When Did You Last Let Yourself Be Silly?
The goofy thing you almost did may be worth a page. A look inside an eight-week journal for making room for playfulness.
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2 November 2026
2 November 2026
How do I make more room for being playful?
Somewhere between a full diary and a sensible reputation, being silly started to feel like something to apologise for.
What is usually going on
Many adults edit their own playfulness before anyone else can see it. A thought arrives, such as a funny voice or an odd little dance, and a quiet voice asks what it is for, or who might be watching. The moment is gone before it has started.
Play does not need to be big, public or productive. It can be tiny and private, and it can be entirely for you. The aim is not to become a different person. It is to notice the moment when you talk yourself out of it, and to let one through now and then.
It can help to keep a light record. Writing down one playful moment, and what nearly stopped you, shows how often the opportunity was there.
Three small things to try this week
- Do one small, silly thing in private today: sing a line badly, pull a face, or doodle something nonsensical.
- Tonight, write down what it was, and who (if anyone) was in on it.
- Notice what nearly stopped you. A sentence is enough.
Where to go next
Where this leads
The Silliness I Let Myself Enjoy
An eight-week guided journal for the playful moments we quietly talk ourselves out of. Each daily page has a box for a doodle and a giggle meter from 1 to 5.
Out now on Amazon.
On the Journals page this sits under “I cannot let go, and I cannot enjoy what I have.”
Not quite this one? Two other places to begin:
- The Delight I Almost Missed — An eight-week guided journal for catching the good before it passes.
- The Abundance I Overlook — An eight-week guided journal for noticing the abundance already here, one good thing at a time.
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I am not a silly person. Is this for me?
The journal does not ask you to perform. One of its example pages shows that a tiny, private entry is a full entry, and the giggle meter starts at 1.
Is this a set of activities or games?
No. It is a guided journal with short daily pages for writing or doodling about one playful moment, and a weekly page for looking back.
What if nothing is funny on a given day?
Then a low score is an honest answer. You can also record that nothing stopped you, or note what did.
A journal is a quiet space for reflection, not a substitute for professional medical, psychological or therapeutic advice. If anything here brings up more than you expected, please pause and speak to a qualified professional or someone you trust.