Act your age... or not

This week was spring break. The first of many to come for me as a new step mom.
I decided at the last minute to take them to one of my yoga classes and teach a "kids themed" class.
Now keep in mind, I teach adult classes. So Wednesday I announced that I would be teaching this class w/the kids and for everyone to please come join in the fun. As apprehensive as I thought they might be... I had a full house.
At the beginning of practice I had all of the adults chose what age they would be during the hour, but they had to be under the age of 11. I must admit that I was shocked at how much participation and fun everyone, including myself, had.
When was the last time you made a noise like a cow? Meowed like a cat? A dog? Did the Tarzan call and pounded your chest???
I had a group ranging in age from 9 to (my estimated guess) of early 70's and EVERYONE gave out a beautiful Tarzan call to the wild.
We get stuck in our adult lives, doing adult things, and having to feel like we are supposed to "act like an adult" shortly after our teens are over.
As I watch the kids grow, I realize the flow of life shift so dramatically but in the weirdest way. These kids are just beginning to worry about fitting in, being cool, wearing and looking a certain way, and being a part of the group. It is only when we become adults that we sometimes take the flip side of that and realize it's okay to be different (um... thank you Lady Gaga).
Being a kid can be complex, yet innocent and being an adult just seems to be, well, complex. We take the innocent out for the sake of adulthood and usually forget to put it back in.
While adult life is serious and we have to be responsible, go to work, pay our bills, and raise our children, we should not forget how to laugh, play, and have fun.
I felt amazing after yesterday's class... simply because I knew that I had brought a sense of innocence and fun back to a small group of adults... a feeling that some or all of them may have lost through the years.
So this weekend, no matter how old you are, fat you think you are, depressed you might feel, tired, sore, lazy, too busy, whatever... take just 5 minutes to run around in your yard, on your street, or in your house and act like a child. Play a game of tag, hide & seek, or Red Rover... laugh, fall, RUN, and get yourself moving like a kid... for today, right now, is your moment to LIVE ...and living includes... having fun.