Give Yourself Permission to Be Whimsical, It's FUN

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Hello, my friend, and welcome back. I'm so happy to spend this time with you today. Today I want to talk about a whimsy life or whimsy living. I have a list that I've been keeping about little ways that I infuse whimsy into my life, which is funny because years ago I never ever would have considered myself as someone who was whimsy, and I actually would have completely rejected the idea as it being unserious and unproductive. But from my point of view now, I can fully see and understand that whimsy is a huge part of just living and enjoying life. And really, that's kind of the point, right? We're here to experience and to enjoy life. And so you can knock these whimsy ideas as much as you want, though I know you all, and I know that you probably embrace whimsy just like I do. But for the people that think that it's a little too silly, I encourage you just give one of these things a try and see if it sparks joy within you. See if it nurtures that inner child and brings her to light. See if it makes you feel a little bit more alive to the joys of living. So Whimsy is defined as something unusual or fun or funny. It's something that's maybe a little strange, but something that can't be reasonably explained. And that last part is something that I really, really enjoy. Something that cannot be reasonably explained. And that to me is the heart of whimsy, and that is something that I try to infuse into my life. I truly find that I'm usually having the most fun when I I literally can't explain what it is that I'm doing. There's no rhyme or reason for it. I'm just living from my heart and enjoying the experience. Like, for example, this is really silly, but as we know, silliness is whimsy. My husband and I bought electric scooters, and they go really fast and they're really fun. And so we ride them all throughout our neighborhood, and we laugh and we race each other, and I love like wearing like long flowing dresses because they like billow behind me, and I don't wear shoes when we ride our scooters, and it just feels so fun. It's like grounding, it's invigorating, and truly it's pretty whimsy. And the neighbors will like see us doing this, and honestly, it makes me laugh so hard, so hard, and I really don't feel like any of the neighbors are judging us, but truly, if they were, I would actually feel really bad for them, like genuinely. Life has so many stressful moments, right? And I am not here to be taking life so seriously all of the time. So, what are some other ways that I've infused whimsy into my life? Now, these are ways that make me feel whimsy, and maybe there are ways that you'll feel whimsy too, or maybe there's other things that you already do or can do to fill your life with more whimsy. But here's my list that I've come up with. Okay, my secrets to being whimsy. One, no shoes. Barefoot equals whimsiness. And like genuinely, I mean like don't wear shoes lots of places. Like anywhere that you would think about wearing shoes but could be grounded to the earth instead, go barefoot. Bonus points for like running through a forest without any shoes. That feels the most whimsy. Number two, wear a fancy dress everywhere you go. And I don't know why this is, but for me, if it's off the shoulder, I feel even more whimsy. Like life is just this romantic fairy tale that I'm living and moving through. And you will attract the sweetest, kindest, most loving people when you dress like you're living a fairy tale dream. There's so many ways that you can dress that make you feel more alive that center you in like a dreamy joy. So when you're picking out that outfit for tomorrow, think less about like what should I wear for today, and more about like what could I wear that would feel whimsy and fun and comfortable and exciting to me. So maybe that's jewelry or who knows, who knows, who knows, or just like the color of your outfit. How can it feel more exciting to you? Okay, my third whimsy thing that I wrote down is space buns. I know, laugh all you want, but there's something about putting your hair in space buns that immediately makes you feel like a five-year-old, and that is a fun way to live your life. So if you're feeling down or if you just want to have more fun today, put your hair in space buns. Okay, next talk to animals, talk to the trees, tell them things, whisper things to them, ask them how they're doing. Everything is energy, and you have this ability to connect with the world around you in this deeper way. So I encourage you to try it. And if at first nothing happens, who cares? Who cares? You're still being whimsy and you're still connecting with nature, but also listen and feel for a response. The other day I was outside here at Sanctuary and I heard what I thought was a firecracker going off, and it was right after the 4th of July, so it was definitely a possibility that you would