Why Cats Don't Like to Swim

Do you own a cat and have you ever wondered
why don't cats like to swim? Are they
afraid of water? The answer will amuse you
when I tell you in moment...

Being playful requires a commitment to take
yourself lightly. No matter your
circumstances, taking yourself lightly
makes you more creative, resourceful,
adaptive, responsive, and resilient. Not a
bad return on your commitment to be playful
today, huh?

When you're playful you're also letting go
of your deadly seriousness; you're letting
go of your outdated notion that getting
serious is the way to get your
responsibilities taken care of. How many
times, after all, have you heard or
said, "Okay, let's get serious now." Seriousness
is so strongly ingrained that
it's become a mantra for you.

A mantra that, unfortunately, is killing
you. Need I reference, once again, that
80% of your doctor visits are stress-
related? And need I remind you where that
stress comes from? You taking yourself
seriously, of course! Which mind set will
lead you to greater health and success:
single-mindedness, scarcity, and pressure
or creativity, abundance, and freedom? It's
still going to be your call, but I
recommend being playful today!

But how do you remain playful at all
times? Good question, because there are
many occasions where laughter and joking
are not appropriate or welcome. It's
important to remember that your playfulness
need never be expressed externally.

I want you to turn tasks into games. You
can also play with the words you hear and
read. In addition, you can turn scenarios
upside down; imagine that your boss is
actually a custodian when she's making her
presentation. None of these tactics for
playfulness may be extraordinarily funny,
but that's not why you're doing them. You're
being playful to be less serious,
happier, and more successful.

Cats, by the way, have no aversion to
water; large cats in the wild, after all,
love to swim. House cats, however, have
two things steering them away from a dip:
they are neat freaks and they're lazy. They
avoid water because it's too much
trouble to clean up afterwards! Let's see
if they sing a different tune when I throw
Tabby's bowl of Tender Vittles into the
swimming pool.

Take some time this week and share the
games you create out of your stressful,
mundane, or serious circumstances. I'd
love to get ideas from you so I might use
them too!

And as an added bonus...if you'd like to
know how my son, the high school assistant
principal uses this Fun Commandment at his
work, just send me an email and I'll share
it with you.

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