Day 174 - Happy Like A Dog

Sleep. Fat, long, rich sleep. That's what I had last night, followed by good food at regular intervals, lots of playing with lovely people and some exercise. I am happy like an animal. Like a dog. Like a small child. If I did this more often and had the main focus of my day be to play, I think I would generally be a happier creature than I sometimes am. It's SO good. The ratio of laughter to other things is very healthy. 


We played ridiculous games today - one of them included lying on a mat allowing yourself to be tickled by lots of other people. It wasn't part of the course - it was something someone suggested and one by one almost everyone went for it. It's one of those things that's much more scary as an idea than in reality. It sounds dreadful, but it was actually really pleasing, in part because you give up control in a way I rarely do. You put yourself in a position where you're at the mercy of other people. You can pick up a small child because they are so small. They can be lifted up. They're NOT in control, even of their own bodies (in a safe way). It's rare in my life that I am not in control like that, and it's nice. It's also nice to be tactile with people too, without a touch being a statement, or anything at all to do with sex. In so many of the exercises we do, it's just part of it. That pleases me. 

Like this, but with bigger people

Too many good things to mention, and a good list of games to play in huge groups. This is all good. Very good. I have meetings on Wednesday to discuss all kinds of things for our August teambuilding day, and the more idea I have of the shape of it, the easier I will be (even if I don't tell people everything). It's also good to have tried out those games rather than just reading about them. We played a brilliant ninja game, some catching games and some bumping games.


From one fat sleep to another. I am grateful for my day. It was nice. Can I have another one tomorrow, please?