Stuck in the Mud

Fridays at work are always hard because your focus usually seems to be somewhere other than work. Today was a low energy kind of day where I sensed the focus of the room was somewhere other than where it was suppose to be.  Hey it's Friday, it happens to the best of us. 

Sometimes work gets difficult or frustrating when you spend too much time focusing on one thing which leads you to lose your focus entirely momentarily. We played a short game called "Stuck in the Mud" for a change of scenery. The game is played by designating one player to be a 'police officer' of some sort who runs around the room trying to tag other players whom don't want to be 'arrested' of tagged. If a player is tagged by the 'police officer', the player  must stand still with their legs wide until another player gets a chance to crawl through them, which will in turn 'free' the arrested player until they're tagged again. This may sound like games you've played in your childhood that you may have called something else. 

So after we had some time to act like children and let go of some different energy, we regathered and were better focused for the task at hand. It was a great change of pace because we got to laugh and get to know each other on a friendlier basis. 

Moral of my story here...it's okay to mix things up a bit when you're repeatedly doing the same thing. When you're feeling stuck in the mud, you're probably not the only one.  

"I get by with a little help from my friends" - The Beatles

Xoxo

 -Maria