hear firework going off. But when I got up and looked on the other side of the house, as it turns out, a tree had fallen in the yard. A big tree, a tree that was already leaning, and I had a feeling it was gonna be coming down, but it fell, it caused no damage, it was actually quite a miracle, and I'm so grateful for how this happened. But when I put my hand on the tree to just give it love, because that tree lived a long, beautiful life here, and I am so grateful for it and its spirit, and so I wanted to thank it and give it a moment of respect and gratitude. But when I placed my hand on the tree, I immediately received this impulse of heavy breathing, and I was shocked. I was like, oh my gosh, it's like the tree was startled having just gone through fallen over, and it was just interesting. It was interesting, and I guess that's a whims, huh? So, anyway, long story short, talk to the animals, talk to the trees, they're very wise, and they will communicate back, just not through the English language in other ways, in other whispers. Okay, my next way to be whimsy is treat everyone like your best friend, like literally everyone. So when you go to the grocery store or you go, I don't know, wherever else you go, like maybe you're going to your your kettle's baseball game and you're sitting in the bleachers. That person sitting next to you, whoever they are, whether it's a 75-year-old man or a 25-year-old woman, whoever, strike up a genuine conversation about something you actually care about, just like you would do with your best friend or your significant other. Tell them something real, something positive, something you can really connect on. You will be shocked by how beautiful this feels. Like it just renews your spirit. It gives you like this sense of like faith in the world. So everyone's your friend, you don't need an introduction. Just look at that person next to you and talk to them like you would talk to your best friend. Try it. I know it's a little scary, but go into it thinking and feeling. Everyone is my ally, everyone is my friend. And don't worry, if they don't give you an open and loving response, that's not on you, that's on them. So be proud of giving and sharing that love and that conversation and be proud of that, regardless of the response that they give, though you'll be totally shocked. Normally, you get a pretty good reaction. I don't know why all of my examples are always about the grocery store. I was coming out of the grocery store and I had randomly purchased this adorable little air plant that was in like this little vase that was shaped like a ghost, like carrying a little pumpkin, and it was so cute. And this older man was coming in the grocery store as I was going out, and I looked at him and I was holding my little plant, and I said to him, I said, Oh my gosh, look at what I just found. Is this not the cutest thing you've ever seen? And this older man that you would think wouldn't care at all about my cute little plant was like biggest smile on his face, and he was so excited for me, and he was like, That is such a cool plant. What a like genuine happy moment of connection. I mean, those are the possibilities, right? Okay, my next one is wear more sparkly jewelry. I know, I know, I know, but I'm not saying go out and buy a bunch of sparkly jewelry. Just go through your closet and wear the things that really sparkle. There's actually scientific studies that say the way that jewelry sparkles reminds us of water. When you know, when you're looking at the ocean and the ocean sparkles, water is a source of life for us. And so when we see that sparkly reflection, we think about being filled with life, being full of life. And so to wear things that kind of create that on you and around you actually makes you feel more alive. So wear the sparkly jewelry. Apparently, the more the better. The bigger the diamond, the better. I'm kidding, I'm kidding. My next one is demand a magical sign. Okay, so a few weeks ago, I don't know why. My husband and I were like winding down for the day, and I just out of nowhere looked at him and I said, I have not seen a rainbow in a really long time. I want to see a rainbow. And sure enough, the next day it gently rained, and guess what appeared in the sky? A rainbow. And guess what? The day after that, we saw another rainbow, and that just feels so exciting, so exciting. Here's another example. I was in Florida, and we go to Naples sometimes in Florida, and we'll go out like on our friend's boat, and we'll go here and we'll go there. And I never see dolphins there, never, never. And my husband will say, Oh, he saw a dolphin, or my friend will say, Oh, she saw a dolphin, but I never see them. And so the last time we were there, we were having lunch, and I literally said out of nowhere, I go, I want to see a dolphin. And guess what? We got back on the boat after our lunch and were pulling out of the marina, and dolphins just surrounded