Today I urge you to remember that feeling from when you were younger and not so bogged down with the serious of being a grown up. Regardless of how many very important responsibilities you shoulder, you still deserve playdates and adventures. We should never grow out of that.

We would benefit from getting down with some silly to balance out these extremes. But first we need to reconnect with our grander sense of playfulness and wonder. I’m sure many of us can relate to losing touch with fun and silliness in response to “trying to hold it all together.” Because silly feels a little useless in those situations. Except it’s not.