Story Behind 

“My Weekly Fun Day”

I’ve been doing my weekly fun days for about two years now. Here’s how it goes: my chosen fun day for the week comes up, I don’t plan it, and I just do whatever sounds delightful to me. I post about it only once in a while so that I make sure what I do is purely to rejuvenate me without any possible influence on what might look good on a post. It’s become a day I protect for my play and fun. 😊

I started doing this as a way to get out of depression. It’s like I was asleep and not fully awake to life. I started by making it my goal to get out of lying in bed during the day. I vividly remember telling myself, “You can do this Jamie. One limb at a time: feet, legs, upper body, head.” I stopped wearing the same sweats everyday. I started putting on clothes with color and style because I like fashion. I started going to public places again. And then those hard steps at the time led to being able to do my weekly fun days. 

Carrot cake for breakfast? Yes I can for my weekly fun day! Shopping? Let’s do it! Long random scenic drive while dancing and singing songs at the top of my lungs? Yes!

One thing I didn’t do was do these activities to distract myself. When I really needed to, I opted for quiet prayer to get centered. I’ve realized through experience that doing these same activities to escape difficult emotions and situations don’t produce the same effect. 

I’ve also realized in hindsight that I’ve been practicing the ancient practice of Sabbath. Where you set aside a day at the end of your work week to rest and thank God for everything. 

I’ve also felt there was something divine about these fun days. Just pure joy. A healing kind of joy. On my most recent fun day, I followed the Holy Spirit, I had an awesome drive to Pismo Beach. There was a lot of singing and dancing going on. Then I drove to Paso Robles and I listened to an intriguing audio book. Then I noticed their library, went in, signed up for a library card, and came out with a sewing book and a new idea to sew clothes for the first time. I was hungry and there happened to be a farmer’s market going on. A guy in the corner was selling tamales and they looked soo good! I got a chicken tamale with red sauce and it may have been one of the best things I’ve eaten. 

I see God in all these fun things because I truly believe He’s the one who led me out of depression by this simple idea of doing things I love. And I’ve learned through the Bible that God comforts us to comfort others. So here I am spreading the love. If you find yourself stuck, I believe God has a way to get you unstuck. A special way that uniquely brings you back to life.