Energy and the Zest for Life

The zest for life is a positive energy that enhances our days and leads us to enjoy life as it is or to strive for something more.

For this exercise, relax for a moment, take a few slow breaths, and let yourself re-experience times when you felt high positive energy and the zest for life. Then consider what was involved and why you trunk you felt that way.

- Situations when I felt high positive energy:

- Why I felt that way:

- What I did with my energy:

Now consider the times when your energy was low or negative and life did not seem worth living.

- Situations when I felt low energy or very negative:

- Why I felt that way:

- What I did with my energy:

How Can I Celebrate? Let Me Count the Ways

One way to evaluate yourself and your opportunities for enjoyment is to think in terms of your own “life, liberty and pursuit of happiness.’

In this exercise, become aware of what you do celebrate and what you don’t: Your life (your good health)? Your liberty (an unexpected day off from work)? Your pursuit of happiness (enjoying new friends)? Jot responses to the following in your notebook or journal.

-Some of the ways I currently celebrate my life are:

- Some of the ways I currently celebrate my liberty are:

- Some of the ways I currently celebrate my pursuit of happiness are:

Consider your responses. What are you celebrating? Are you missing out on some chances for joyful celebration?

If so, what specific advice would an ideal new Parent give you?

Energizing Yourself

In this exercise, think about your river of energy and its flow. Be aware of how you can release your energy so it isn’t blocked or drained off or restricted.

- Customs or traditions that block my energy:

What I could do about them:

What I’m willing to do about each one:

- People, tasks, or situations that take too much energy:

What I could do about each one: What I am willing to do about each one:

- Anxieties that interfere with my free-flowing energy:

What I need to do about each one: What I’m willing to do about each one:
As you reflect on the above, how about planning a little celebration for yourself just because you are releasing your energy to pursue happiness and to celebrate it.

Celebrating With Joy

Joy is usually accompanied by smiles and laughter. In this final exercise, experiment with ways to get people to laugh with you—just for fun.

Get a humorous book, go see a friend, and share something you find funny in it. Read it aloud to your friend and let yourself laugh. Try a chuckle, a guffaw, or a giggle. See what happens.

Phone another friend and talk about something funny that’s happened to you. Maybe your friend will have a humorous incident for you.

Get a small group together and do a chuck-a-belly exercise for fun. In this, people lie down in a line and put their heads on the stomachs of the next person. Laughter starts at one end of the line and builds up. Tension is reduced and a sense of community is experienced.

Have a party and dress up in funny clothes, like a come-as-you-aren’t party; get a funny game going or sing some funny songs or tell some limericks. Play charades. Laugh, enjoy, and celebrate. Your new Parent-Coach-Mentor is on your side and is in favor of the pursuit of happiness.

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