{"id":12884,"date":"2013-09-01T06:26:17","date_gmt":"2013-09-01T11:26:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/?p=12884"},"modified":"2013-09-11T07:44:52","modified_gmt":"2013-09-11T12:44:52","slug":"how-to-take-a-break-with-whimsy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/how-to-take-a-break-with-whimsy\/","title":{"rendered":"How-To: Take a Break with WHIMSY"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sometimes when we’ve been working hard or spinning our wheels,\u00a0rest<\/strong> it what we need most.<\/p>\n

But, never forget about WHIMSY<\/strong>!<\/p>\n

This week I was working on a new project and I could just tell I needed whimsy<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

What is it exactly?<\/em><\/p>\n

Whimsy is caprice. It’s playful or humorous behavior. It’s the opposite of work and taking yourself too seriously.<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you are burned out, give it a try.<\/p>\n

Here are some ways:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022 Do something you did as a kid (a game, an activity, a piece of art, hopscotch, legos, build a card house, color, whatever you want.)<\/p>\n

\u2022 Whistle. (People don’t whistle much anymore. It’s a crisis of scarce whimsy. Just pick something and do it.)<\/p>\n

\u2022 Create something for nothing but the fun of it. No one even has to see it. Exuberance and a no-holds-barred attitude is key!<\/p>\n

\u2022 Sing or hum or play an instrument.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Whatever made you belly laugh last time? Do that again.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Tell a friend or family member a funny (or whimsically embarrassing) story and invite one from them.<\/p>\n

Just 5-10 minutes of pure whimsy works wonders!<\/p>\n

What did I do?<\/em> I made something whimsical. I call it a “Whimsy Box”<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

(People have said that just looking at this makes them feel a creative burst coming on!)<\/p>\n

Each Whimsy Box<\/em> is one-of-a-kind and tells a story.<\/strong><\/p>\n

It’s part art, part whimsical tale, part conversation piece, and part interactive inducer of creative tsunamis<\/em>.<\/strong> Some Whimsy Boxes have a bona fide riddle about them or mystery to solve. Others play music, make a noise, have moving parts, or light up somehow\u2013like this one!
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\n(Sorry…this one is SOLD. If you’d like one, though, contact me.)<\/p>\n

So, that’s how I took my break.<\/p>\n

What will you do?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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