11/02/2022
Yesterday I posted about presence and play being important for pleasure…
Today here are some of the things that have helped me get out of serious work mode all the time:
1) this fluff. He always asks to play just when I’m starting to overwork
2) Reading novels
3) befriending less serious people (this one is admittedly challenging… both to find said people and then to relax into their pace, but it’s so healthy to have a balance between driven friends and go-with-the-flow friends)
4) Intentionally setting aside time (ideally a whole day) with nothing scheduled so I can do whatever I want. I do this about once a year realistically. Ideally I’d want one once a month.
5) Watching TV without guilt. (This could easily be done without presence, but part of the key to presence is to know that you can’t be fully present all the time, it takes too much energy. So permission to check out is important)
What are some of your methods for finding play and presence?