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Ep60 Playfulness

and Curiosity

Hello and Welcome

to the Way of the Emotional Warrior Podcast.

My name is Kai Ehnes and today we will be answering the question How can

you be more playful in your life?

Playfulness

just sounds wonderful doesn’t it? Kids do this so naturally. Adults frown upon

it because it is a thing of childhood and immaturity. A grown person can not indulge

in something so silly. Seriousness is the name of the game. If it isn’t serious

then it simply is not worthwhile.

What if we were

to look at this little bit differently. Why does play have to reserved only for

little children. Modern society frowns even upon teenagers being playful.

To me there

is a healthy balance when being playful as an adult. I am not advocating

shirking all responsibility and simply running off into the wild blue yonder.

However, it is very possible to simply shift your outlook a bit to seeing the

world as a place for us to play. In my world, my soul has come to this planet

to play. The work has to be done no matter what, that is part of being alive

but the way you approach the work will allow you to simply live with more joy.

Let’s say

you something breaks on your vehicle. Let’s say you have enough for a 200

dollar repair but the amount for the repair is triple that. A typical adult

will panic and immediately embrace fear, invoking scarcity thinking and thus not

be able to find a way to pay for the repair without having to sacrifice

something else that is needed.

How can you

be more playful with these “serious” adult problems?

Enter

curiosity. Let’s try this. Instead of telling yourself and the universe how

this repair bill is excessive and asking for ways to panic and not be able to

afford the amount, try breathing and slowing your roll. Next, ask some curiosity questions.

Like: I wonder

how this bill can be paid?

Wouldn’t it

be great to have several options of how to pay this bill easily and smoothly?

Or…try

shifting to gratitude…

I am

grateful that this repair bill is easily taken care of. I appreciate having a

safe vehicle for my family, myself, and other drivers.

Maybe play a

bit by having the questions come from the vehicle instead. Like:

The vehicle

says, thank you for fixing me now because otherwise the damage would have been

much greater.

Or…

I am so

happy to see my mechanic friend again. Thank you.

While all

this may sound crazy on one hand, perception and thinking are the name of the

game. The rules of the game are engineered to work in your favor when you

adhere to them. Money opportunities will come your way if you think, feel and

emote from a spiritually lawful place. Maybe you will think of something that

you can sell that is never used and taking up space in a closet or a room.

Maybe you will be offered a bonus. It all works this way.

Part of the

process is letting go of control over everything. This is a gripping energy

that is not part of spiritual law. I want to point out that none of this about

not caring or being dismissive. Quite the contrary, this about moving your own

intention in a direction that will allow you to prosper.

The neuroscience

is quite interesting for the idea of curiosity. Researchers like Schulz and

Bonawitz in 2007 and 2011, Piaget 1945, Loewenstein 1994 independently found

that people like to solve information gaps and are intrigued by novel and

unfamiliar items and settings.

This means

that we love to learn, explore and figure things out.

For an

emotional warrior this is very helpful. Mastering emotions is really about

emotional freedom. This in turn is what allows our souls to play. An emotional

warrior can incorporate playfulness and curiosity into their lives and live

freely and peacefully instead of being hijacked by fear and their amygdala.

Good luck.

~Peace