Joga Bonita!

So I'm not gonna lie (cause God doesn't like liars) but I have a pretty sweet job.  Working with kids is a special opportunity that has made me who I am today.  I could spend hours going over all of the incredible parts of my job and how rewarding it is but I will save those hours for another day (I know...you can thank me later)!  All I want to talk about tonight is fun and I don't mean the "yea I had a good weekend because I went to my friend from school's birthday party" fun, I am talking about the "my parents picked me up from school early on a Friday to surprise me with a trip to Disney World fun" (btw that never happened to me, that's just how I always pictured my non-existent trip to Disney World going). 

I digress...

One of the biggest reasons I love my job is the fun that I get to have.  For example, yes I run a summer camp, but it is unreal the hours i chalked up playing soccer this summer.  I figure with 44 days of camp, I must have logged a solid 30+ hours of game time.  And when I say game time, I mean USA against Algeria in extra time to advance in the World Cup...game time.  This was serious stuff, yes it's true that I work with a population of kids that care more about soccer than anything else especially when it comes to Mexico and their beloved Chicharito but never the less, these were the most fun, and meaningful, games I have EVER played.  For those 30 hours (and thats just the soccer I played) nothing else mattered to me or those kids (except what the next goal celebration was going to be...I am partial to my very own shirt off slide across the field and no I don't have the body to be taking my shirt off).  These kids loved soccer so much that they would run off the bus every morning to get 5 minutes of game in on the soggy field before morning snack...I don't know many kids that would sacrifice wet socks and shoes for 4 hours for 5 minutes of soccer but these kids did...everyday...and loved it. 

Now I know that not everyone can be me, be as lucky as me, have as much fun at work as I do but that doesn't mean that you can't look for that fun in things that you do.  Take a look at your day tomorrow and try and take something from "birthday party fun" to "skipping school to go to Disney fun"!