When I was a kid, I knew that I didn’t want to live an ordinary life.

I wanted to live an adventure! 🗺

To explore the world, expand my mind, and follow my curiosity.

This is what freedom felt like to me. It probably was for you too.

But most of us grow up believing that to live responsibly you should make life as predictable and reasonable as you can.

Not knowing better, you optimise for security and comfort.

Jump all the hoops, seldom questioning them.

Barricade yourself into identities that end up feeling too tight.

Stay in your lane, hoping to enjoy it all “someday”.

You lose the sense of discovery and wonder you had as a child, and stop exploring uncharted territories or doing things for fun.

Basically you forget that you're meant to PLAY. Always.

In Hindu philosophy, the world is conceived as one big stage: Lila

Lila means cosmic play or divine drama. 💃🏻

All of existence is seen as a dance between opposite forces.

This means that the very nature of reality is playful.

Resisting its constant flux leads to suffering.

Stepping into its flow leads to freedom.

So the question is: are you going to throw yourself into it?

While play is a natural state, it's also something we can cultivate.

When we learn to be both intensely engaged and light-hearted, we gradually expand our capacity for joy.

Play is feeling absolutely absorbed in something, for the sake of it.

Mostly it's about not taking ourselves too goddamn seriously.

So go find a friend to be silly with, dance, daydream, remember all the things you loved doing as a child, and go do them!

Bring the same energy into your work, by taking the pressure off, gamifying your tasks, or just trying shit out as a way to find out.

Oh and let go of the notion that "real work" can't be fun.

If I see you these next weeks on the mat, expect a bit of twirls in our transitions, some upside down time, weird new moves, and meditations that tap into our imagination.

Enjoy x

Lou

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