SHAKE MY SILLIES OUT

Let’s have some fun. 

Let’s follow along as Raffi sings his terrifically relaxing and freeing song (intended, I think, for the child in each of us) “Shake My Sillies Out!”

“Gotta shake, shake, shake my sillies out

Shake, shake, shake

my sillies out

Shake, shake, shake

my sillies out

And wiggle my waggles away

I gotta clap, clap, clap

my crazies out

Clap, clap, clap

my crazies out

Clap, clap, clap

my crazies out

And wiggle my waggles away

I gotta jump, jump, jump

my jiggles out

Jump, jump, jump

my jiggles out

Jump, jump, jump

my jiggles out

And wiggle my waggles away

I gotta yawn, yawn, yawn

my sleepies out

Yawn, yawn, yawn

my sleepies out

Yawn, yawn, yawn

my sleepies out

And wiggle my waggles away!”

Don’t we all need that? It has the perfect ingredients for well-being: it’s inspirational for the soul, healthy for the body, and rejuvenating for the mind.

I could say so much more about how we can carry those feelings and thoughts into our day today. But I think I’ll say only this:

Waggles are everywhere.

If you can’t shake them out,

Clap them back.

If you can’t clap them back, 

Jump all over them.

If you can’t jump on them,

Yawn.

It will frustrate the heck out of them and they’ll slink back to where they came from.

Because they’re sillies.

Not to be taken seriously.