What if we lived our lives like an:

Improv Actor?!?

Completely surrendered to what is happening!

Years ago, I jumped into the world of Improv! It was so therapeutic and freeing! I was just responding and saying whatever came to my mind – without trying to be “polished and perfect”. I was so present that a lot of my interactions in real life, felt like edutainment. So unserious.

The improv student actors that I was engaging with – were not trying to force an outcome and make something happen. We never truly knew where we were headed. We weren’t trying to impress or outshine each other. I thought very little of my own self and how I came across, was more focused on maximizing the moment by allowing myself to be me fully and for the same to ring true for those acting with me. We were so in the moment that I don’t even remember most of the scenes – just that there was lots of laughing and hilarious noises and movements. Like one time, someone was making dinosaur noises and we just went with it like it was “normal” – cause it was – I mean it was happening.

In Improv, the past doesn’t matter and the future isn’t trying to be controlled. We’re not hung up on things because there are loose guidelines to provide structure, without scripting. We just let things unfold and let go to what is taking place in real time. Also, not really caring how those around us will respond to our choices.

What if our “mistakes” end up resulting in the best takes!?!

What if the times we just wing it – end up being the moments that we take flight?!?

Think back to moments in your life where you were just flowing not even knowing what you were doing – and it ended up being what needed to be done.

Now, by no means am I saying to just be irresponsible – but perhaps we should look into having fun and playing more! Being a little wild. Still live within the rules of this Matrix system – I mean we should break some rules… but let’s pay our taxes or learn to use the proper cheat codes…like the billionaire elites!!! I digress.

Do you surrender to fun or are you constantly calculating outcomes?

The other day I decided to not try to make sense of things and make a complex equation. I leaned into loved ones nudge for me to have fun. I wanted to give in, but was trying to resist because I wanted to be responsible. Welp, I messed around and decided to let my yard be courted!

Now, I’m over here like could there be fruit from this?!? Goodness. That would make for more comedic material and/or a plot twist chapter in one of my best selling books! Perhaps….a hook for my rap album… We go see.

It was an experience that I had not planned. Straight up improv.

Not long ago, I actually went to a friend’s Improv graduation show. They didn’t know what was going to happen on stage – just that games would be played – they were hilarious!

The hallway of the space was filled with signs that caught my attention.

Here they are for you – for us – to learn from:

Surrender and let go!

Know that through it all God has plans to prosper you and give you a hope and a future! You and I don’t have to have it all figured out. Just live. Just flow.

For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. – Jeremiah 29:11

Living Surrendered To Jesus,