The other day I remembered one of those amazing nights that stick in your memory forever from highschool...
I was with my BF at the time L, we were going to a Halloween party in Hermosa beach at a house near the strand. Many of our favorite high school bands were playing including my all time favorite " Marvin holley and the sunshine blasters" so it was bound to be a good night. We had matching Halloween outfits, girls in the mob, our boyfriends would be there so clearly we were stoked!
However, for some reason we were uber bored, not feelin what was going on and decided to walk to coffee bean. I remember L and I sitting at the coffee bean with our drinks talking about being really bored, and not having much fun. Our relationship and the night had grown pretty complacent.
Then I remember getting a burst of inspiration and saying, " NO you know what L, this can be the best night of our lives! We just need to make it fun! let's just go back there and get everyone riled up and do something crazy!" She was like all about it! Instantly we were happier. We started laughing and making jokes while skipping and running back to the party.
We ran inside the door to the party just yelling and laughing and getting everyone pumped! We began dancing to the music, with each other...ignoring the boyfriends and just livin' it up! Somehow we discovered that the majority of the girls were wearing red bras...so we yelled "whoever's wearing a red bra leave your shirt and meet us at the life guard tower"! ( that's how i remember it at least...)
So a handful of us...and a few boys of course....ran down to the beach in our pants/ shorts/ skirts etc...and our red bra's to go climb on the lifeguard tower.
We were laughing, taking photos, having a mini dance party, and just having the best night ever...WHY? because we made a point to turn the night upside down! Not only did we have more fun, but we spread the fun to our friends and the party.
There are not a lot of things we don't have control of.... but something we do have control of is the energy we're putting out into the world. Are we lifting ourselves and others up with our energy? Or are we pulling people down? We all have the capability to make this world a better place.... but it's got to start from a deep change inside you to really impact those you are with. But once you find that place, you can make it a norm so that you never find yourself bored again. And if you feel bored setting in...you know right what to do to snap out of it! The more you do it,tap into what you love that is (which in my case is laughing and having a lot of energy) the easier it gets! I don't think i've been bored since!
Oh and a hint at finding some fun...spontaneous and new are usually good places to start...and a red bra doesn't hurt ;)
My neice is one of the most creative people i know...she's about 7 years old. She's very socially aware for her age. She knows not to be some "annoying first grader" and try to get her aunt and uncles to play some silly thing she would do with her friends but instead is always coming up with creative ideas to bring everyone together. She really has a gift for unity! So when i came home, knowing i love the tv show "cupcake wars, she thought we should have a cupcake wars within our family!!
