Wednesday, February 15, 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Everything is a drag, isn\u2019t it? Unless it\u2019s fun. But we turn everything into drudgery. Good parents turn mundane activities into a game, and children respond with eagerness. We turn everything into strain, and have difficulty responding with eagerness. The image of exercise is pain, not pleasure. The image of \u201cwork\u201d is stress, not joy. But the minute movement becomes dance, suddenly it\u2019s fun. The minute being with people becomes \u201csocial,\u201d we kick back. Why can\u2019t a brisk walk be a \u201cdance\u201d in nature? Why can\u2019t all gatherings be social in some way? Why can\u2019t calisthenics be expressive ways of limbering the body? Why can\u2019t strength training be beautiful, an artistic movement of muscle?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Riding a bike is play, yet the body gets rewarded with muscle-building and calorie-burning. Dancing is play, and the heart thanks you for the boost. Stretching releases toxins, makes the joints move freely, reducing inflammation and increasing circulation – your immune system thanks you. It\u2019s fun to experiment with different ways of stretching and moving the body, it will be limber and pain-free by thanking you with ease of movement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Camping, hiking, and beach-going are so much fun. It\u2019s about being in nature, serene and lofty. Being outside is fun; go outside for a bit today. You\u2019ll see some people today, that will be fun. Couldn\u2019t you make something<\/em> fun today? Couldn\u2019t you frolic a little? Remind yourself that it\u2019s fun to get up and move. It\u2019s fun to take a bath. It\u2019s fun to prepare a meal. It\u2019s fun to drive. It\u2019s fun to be with others. It\u2019s fun to move. We don\u2019t have to drudge and tarry all the time. That\u2019s a drag. And remember, the first order of fun is getting out of bed. Don\u2019t make that a drag, either. Turn things into a little bit of play. You\u2019ll be surprised at how productive and relaxing your day could be if you stopped drudging.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Wednesday, February 15, 2023 Everything is a drag, isn\u2019t it? Unless it\u2019s fun. But we turn everything into drudgery. Good parents turn mundane activities into a game, and children respond with eagerness. We turn everything into strain, and have difficulty responding with eagerness. The image of exercise is pain, not pleasure. The image of \u201cwork\u201d […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[1653,1654],"class_list":["post-2625","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-morning-motivation","tag-how-can-i-enjoy-my-life","tag-why-do-i-dread-everything"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mymorningmotivator.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2625","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mymorningmotivator.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mymorningmotivator.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mymorningmotivator.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mymorningmotivator.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2625"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/mymorningmotivator.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2625\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2627,"href":"https:\/\/mymorningmotivator.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2625\/revisions\/2627"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mymorningmotivator.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2625"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mymorningmotivator.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2625"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mymorningmotivator.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2625"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}