On Playfulness

Someimtes, Life requires challenging things of us. We are pulled in many different directions, and it feels as if there is no way to please everyone. It is in these times that we need to stop, take a step back from our busy lives, and look at the world through the eyes of a child.

Imagine your perfect place, a shimmering garden willed with magic and beauty. All around you, fairies and nymphs dance happily. They sing and laugh with each other in their paradise. Swans coast gracefully across a glimmering pond, surrounded by delicate willows and the sweet aroma of fresh flowers in bloom.

Look at the flowers. They are roses and daisies in all colors of the prism - blue and reds and purples and pinks, greens and oranges and yellows. They sway in the wind elegantly, back and forth in time to some unheard music. The breeze kisses them each gently, and sings its ethereal song to them.

There is a rainbow high above you, nestled lazily in the fluffy white clouds. The colours - how vibrant! You have never seen such iridescence, and you are overwhelmed by its exquisite beauty.

So the next time you feel overcome by the stresses of life, stop to take the time to be playful and free, in your Imagination. Release your fears into your perfectly symmetrical garden, your own personal bliss.