us, surrounded us, and they even jumped out of the water like they do in movies. Oh my gosh, it was so exciting! And then it was either like later that day or maybe the next day. We were sitting on the beach, and we sit on this beach like all of the time, and I've never seen a dolphin there, and out of nowhere, I'm like looking out into the water, and I don't know, I just like sensed something was there. There was like a presence, and so I stood up and I started walking towards the water, and I saw this sort of shadow, and I was like, whoa, what was that? And you see a shadow in the water, and you go closer, I guess. So I put my feet like in the little shallow waters. It was a dolphin. It was a dolphin, like literally five feet in front of me, and it started like slowly moving down the down like the the beach, and there was no one around, and I followed it, and it was just me and this dolphin slowly moving through like those shallow waters. Can you believe it? I know you probably think I'm making this up, but I promise you I am not. And oh my gosh, magical, magical, so whimsy. Okay, my next one is music. I have an entire playlist of like 400 songs, and the purpose of this playlist is every single time I find a whimsy song or a song that like sparks that whimsy feeling within me, I add it to this playlist. And so whenever I need a dose of whimsiness in my life, I go to this playlist and I play a song. Music is something that we respond to so well, and it really does have the power to transform our day. So, you know, I'm gonna give you an example. Anything from the Princess Diaries soundtrack is super whimsy, super whimsy. You can't not feel whimsy when listening to miracles happen. You can't not feel whimsy when listening to that song called I Love Life. Give it a listen or create your own whimsy playlist. My gosh, I just have a couple more, okay? Okay, the next one is set the intention to laugh. I can't tell you how, like every time I work with people, we're talking about intentions and we talk about manifestation a lot. And when I think about my intention or think about manifestation, laughter is so hugely important to me. Like, I'm not just talking about like little laughter, I'm talking about the kind of laughter where it like comes from deep in your belly and you can't stop. That is what I want more of in life. And ever since I started setting that intention, I have had those moments of like, I think I'm gonna pee my pants, I'm laughing too hard. There's like truly few things better than laughing in life. So set that intention, manifest more moments of laughter in your day. Okay, next one is play pretend. Listen, I know you're an adult, but I'm not out here trying to be an adult all the time. Play, pretend, and make things up. Live in the imaginary. It's actually pretty healthy to an extent, obviously. But something I love to do with my husband is when we go out to dinner and it's either just the two of us or we're like waiting for friends to get there. I look at him and I say, Hey, let's pretend like this is our first date. He just loves playing. He just loves playing. I can't even I was gonna say he just loves playing this. I don't I don't think he does, but I love playing it, and so and so we just I don't know, we just pretend like we've never met each other, and I start making things up about myself, and it's it's really fun, it's really fun. So play pretend, or like when you're swimming, it's summer, so when you're swimming, makeup games. We used to always make up games in the pool. You've not grown past that, you just think you have. It's still fun. Okay, let's see. I have oh gosh, just a couple more, just a couple more. Uh, the next one is skip or dance or run around, especially barefoot outside, especially listening to that like whimsy music. Oh, you're in for a good moment. Okay, this next one. This took me a long time to get here, but I used to be the grammar police. And if you're the grammar police, fine. I love grammar. But start trying to email and text the way you actually talk. I used to like really overthink all of the text messages and emails that I sent. Like, even if they were to literally like a good friend, I would make them like an award-winning essay. And guess what? That wasn't fun. That wasn't fun, and I didn't like I didn't like it. Like I would shy away from texting or whatever because it just like took me so long to come up with the perfect response. So now my texts look like they were written by a 12-year-old. Or sometimes I'll just scrap the text and send an audio message, which conveys my actual tone and feeling. I also send a heck of a lot of emojis because I think they're cute. And this has been way more fun for me than having everything spelled correctly with the perfect amount of punctuation with all the perfectly capital letters and all of the things. I just I don't, I don't, I don't care anymore. I would rather someone feel like my essence and my