Yes yes yes!! Phenomenal thread!!
Someone once said to me that they wanted to try to be what they felt was most lacking in this world. I thought about it. For me, I think one of the things most lacking is whimsy. Specifically, whimsy means to do things on a whim - to do stuff just cos, why not? I feel like we've all been sooooo intensely socialised to follow very particular codes of behaviour but.. more often than not it just ends up stifling authentic expression! Like why can't I just dance in the street? I used to agonise over things like that, "Oh but what if someone..." what? Sees a random person dancing? EGADS!
So now, if I get the spontaneous urge to go sit in some mud, or break out into song, or give hugs to all the trees, I just DO IT!!
Now, questions!!
- What do you do for fun?
My fav gotta be dancing!! Being able to flail my limbs about in whatever way feels most fluid in that moment, getting out of brain and into body, what's not to love?
- Is there anything particularly silly that you do to make others laugh?
I am quite the punter. I make lots of puns. Like why are groups of mountains so funny? Cos they're hill areas!! Geddit?
- What movies make you burst into giggles?
Oooooo gotta say Airplane with Leslie Nielsen!! Cracks me up so much.
- How do you bring yourself joy through children's activities?
I try to inject whimsy into every facet of my life. I skip through the street, dance at the bus stop, sing loudly in the shower, give random people compliments, buy lollies, build sandcastles, climb trees, find cool sticks shaped like swords, jump in puddles, crunch on leaves, sommersault into bed, and of course I gotta make lots n lots of my silly little noises.... All. The. Time! BWAAAAAH!!! Blep. Mrrrrowww! Bwap. BOOM SHAKA LAKA 😝
Eeeeee hehehe. Thank for the opportunity to reflect on these very wholesome things @avant-garde 😍
