I won’t pretend that I know all the possible ways. That is part of your own creativity.
But, to enjoy yourself is why you exist. Source wants to enjoy the “10,000 things,”
the billions and trillions of things into which it has precipitated.
These ways become a bit more narrowed when you put the first
2 commandments first.
There is only One Source
Love Everything. Translated
as do no harm. Not harming yourself, or
your future self. Not harming
others. And realizing that since there
is only One Source, there really is no difference between yourself and
“others.” There is no “other.”
My wife and I came up with a list of attributes of having
fun, many of these overlap:
Anticipation and unpredictability, games like Jenga or
pick-up sticks, visiting “haunted houses”.
Vulnerability, the chance of loosing in a game.
Relationship, participating with others teamwork and competition,
versus solitude.
Creative endeavors, art, music, writing, crafts, theater, and
so on.
Developing yourself at all levels; body, mind, emotions,
connection to Source/Spirit/G-d.
Interacting with nature at many levels.
Meaningful reward, through helping others.
Participation in many body sports, as individuals or as
teams. Many sports are “2-body problems,”
there is intrinsic math going on in your brain in placing yourself in the
correct position and using just enough force to bring 2 bodies together. Catching, throwing, hitting, shooting,
running with others, are really derived from the predator-prey games that all
mammals play.
Rooting for teams, also brings a sense of belonging.
Thrill rides, and extreme sports, raise hormones such as
adrenaline and serotonin.
Reading books and watching movies, we love stories!
Listening to music, alone or together.
Acquiring knowledge and developing new ideas, also can be
the fun parts of work.
Work, making money with your energy, can also be like play,
if you are lucky, or if you have the right attitude.
Fun activities can help you forget everyday problems and
struggles of daily life, they can relieve tension and anxiety.
I’ll continue to drive this home again and again, above all
of this enjoying life, you must keep the first 2 commandments, otherwise the 3rd
tends to feel empty. If you are hurting
people, unless you are a psychopath, this cannot bring you long-term
pleasure.
Ramana Maharshi said; “There is no destiny, there is no free
will.
The truth is held in paradox. Therefore, there is also both destiny and
free will.
So, get out there and fulfill your destiny.
The world unfolds exactly as it should.
Yet, you still must put forth the effort to co-create,
as the
embodiment of Source,
the
whole Universe!