personality through what I write than have it be perfect. Maybe that's just me, but it's way more fun to write like that. My next one is use more stickers. Yeah, I know that probably sounds ridiculous. Go buy stickers that are cute and fun and then use them or give them to people. It's really, really fun. When I was little, I would get stickers and I would never ever ever use them. Ever. And then I learned that that's because I never thought that a moment was worthy enough for me to use the stickers. But as it turns out, every single moment in life is so incredibly worthy of that sticker. So now I use them, I give them to people, I put them on things, and it's so fun. Okay, next one carry a book with you. Even if you feel like you're not gonna have any time to read or you know you're not gonna be reading, there's something about carrying a book with you that makes you feel really whimsy. So just carry the book with you. And if you have the opportunity to read it, awesome. But if not, and it's like your little purse, that's fine too. But you feel like an interesting, whimsical person when you're carrying a book with you. One more. One more. No, two more, two more. If there's a song that you love, but the lyrics aren't very positive, change them. But there's a bunch of songs that I Love the vibe of, but the lyrics are just like not it, and I am a firm believer in speaking our truth and speaking things into our reality, so you can sure as all get out believe that I am not going to be singing lyrics that I don't want to come true. There's this one old song that I I love the vibe of. So is that slightly embarrassing? Maybe, but feels better to me. Okay, and the last one, and the one that I think is so important. Now don't feel awkward when I say this, okay? Promise. The last one is you have to value your own pleasure, especially as a woman. Pleasure is so important for us. It is part of how we manifest, it is part of how we bring abundance into our life. And so it's okay for you to receive this feeling of fun, joy, pleasure, and to enjoy that. It's good, it's really good and healthy. Part of living a whimsy life is just feeling that joy and love and surrendering to the pleasure that's all around you. So practice that, pick something from this list and try it, or let me know. What do you do that you find to be fun and whimsy? And remember, it doesn't have to make sense. Like bonus points for it not making sense, and you also don't have to explain yourself to anyone, you're not hurting anyone, you're doing this for you to feel more love and to radiate that joy and love out into life. So I wish you a super, super, super whimsy day, and I can't wait to hear what you find to be whimsy. Okay, let's pull a card. Okay, today I'm using the Oracle of the Seven Energies by Colette Farron Reed. I got this as a gift from my friend Amanda. You might know her because she does a Saturday here. Actually, she's doing this Saturday here. She'll be here this Saturday. Um it's July 18th from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. for shopping hours and for mini sessions. So little mini energy healings and card readings. You can come meet Amanda. She's the best. Um, let's see. So our card today from this deck is called Willing Release. It says some days you have to let go of your struggle to find an answer and you have to focus on other things for just a little while. This doesn't mean giving up altogether or losing anything. Remember that in our co-creative partnership with the divine, give and take is necessary. You do your part by setting your intentions and taking any necessary actions, but then you must surrender. You have to surrender the timing and the how. Right now, you can immerse yourself in the experience, and you can allow the divine plan to unfold as it will on your behalf. Open up to receiving what's yours. You must let go and see what transpires. Surrendering truly will serve your highest good. Well, that is just the perfect message for our conversation today. Okay, my whimsy friends, come see us this weekend for shopping hours. Like I said, that's uh this Saturday, it's always the second and third Saturday of every single month. And please, please, please, please come to our reading club. That's the 21st from 5:30 to 8:30. Bring a book. You just get to read for however long that you want in this cozy, beautiful space. There's also gonna be snacks and little quiet crafts you can do, like bracelet making, and it's just gonna be a beautiful, relaxing, whimsy time. And if you want to join us on August 1st, we're doing a painting class, and that's with a professional artist, and she's gonna be helping us paint the trees here at Sanctuary, and so that too will be a very whimsy experience. So I hope you'll join us. Uh, that's on August 1st, and I think that's all I have for you today. Okay, I'm sending you so much love and laughter. Okay, my friend, I'll see you back here very soon. Bye for now.