{"id":2158,"date":"2012-05-06T06:18:53","date_gmt":"2012-05-06T10:18:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lifewithhappiness.com\/?p=2158"},"modified":"2018-10-02T13:36:46","modified_gmt":"2018-10-02T17:36:46","slug":"play-like-a-kid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theexecutivehappinesscoach.com\/2012\/05\/play-like-a-kid\/","title":{"rendered":"Play Like a Kid"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>I was recruited to deliver the keynote presentation at a regional Human Resources conference in Tampa.<\/strong> My dear wife suggested that I take an extra day to enjoy the sunshine.<br \/>\n<strong>What?! No way! I\u2019m too busy. I have backlog. I&#8230; I\u2019m burned out.<\/strong> So after the conference ended I drove to Orlando, had dinner with a former client, then spent the next day with Harry Potter at Universal Studios.<br \/>\n<strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-2169\" style=\"margin: 6px\" title=\"Jim with his first Butterbeer\" src=\"https:\/\/theexecutivehappinesscoach.com\/files\/2012\/05\/v89-secii.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"188\" \/>I strapped myself into a roller coaster painted like a dragon and screamed.<\/strong> I dropped ten stories on the Fear Fall, flew over a Quidditch field on an enchanted bench, narrowly escaped from a T-rex, and got soaking wet \u2013 on<br \/>\npurpose!<br \/>\n<strong>I watched kids at play and reveled in their joy.<\/strong> I found a quiet spot in the sun and did yoga midday. Then I stood in the middle of a Truffula forest in awe of the creative spirit that brought Dr Suess\u2019 whimsy to life.<br \/>\n<strong>It was just 24 hours, but what a difference.<\/strong> My tank refilled, simply because I stepped away from the grind.<br \/>\n<strong>If it has been more than six months since you took a vacation, stop wondering why you are stressed.<\/strong> I can tell you why \u2013 you need a break!<br \/>\n<strong>Go somewhere and play like a kid. I promise you\u2019ll feel happier.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I was recruited to deliver the keynote presentation at a regional Human Resources conference in Tampa. My dear wife suggested that I take an extra day to enjoy the sunshine. What?! No way! I\u2019m too busy. I have backlog. I&#8230; I\u2019m burned out. 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