Self-Assessment

Are your percentages where you would like them to be?

• Don’t worry, most adults have a low Play percentage at first. The good news is this course will help you increase play.
  • The very thing that we need to do more of to feel better — play — is usually something relegated to children.
  • The fact is, people of all ages need to experience the lightness and joy that comes from being in play mode.
  • In week 1 of this program, you will identify what play is to you, and practice shifting to more play and less drudgery
  • It sounds simple, yet, most people find that it’s not easy to establish new patterns and practices, particularly in stressful times

3. What’s one thing you can do today that would feel like play?

Need ideas? Think back to your childhood, or to a simpler time. What did you do for fun and relaxation?

Examples:

• Turn on your favorite music and dance around the house
• Reminisce with a friend about funny encounters or stories from your past
• Sit in the sunshine with your bare feet in the grass
• Plan a special evening with your favorite dinner
• Watch a funny, light-hearted movie
• Play a fun game
• Color, paint, make a collage

Whatever you choose, make sure it makes you smile, feel light and cheerful, like children at play. If it doesn’t, switch it up!

4. Do it! Aim for at least 15 minutes.
5. Share on the JumpStart FB page (LINK): What did you do and how did it feel?