5 Tips to Make Life More Fun

October 2nd, 2009 |

Contrary to the opinion of many parents, it’s OK to want to have fun in everything you do in life. It’s not selfish, insensitive or self-centered. Wanting life to be fun is natural, normal and healthy.

Every aspect of life goes better with fun. Fun can lubricate even the most tedious chore. And fun can infuse even the most serious of situations with the lightness of love.

May I suggest a few actions to keep your day light:

1. Practice random acts of connection.

Really. It works. Wave to a firefighter. Smile at a cop. Salute a soldier. Hang with a kid. Have a friendly conversation with the cashier. Leave an outrageously generous tip. Drop in a shelter. Volunteer at a literacy program. Show up at a community fund-raising event.

2. Make at least one just-for-fun phone call a day.

Water your field of dreams — your energy field! Call a friend who is consistently fun to talk to. Just for the heaven of it! — not for business or to have any other need met. Simply ring someone up for a sociable hello without any agenda or expectation.

3. Have an exciting destination.

Seek wonder. Go toward joy, ease and adventure — not simply away from boredom, pain, struggle and fear. Don’t dwell on the old. Focus on your destination — move towards a fun future.

4. Strive for success — not for perfection.

Give up perfectionism! Perfectionism goes hand in hand with fear of success and failure. We feel in order to succeed we must be perfect. As perfectionists, we insure that we will never be satisfied with who we are. Giving up perfectionism means seeing the good in our lives rather than the faults, focusing on what is working rather than what is not working.

5. Share your life experience.

Keep in mind that not everyone knows what you know. Your personal experiences can be valuable to others. You might be surprised by what some people don’t know about life! I always am.