Top Trumps for Wellbeing and Resilience
5:40am on Sunday.
And I was woken up to the tune of…
🎶 Happy Father’s Day to you…Happy Father’s day to you...Happy Father’s day dear Daddy…Happy Father’s Day to you! 🎶
That was end of my first father’s day treat! But who needs sleep when you are 5 years old, eh? I was then pulled into the living room for my special surprise.
And that’s when any weariness quickly turned into joy and gratitude. Because sitting there between my handmade card and handmade breakfast, was a freshly wrapped deck of….
🦖 DINOSAUR TOP TRUMPS 🦕
I’m not embarrassed to say my heart skipped a beat and a wave of nostalgia swept over me! I loooooved Top Trumps as a child. Along with LEGO, they were two of my most memorable pastimes.
And I can confirm…Top Trumps are still great!
Still packed full of tension, competition, twists and turns and moments of delight. Until of course, you (or a certain 5 year old!) learns the best category to pick and it becomes more memory based and playing the odds. Children can be very determined here. And I’m clearly not a sore loser.
But it got me thinking…
We spend a lot of our lives ‘getting good at things’ in life and work. Some things we grow passionate about and even develop careers, or our lifestyle around. But lots of things are fun or useful for a while, and then we move on. And as we get older, our habits and patterns tend to become more predictable. Some of the pastimes and activities we engage in, aren’t quite as good for us…or as healthy as they could be! And we might even lose a little bit of ‘the fun’ that comes with playing a game, we loved as a child.
So, inspired by the enthusiasm of the child who woke me…and the child (within me) who still loves Dinosaur Top Trumps, I started to create my own.
Here’s the first 6 x Top Trumps for Wellbeing and Resilience from a possible pack of 30…they include nourishing activities and days out and individual & workplace investments in health, humans and wellbeing, that rarely get old…or too predictable!
I hope there’s a Top Trump you would hold onto, in this list. And if you know any that should be in the deck, please share them! Or share this, with someone who might enjoy.
Have a wonderful day!
Derek
Waking Waves
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