![]() Shame, guilt or embarrassment can only hold you back. ![]() Suppressing such urges is no different to suppressing aspects of your shadow. I encourage everyone to open up and be as childish as they fancy. I’ve been labeled all sorts for that, but these days I don’t care. Why do we limit each other so much? I think it’s conditioning, but because I was brought up by a father who spent a fair amount of time each day being as silly as he could muster, I’m comfortable with it. You may have noticed that in this article I have highlighted all of society’s aspersions, because they’re so freely cast that it’s easy to forget how restrictive they are. I don’t mind saying inappropriate things if they make me laugh, and I don’t mind not fitting into society’s generic molds. Surely that’s healthier than reaching for an energy drink or anti-depressant pill to feel better. It lifts moods, diffuses negative energy and tension. It brings energy to them! It adds humor and warmth to the mix and encourages others to not be so rigid. I have many facets to my personality I’m not only capable of being a clown, but also an intelligent person with powers of discernment, and I recognize which situations require my intelligence, strength and seriousness.ĭoes the capacity to be silly somehow offset the possibility of being, say… someone who has a worthy perspective? A powerful healer? A wise advisor, a strong mediator, or an influential activist? I don’t mind pushing boundaries with wisecracks, impressions, teasing, silly faces, practical jokes or questionable utterances… but I know precisely when and how to be serious. It doesn’t occur to them that you not caring what they think is actually a sign of good mental health - taking this attitude while immersed in a culture full of rules and pretense, some might call it sanity. Who makes the rules on which behaviors are acceptable?īeing silly probably turns other adults off because it is perceived as indicating lack of capability or awareness they feel that if you’re doing or saying weird things openly, you aren’t in control, so you mustn’t know when or even how to be in control. Laughter is medicine! It’s a way to release pent-up energy trapped in our systems. Being silly is fun! Why must we stop at a certain age? We all like to laugh. Of course there are people out there who have descended into true, non-discerning madness and it’s usually obvious when mental faculties are not intact, but I’m referring to those who simply understand that they are free to express themselves however they see fit - no matter the reception. As those factors aren’t collectively agreed upon, people who act the fool receive very mixed messages. The impulse that helps me to entertain small children is the same one that allows Jim Carrey to entertain grown adults, but for some reason, there has to be a time and a place. I’ll admit that I’ve done things like run around in circles making loud animal noises yes, I was teaching kindergarten but for that I was wholeheartedly worshipped! Would I get away with that elsewhere though? Is the really so that the only acceptable outlet for that is a run around the woods? Why is it only the domain of children to make, say… daft noises for entertainment? Why is it such a turn off for other adults if another should do that? What does it trigger in them? Just like kids are, many adults are high-energy by nature. When someone over the age of 18 decides to act silly, it’s not always so well received. We sit and belly laugh at the likes of high-energy actor Jim Carrey, but if someone other than Jim were to take to the streets with Ace Ventura-style behavior, they’d be more likely locked up than applauded. We admire those who are unafraid of others’ judgments.
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