I know it’s not Friday but that’s just the kind of super fun spontaneous person I am! I was reading an email earlier and had an epiphany. I’ve got great goals, I’m working hard, I’m doing well, and I’m feeling serious about things practically all the time. What happened to the fun? I truly believe that life is supposed to be fun. Yes, we have non-fun parts in our lives. There are responsibilities, challenges and sad things – that’s part of life too. But I feel like it’s way too easy to forget the fun.

Books and computer games are two fun things that I do. Cooking can be fun. I enjoy some of the bantering I do back and forth in email or on blogs. But lately, I haven’t really counted those things as something important in my day. I’m all about whether I did my exercise or whether I grazed at night when I’m struggling to stop that behavior. I have trouble recognizing the value of rewarding myself – reward doesn’t simply mean “don’t punish.” But that’s actually another topic.

I’m making a new Zaxiom – Don’t forget the fun. I think it’s important and I’m going to look for ways to add fun back into my life. Suggestions always welcome.

nota bene: I’m also going to be linking the axioms on my sidebar list to the post where I wrote about them. I note that I haven’t actually written about a few of them and that will come.