I love playing games which help you learn more about yourself. Games are fun ways to help you get a better understanding of your life and what positive changes you may want to take.

The Zoo Game is a great way to get all the people in your life organized to help you better see the roles they play. You start out by making a list of all the people you know who play an active part in your life. This list can be all sorts of sizes. Just make sure it only includes active people in life. If you haven’t spoken to them or seen them in the last month, not so active.

 After you gather this list, you make your zoo on a piece of paper. The zoo is built by creating labeled squares (cages) for the people in your life. The labels all depend on your life and the people you have in it. You do not need to have TONS of cages. You need just the cages of qualities you want in your life. Here are some examples:

Good Family Members - Good Friends - Supporters - Positive People - Givers -Trustworthy - Make You Laugh - Make You Smile - Loving - Caring - Believe in You

If you noticed, all the labels are positive qualities you want in your life. So now you can place people into their cages. Some people will be in more boxes than one and that is OK. 

You will notice that some people in your life who will not fit into any cage. Those people get placed on the zoo island surrounded by water. They are the people in your life that may not be healthy to have around.

What action do you take with these people? NOTHING.  We are going to spend more time with the people in the cages full of the qualities we want in our life. This will help us be more fulfilled as well as attract more people who want in our lives instead of people who just take up space in our lives.

Have fun building and maintaining your zoo!

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