Mar. 16th: "Just go out there and have fun!"

Friday night I was reminded of some lessons my parents gave me when I was younger. ... Well, really one lesson in particular.  I used to play some T-ball when I was younger.  In fact, so did my brothers.  We spent a good amount of time at the ball park when we were younger.  My brothers were pretty darn good.  I was ... well suffice it to say that there's a reason why the boys are all athletic and I'm in the arts.  That being said, I still really enjoyed T-ball.  And I think I have my parents to thank for that.  Because when they said "It doesn't matter whether you win or lose, so long as you have fun!"  I took it to heart. 

It's amazing how much "having fun" can vastly improve your ability to do a thing.  On Friday night I had another improv gig, and on my way to the theatre I was feeling really tired and unmotivated and just in a bad state of mind considering I was about to do a show that required me to be funny and witty.  So - I chose to get myself out of my funk by remembering to have fun and stay positive, and it ended up being one of my best shows.  In fact, the last great show I did I also made positivity and fun my main goals.  Coincidence?  I think not.

It's amazing how something so simple as "Having Fun" can lead to such great success.  Now maybe I should mention that my 'having fun' was combined with good listening, and restraint to not just do things because it was fun but because I could actually help with a scene.  Still - I think there's a lot to be said about the correlation between fun and success.  Really, what's more awesome than successful fun?