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Deadlines,
daily family dilemmas, and organizational duties... our
lives fill with routines and pressure driven activities.
At this very moment I contemplate a to-do list that will
take me all day and into the night. My office mess
surrounds me and my team members await my response to
various questions. In times like this, we forget to make
room for pleasure.
Pleasure
is related to humor…that precious gift that all of us can
experience but often forget to initiate or use as a life
tool. (We all have a sense of humor, right? It was part of
our original equipment!) And yet, humor includes fun,
amusement, playfulness, wit, celebration, storytelling,
games, comedy, and appears in many media and experiences.
It heals, rejuvenates, empowers, and connects. It can even
be sexy.
A few
years ago, I decided to write down on a piece of paper
every pleasurable experience during my workday. By the end
of the day, there were only 3 things listed and two of
them were about eating desserts!
What an
eye opener! I knew that I had better find some pleasures
that weren't edible. The next day, I picked a rose for my
desk, then smelled it frequently just so I could add it to
my list. A few hours later, I took a break and nuzzled my
dog. By the end of the week, my daily list of pleasures
had soared to 30.
Recently I
came across a pleasure list that I comprised for couples
who wanted more pleasure in their marriages. I share it
now as a prompt for ways you might add pleasure to your
own life whether you are married or single.
It is
especially important to make time for pleasure when you
are financially stressed, or going through emotionally
difficult times. Review your pleasures at the end of the
day…and you have created a gratitude list! What a
wonderfully rich way to go to sleep.
Purchase
or create a family award. Present it with pomp and
circumstance. (This works at the office, too!) I carry
ours out on a red pillow.
Post a
wish list before your birthday. Include offbeat
suggestions. Get outrageous.
Maintain a
bulletin board for favorite cartoons.
Have lunch
with girlfriends and ask each one to share a favorite
indulgence.
Make a
list of people who make you laugh. Spend time with them
regularly.
Tell old
stories about funny incidents with relatives. Reminisce.
Splurge on
some really nice sheets.
Give
yourself a medal whenever you feel like it. Or wear a
glitzy piece of jewelry as a medal. Tell people why you
are celebrating your courage or a triumph.
Keep a
journal of funny stories, jokes, incidents from your life.
Write job
reminders for kids or spouses as silly poems…stick them on
mirrors.
Give silly
treats and presents. Hide them in office drawers, under a
pillow, etc.
Develop
your wit. Join a Toastmasters Club. Attend the Humorous
Speech Contest. Enter it!
Enjoy live
theater.
Play music
when you eat your lunch.
Read
anything by SARK.
Take your
sweetheart to dinner and announce that you have a heart
sticker somewhere under your clothing.
Have
something delivered to your spouse or partner's office.
Rent a
bicycle built for two.
Enjoy the
decadence of hors d'oeurves in the bathtub.
Speaking
of bathtubs….remember Bull Durham? Have your toes painted
in a bubble bath with candlelight.
Stay at an
Inn that has mystery weekends.
Design a
costume for your pet. Enter a contest (pet stores have
them.)
Go out to
dinner and celebrate the most minor of successes.
Tease and
compliment your partner. Share an "ultimate dessert."
Find a
bookstore with big, comfortable chairs. Indulge in books
that delight you.
Add to
this list….see what happens when you try 3 ideas in one
week.
Make a
pleasure item part of your daily to-do list.
Ana
Tampanna, "The Alligator Queen," is author or the "The
Womanly Art of Alligator Wrestling." To learn more about
her books in addition to her speaking and coaching
services, visit her site at
http://www.alligatorcoach.com/index.html
