Go alone or take a friend or two along on this venture and play! Just let go and have a ball! Ride a roller coaster or two, put your arms up in the air and cry out with glee, as you zip downward! Smile and laugh! Ride the carousel. How do you feel? Do you remember doing that when you were little? Is it a warm memory that you cherish? Experiment with all sorts of rides, especially those you have never been on before. What do you feel drawn to? Go there! This is your adventure; this is your day. Give yourself permission to kick up your heels and have fun! Play a few of the games! It's okay, you so deserve to have time to play on your life... remind yourself of that often.
Feel the rain as it catches in your eyelashes and bounces off your nose. Listen to the sound of the raindrops as they pelt the leaves on the trees and drive into the ground. Hear the rustling leaves as the wind sweeps through them. If you are in the city, notice how the raindrops spring off the sidewalks and windshields. Pay attention to how the wind feels in your hair. Look for a rainbow. How do you feel? Do you feel peaceful? Do you feel mischievous? Do you feel comforted?
Drink in the deep blue sky; fill your lungs and energize your whole being with the fresh mountain air. Lift your eyes up to the sky and feel the sun warm your face. Dance with the sun's rays. Feel yourself come alive in the midst of the wilderness. Listen to the soft music of the birds. How do you feel? Do you feel free? Do you feel invigorated? Do you feel serene?
Swing on the swings, slide down the side, ride the merry-go-round, do a cartwheel, and play in the sand! You are still a playful child at heart, set her free! Are you unsure of how to play? Are you unfamiliar with the child who lives in your own heart? Get to know her. Start by watching how the children on the playground laugh and play with each other. Observe how they talk together. Notice their vulnerability, their innocence. Can you see how much love and protection they both need and deserve. If one of them happens to fall and bump a knee while you are there, pay attention to how their caregiver cuddles and soothes them. How is the adult letting that child know that everything is okay and that she is loved and cared for? How do the adults play with their children? Do they get excited with their children? Investigate. Watch all of the interactions. Appreciate how special each individual child is. Children are so precious, so innocent. Tell yourself that you were that precious and innocent as a child --- you still are. Get in touch with the child that lives in your heart and tell her that you love her. Play with her. Talk to her. Comfort her. Tell her that you are there for her. Close your eyes and envision spending the day with her. What will you do together? Will you take her to a playground like this one? Imagine how she looks swinging on the swings, laughing gleefully as you push her. What does her tiny laugh sound like? Imagine her moving around the playground. What does she look like as runs through the grass? Can you see the wonder in her eyes as she watches the butterflies? Get to know this precious child in you, nurture her, cuddle her, protect her, love her.
How much fun this can be! Go to a nearby mall, beach, or café. Walk around for a little while, taking in important information about the people who are there with you. Are the majority of people there alone or are they in groups or pairs? How do they seem to be acting? How many look like they are having fun? Sit down and relax for a while. Watch the people as they go by. Is there anyone in particular who captures your attention, anyone that you think you might like to meet? What is it that draws you to that person? Is it the way that person dresses? Does s/he dress in a way that is in vogue at the moment. or is it more unique, more a statement of individuality? What about the person's hair. do you like it? Why or why not? Is there anything about the way that person carries him/herself that you admire? Does s/he appear confident and self-assured? Does s/he look like a person with a jovial sense of humor who could make you laugh easily? Do you generally admire people who are leaders, who make their own paths in the world? Or are you more inclined to befriend someone who is more apt to go with the flow? What about you? Are you someone who is a natural leader unafraid to go against the norm? Are you a trendsetter or a trend follower? Are you confident or are you more self-conscious? How do you want to be? What can you do to be more the way you would like yourself to be?
Romp with the dogs, frolic with the cats, feed the horses, and talk to the birds and any other little critters they have there. Which do you most like to be with? Do you like the compassion the dogs can offer you? Can you see the innocence and love filling their eyes. Can you feel the unconditional acceptance of you that so naturally spills out of them? Can you feel your own love for them flowing out of you? Are you feeling sad? Try hugging a dog. Dogs have a way of making you feel so loved and so cared about. Let them comfort you. Are you feeling playful? Take a piece of string or a belt and snake it around on the floor so that a cat can pounce on it. Let the cat chase the string notice the eagerness in the cat's eyes. Are you feeling calm? Let a cat curl up in your lap for a quick afternoon nap. How does its purring make you feel?
If you had all the money in the world. what would you buy and why? Go to stores and look around. What catches your eye? Which things would you like to have? Why? Which things would you fill your home with? What would you buy for yourself? Would you buy jewelry, clothing, hair accessories, shoes, a purse, or all of these?
Choose a book for yourself to read just for pleasure. Which section are you most drawn to? Do you like fiction novels? Autobiographies? Psychology and self-help? Mysteries? Thrillers? Not sure? Take out one of each!
Have fun and watch the show!! Do you feel like laughing with the clowns at their silliness? Do you marvel at the daring skill of the trapeze artists? Do you gaze in awe at the courage of the lion trainer? Listen to the music of the circus orchestra. Do you like it? Do you feel like snapping your fingers to the beat? Go ahead! Ride an elephant! Have your face painted like a clown's! Do anything and everything that you want to do!
Dig your toes into the sand. Build a sandcastle or two. Run down the beach, feel the wind in your hair. Notice how the soft summer breeze feels against your face. Sit on the water's edge where the sand just begins to get wet and dig a hole with your hands until you reach water. Do you remember doing that when you were younger? Walk along the beach with your feet in the water, splashing as you go. Collect seashells, look for sand dollars and sea urchins. Inhale deeply letting the fresh air vitalize you. How do you feel? Do you feel refreshed? Do you feel tranquil?
Feel the grass brush against your legs. Does it tickle? Stop to smell the wildflowers. Pick one for your hair and several more to take home with you. Lay on your back and gaze up at the puffy white clouds as they drift by. What do they look like? Chase a butterfly or two. If you go at night chase fireflies and moonbeams. Lay in the grass and watch the stars dancing against the black blanket of night. Is there any one star in particular that stands out and looks unique? Do you see any constellations? How do you feel?
Explore the paintings and look at photographs. What kind of art do you most appreciate? Which artist is your favorite? Why? Is it relaxing for you to do this? What new things have you learned?
Watch the dolphins play. Find the sharks and watch them swim. Does the aquarium have penguins? What is your favorite attraction in the aquarium? Why?
Notice how the sun sparkles on the water as you glide across the top. Listen to the sweet song of the birds. Will the captain let you help steer the boat? Would you like to? How many seagulls are flying over head? Do you see any fish? How do you feel? Are you enjoying yourself?
Write it the same way you would write it to a friend or to a new pen pal. Ask yourself the same questions you would ask a pen pal. Tell yourself about your life. You can even mail it if you like. When you receive it write a reply.