By Dr. Bruno Roque Cignacco (PhD)
1. Importance of a playful attitude
“Making money is fun. Life is supposed to be
fun. And millions of people are living in fear instead of having fun. That’s
the tragedy” Donald Trump
Playfulness is the natural essence of life. When you have a
playful attitude you raise your energy levels. This, in turn, makes your
desires manifest more quickly. Instead,
when you take your life activities too seriously, you are constraining your
energy. This, in turn hinders the materialization of your dreams.
Playfulness is a state in which you are not offering any
resistance. When you have a playful attitude, you take things as they are; you
don’t try to force them. Instead, you
enjoy things in all their dimensions. As
a consequence, when you are playful on a continuous basis you tend to face up
to life events in a much more easy way.
In general, many people don’t allow themselves to be playful
frequently. In that sense, in our
society playfulness is unfairly associated with irresponsibility. Most people
take their life activities too seriously, in some extreme cases like a toll, or
an ordeal.
Most people tend to be overcommitted to their daily
activities. They deal with them in an excessively earnest, and in some cases
pushy, manner. Their activities are based on abnegation, which implies
discipline, working hard, sacrificing pleasure, and making the best
efforts.
For all those reasons
people tend to feel distrust to what is playful. Many people don’t feel
comfortable with activities that are not goal-oriented or structured. Resnick says that people have low tolerance
to playful or entertaining activities. According to this perspective, people
tend to act in certain ways to avoid playful activities:
- They constantly hurry
up at all times, even when it is not necessary
- They worry and feel
guilty, even for insignificant things
- They get tense and
have difficulty relaxing and resting, everything is considered a chore
- They scarcely take time to reflect on things,
their minds and bodies are on automatic pilot
- They dismiss their
needs; they put discipline and abnegation above fun activities
- They have fear of
taking actions that are beyond their comfort zone
- They act based on
getting others’ approval; their inner guidance is obscured
- They are less prone
to improvise and let things flow
2. Playfulness and
prosperity
Bear in mind that everything in the Universe works
effortlessly. You should learn from nature, which always functions with ease.
For example, there is no drudgery when sea waves go up and down; the planets
gyrate ceaselessly with no strain. Everything in the Universe, except people,
works at ease, in harmonious perfection.
For this reason, you should take things in life more
light-heartedly. For example, consider
your money issues less earnestly and, in turn you will be in a better state of
receptivity regarding abundance. In this
sense, a playful attitude regarding money is opposite to any state of
anxiousness, forcefulness, worry or desperation.
All these emotional states put you in the back seat. Each
time you feel upset worried or impelled to act, you are generating negative
vibrations, which in turn push your dreams away. Each time that you chase money
or crave for a more prospering position you sweep those very things afar.
Instead, joy always puts you in a receptive mode for
prosperity. When you are playful, you are enjoying things at present. You are
absorbed in the now, with authentic enthusiasm. This uplifting energy brings
about the manifestation of your desires effortlessly.
It’s your choice to feel good at all times; you can decide to
have a playful attitude with anything that you do. Try to make this choice
every day; as soon as you wake up. If
you follow this advice, you will realize that you feel lighter; and you will
also notice that things in your life flow more effortlessly.
Playfulness always raises your energy levels. By having this
attitude, you attract more good things into your life. It is advisable to have
this playful attitude, even when you use any of the tools explained in this
book, such as affirmations or visualization technique.
3. Exercises to have a
playful attitude
You must consciously select activities supportive to this
attitude. Choose the ones that do not drain your vital energy. Playful actions
are related to joy and happiness. These activities are the opposite to states
of fear and tension. Any activity that makes you feel good is adequate for
this.
Feeling good is the final goal you want to achieve with all
your dreams. In relation to money, you may argue and say that you want specific
things, such as: buying a house, going on holiday, having a million pounds in
your bank account, among other. If you analyse why you want all these things,
you will conclude with no doubt, that is to feel good.
So it is important to feel good now, even without having
those things. Most people postpone their
happiness until they fulfil their desires; they say that they cannot be gleeful
because their dreams did not materialize.
However, from the metaphysical perspective, when you feel
happy, playful and at ease now before
fulfilling your desires (and not after achieving them), you will attract all
your wishes more hastily. This happens because you radiate high vibrations,
which accelerate the materialization of your dreams.
So having a constant playful attitude and good mood is a very
effective shortcut for the manifestation of your desires. It’s very important
that you feel good at all times. For
this reason, any ludic activity is supportive to this attitude. Playful
activities put you in a state of excitement and lift your mood. Some examples
of activities that put you in a playful state are:
- playing board games or
sports
- reading jokes on the
Internet
- attending recitals or
shows
- listening to
harmonious music
- taking a steam bath
- having a massage
- dancing salsa
- having holidays or a
weekend break
- reading self-help
books
- watching comedy
movies
You can also pamper yourself with any other pleasurable
activity. The main criterion to follow is to those activities that make you
feel joyous. For example, in the case of
music, you can look for classical pieces, jazz or instrumental songs. Songs with positive lyrics are suitable
too. In the case of movies, romantic
comedies, comedies in general and cartoon movies are very appropriate.
However, what is fun tends to very personal; this depends on
the taste of each individual. The important thing to remember is that your
choice should make you feel elated and relax. In this way you are congruently
attuned with the manifestation of your desires.
Other things that can make you more playful are:
- Do things at your own
pace, whenever possible.
- Focus on the present,
and live it fully
- Consider problems as
creative challenges
- Learn from the
children’s natural playfulness
- Evoke past moments
when you were playful
- Get in contact with
people which make you feel happy
- Schedule some
specific time per day for fun activities
- Indulge all your
senses with pleasurable gifts (foods, perfumes, etc.)
You can also ask yourself certain questions in relation to
money issues. Some examples of these questions are ““What way of earning money will provide me with more fun?”, “Which
activities are more fulfilling for my mission?” “Which is the job that I would
feel more joyous and authentic doing?” and “If I don’t need to worry about money, which activities will I perform
every day?” among others. By answering these questions, you will get some
interesting insights into your money issues.
On the other side, there are some activities that are
opposite to a playful state. You have to avoid them, whenever possible. Some of
them are, for example, reading the news, and in general absorbing all the
negativity conveyed by media. In that sense, most of the news is
negative. For this reason, any news is likely to “pollute” your mental and
emotional state. Negative events that you read in the newspaper or see on
television continue to run in your mind without you noticing. They lower your
mood and this, in turn, delays the materialization of your dreams. It’s obvious
that other activities such as criticizing, complaining and moaning are also
contrary to a playful attitude.
The famous author and billionaire entrepreneur Donald Trump
has a special perspective about money. In that sense, he considers that being
more prosperous is like a game, in which you should have fun. He suggests that
you should always enjoy the process of making more money. He also encourages
people to follow their mission and only do what they love and have fun with. In
fact, his vision is opposite to the perspective of struggling and fearing
losing money.
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