AMUSEMENT

My last blog entry was waaaaaay back in February! I like posting and I really like your feedback so I’ve recently thought, “What is my block to posting again?” When I got to the heart of it, my promise to write about amusement in that February entry was a key factor. Amusement is something that doesn’t come easily to me so I think I was feeling self conscious in my ability to write with any authority on the subject. In other words, my “perfect pictures” (unrealistic expectations) about writing with credibility got in my way of doing something I enjoy—writing. Amusement is a fabulous technique for overcoming perfect pictures, but I didn’t have amusement about writing about amusement and therefore was blocked by my perfect picture. Yikes! Try saying that five times fastJ.

I finally decided that I would consciously do whatever it would take to overcome that 9 month block. Guess what I needed to do? Bring in some amusement!! That’s right. I consciously brought amusement into my space and the writing started to flow. Amusement raises your vibration and helps to dissipate effort. It’s a fabulous energy and a great one to learn how to harness if it doesn’t come naturally to you. Obviously, I need to listen to my own advice more often!

So ask yourself, “How do I bring in amusement?”

A friend of mine has a wacky picture of a witch painting hanging on her kitchen wall where she’s sure to see it several times a day. She doesn’t care that most people think it would be more appropriate in a child’s play area or bedroom. The painting makes her laugh so she placed it where she’s sure to see it often and thus guarantee and easy smile throughout her day. If you knew this woman, you’d know it was a great strategy. She’s super upbeat and shares her generous smiles with everyone!

You could also recall a memory of a fun or funny time. I have two friends who have over-the-top levels of amusement. One time about 10 years ago when they were together, they had a whole group of us bent over gasping for air and trying not to pee our pants because we were laughing so hard—for over an hour! That one memory has made me smile and laugh multitudes of times over the last decade.

You can also “run” amusement. Since it’s is just an energy like joy, anger, or happiness, you can consciously create this energy in your own energetic space. What does amusement look like to you? In my mind’s eye, I see a bunch of Pacman-like creatures chomping, chomping, chomping. I bring them from above my head down into my auric space (the 6 inches of energy surrounding your body). I usually put a word or picture in there for them to chomp up like the word effort, stress, exhaustion, anger, or a picture of whatever is causing me distress. The visual makes me chuckle and instantly improves my mood.  It’s not just a visualization technique, though. This exercise actually helps release stuck energy and raise your vibration.    

You can also set an intention to have amusement be a part of your day. You’ll suddenly find yourself seeing and hearing delightful things. Just yesterday I did this and heard my daughter, who was pretending to be the mommy to her twin brother, say, “oh no little baby, we’re not buying anything today” in her best sing-song mommy voice.  It made me laugh and I enjoyed being delighted by her sweetness. Had I not set the intention that I wanted to be in amusement, I probably would have instantly thought, there she goes again bossing him around. Or I could have quickly berated myself along the lines of, oh I’m always so strict never allowing them to buy things; they see me as mean; I’m so mean; I’m going to have to try harder to be a better mom, blah, blah, blah...  Instead of that typical negative self talk, I enjoyed a moment of amusement. Intentions work!

You probably have your own fun ways of creating amusement--aka joy, happiness, or fun into your life. Take some moments and tune into what those strategies are for you and then do them often!

If you’re looking for some amusement today, check out this quick interview with Robin Williams on the Today Show. It made me laugh so I’ve kept it in a special “smile” folder in my inbox. http://video.msn.com/?mkt=en-us&brand=msnbc&tab=m5&rf=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/&fg=&from=00&vid=3b51d411-3621-45c6-bba5-7f6619d9a91f                                                 

Best Regards,                                          

Susan                          

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