What if just a few moments of lighthearted silliness could add more ease into your day?
This week’s Positivity Break is all about amusement. When I am talking about amusement, I mean that feeling of pleasure or enjoyment that is often triggered by humor.
It’s easy to overlook, but this positive emotion carries some powerful benefits.
Amusement helps loosen the grip of stress, broaden our thinking, and bring a sense of play back into our day.
Small moments of amusement help build emotional resilience over time, not by fixing everything, but by helping us hold life a little more lightly.
I recorded a short Positivity Break to help you experience this firsthand. It’s a simple (and slightly silly) activity designed to spark a bit of amusement.
👉Watch the Positivity Break on Amusement here: https://youtu.be/9W1BUVEu32k
If you’d like to invite more amusement into your week, here are a few other gentle ways to make space for it:
- Notice who or what already amuses you, kids, pets, a coworker, even yourself in certain moments, and linger there a little longer
- Keep a “ridiculous thoughts” note on your phone and add to it throughout the week
- Take a 2–3 minute break to watch or listen to something humorous
- Let yourself create something purely for your own amusement, a silly photo, a playful display, a ridiculous story
- Pay attention to moments where others are smiling or laughing, and let that be contagious
For me, amusement often shows up in everyday, unexpected ways. My dog is a constant source of it. And during April of 2020, I dressed up my metal yard-art donkey in different outfits each day. It amused me to create the costumes and even more to see neighbors smiling as they walked by.
This Week’s Challenge
I’d love to hear what’s bringing amusement into your world right now!
What is something, big or small, that made you smile or laugh recently?
If you tried the positivity break, what object did you choose & what ridiculous job did you give it?
Share them in the comments and join the conversation! Let’s spread a little positivity together!
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If you’d like personalized strategies to increase positive emotions, email me at dianna@collierclan.net for a free consultation.
Dianna Collier 