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📆 Issue 110 | ⏱️ Read time: 3 min

From Pain to Play: How a Random Encounter Showed Me the Power of Fun

A few days ago a man asked for my phone number in a cafe.

He had scruffy, unkept hair, a heavy build, and scattered energy.

The interaction started with him tapping me on the shoulder.

“Ello! Do you have a phone charger? I’m visiting from Britain and forgot mine on the plane.”

I told him I didn’t have one and I was just headed out. I packed up my things and walked out of the cafe, only to find him running out after me.

“Could I have your phone number? I’m a fun guy!” He looked around disheveled and slightly overwhelmed.

“The thing is my phones dead and I don’t have a pen but I’m a really fun guy. Do you like to have fun?”

I stopped and thought about it. Honestly? Not particularly. Lol.

I like reading about God and fulfilling our potential.

I like meditating.

I like podcasts that talk about saving the word.

FUN? That’s not really on the menu.

I ended up giving that man my phone number. Normally I would have politely declined, but he seemed harmless and I heard God loud and clear in that moment.

It was as if God sent that man to lovingly whisper to me, “love, have you forgotten that you can do all these things while having fun?”

The truth is I have spent so much of life in a deep state of depression, that yes, yes I had forgotten that. I had forgotten that I could seek God and my purpose while having fun.

For so long I sought God as a means of escape from indescribable pain. But things in my life are starting to change. I’m feeling happier and more content. The present moment doesn’t make me want to blow my brains out… which is a nice change of pace.

But I’m scared to admit this to myself because if I say it out loud I might stop seeking God as passionately.

I remember a few years ago, I posted something on Facebook about relentlessly pursuing the the things that scared me. A woman commented on the post asking if I had ever tried following my joy instead. I remember thinking it was silly at the time to think that joy could POSSIBLY get her to the same destination.

I don’t know much. But I DO KNOW that I am committing to serving God; 's vision for my life. After years of serving an inflated ego that led me to hell and back, I am committed to serving God’s vision for my life.

And apparently, God wants me to have fun.

Not my particular preference… but if it’s God’s will, so be it. Lol

If you’re out there and you want to change your life and serve God and your life currently feels incredibly intense… I invite you to bring more fun into your life.

Good luck, and always remember I’m here holding your hand from afar.

Keep inspiring,

Nicole