’s a marathon” . Although I have absolutely no desire to ever actually run a marathon, I have decided that I would much rather enjoy the journey of life and have fun instead of living in a cyclone of stress, overwhelm, frustration, annoyance, and anger. These days I would describe myself as “living in my own little bubble of everything is awesome” or “all Zen, Jesus, and Buddha”. In the contrast of the transformation of my life from stress, struggle, and difficulty int...

Over the years I have had numerous people tell me that I am too serious; that I need to have more fun. My close friends know that I do cut loose on occasion and am sometimes even the life of the party. However, I readily admit that there is a part of me that is very studious and always striving; like I have a huge mission to accomplish and there is no rest for the weary. This studiousness takes the shape of watching documentaries and videos, reading lots of books and articles (my reading list is LONG), making videos, writing blog posts, taking healing classes, etc. These days I also make time for things like self-care, meditation, socializing, dancing, yoga, and doing nothing. A recent conversation with a friend and some other observations really got me thinking: Why do so many of us think that adulting is no fun? Moreover, why do so many of us over-schedule ourselves with all of the things we think we “should” be doing so that we do not have room in our lives for things that would f...