“being silly is a delicious escape from the shackles of
reality”
And you thought being silly was, ah…silly. The stewards of
seriousness have been playing with your mind. They want you to buckle down, grow
up, work hard and have no damn fun. So you were trained to believe that silly
isn’t serious. Well, good thing for you that I am here to straighten out this
mess. Silly is stunningly, serious stuff! Silly is greatly underrated and
underappreciated. Someone has to set the record straight and I am just the guru
to do it.
“if you lose the ability to be silly, you are susceptible to
becoming a slave”
Ok, suspend your belief that I am bonkers for a few moments
and stay with me, while I enlighten you. First, silly is misunderstood. Forget
those notions about silly being a useless waste of an adults life. Silly has
many benefits. It can make you happier and richer. And as I stated, the absence
of silly might make you a slave.
You see when they shake the silly out of you, you become more
compliant. You believe the mantra’s of the warrior’s that sign your pay check.
You start to believe that ‘slow and steady’ wins the race, and hard work will be
rewarded (that’s management code for, I pay you a little, you work your butt
off and we the company make a lot of money). Slowly but steadily you slip
into master/slave mode, all the while thinking that what you are doing for the
master, is what is best for you. With silly you see the impossible as possible
and the dream of the big escape is alive.
“silly is like a bonk on the head to the serious”
The word silly is derived from the German word ‘selig’ which
means sacred or holy (I know…who knew). So when you are being silly, you are
actually reaching a higher level of consciousness. You are closer to that place
where creativity resides. Silly removes the impossible faster than a reality
star can take off her clothes. With silly anything is possible. It opens the
mind to all that is possible, it removes the blinders that have deceived your
inner genius. Silly and her mate goofy are the parents of that beautiful
child…creativity.
Through the years they have changed the word silly, to mean a
useless behaviour as practised by adults. Not so bucko. Silly is incredibly
useful. As I’ve explained silly enables creativity. Any brain storming session
(mine is called fun-storming, but more of that later) should commence with
silliness. This opens the mind to being truly creative. The sillier the
better!
“silliness is a high creativity and a high energy
state”
This one was a no brainer for me. It has been well documented
that belly laughter is equal to a physical workout. And guess which activity
gives you the best belly laughs? Right, being silly! So you get in a state
perfect for developing creative ideas and you get a work out that makes you
laugh at the same time. Still think that silly is silly? But wait, there’s
more…
“silly is a shortcut to bonding”
Silly is most on display when children are playing. That is
how they learn and bond. But this also works for big kids like us. We have all
seen parents playing silly with their kids. Now, its time to dust off silly and
play with your big friends. Silly is the crazy glue that bonds consenting adults
(sorry saying consenting adults, just sounded funnier than saying friends).
“it’s silly to worry about past mistakes, when there is so
much fun to be had making new one’s”
The thing that prevents us from making more mistakes (and
subsequently learning new things) is that we fear making a fool of ourselves.
Once you get comfortable with silly, you will have developed a confidence that
fears no criticism. You will be free to explore and discover new possibilities.
Failure will mean you are trying and having fun doing it. Doesn’t that blow your
ever loving mind….having fun with failure?
“why seducers love being silly”
I’ve given you a pile of good reasons to be silly but I just
love saying….but wait there is more! Yep, silly is seductive. You knew
that was coming didn’t you? Silly is super seductive. It displays confidence and
fun which in combination are so damn attractive, as to be irresistible. Who can
resist a good belly laugh, it is highly contagious.
Ok, class is over…now go out there and make a fool of yourself, it‘s for the good of your health and your pocketbook. And no thanks necessary, you can buy me a beer later (I‘ll probably be on the beach laughing at some serious warrior type).
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