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Curiosity - It keeps us moving forward, exploring, experimenting, opening new doors. Walt Disney Credit: Pixabay - santiagotorrescl95 Early in the creation of Practice Playfulness we discussed how we are adults much longer than we are children. This became a cornerstone for our exploration of why play and playfulness could be as important if not… Continue reading Play More. Exploit Less
“.....And allowing no answers, and just saying, you just have to observe it and be in wonder the whole time.” Amy Tan - Unintended Memoir As Seth Godin shares: “Creativity is the generous act of solving an interesting problem on behalf of someone else. It’s a chance to take emotional and intellectual risks with generosity.… Continue reading Playfully Practice
It’s a prayer for her, for me, for you, for the whole world. I figure it’s a perfect time to pray for the whole world twice a day, morning and evening… Mandy Patinkin Ralph Waldo Emerson is quoted as saying "It is a happy talent to know how to play." Talent (more often than not) takes practice.… Continue reading Practicing Playfulness. As simple as Salmon and Rice.
How did it get so late so soon? It's night before it's afternoon. December is here before it's June. My goodness how the time has flewn. How did it get so late so soon? Dr. Seuss Can TIME be bent? Does it fly? If traversable wormholes exist, they could allow time travel..... If you are drawn into the… Continue reading Let’s Play with TIME!
Play should be a place that anyone can occupy and where all are welcome, without barriers, boundaries or limitations. It should be an endless place to be and to fundamentally enjoy being. University of Sheffield Several months ago we took a wonderful online course through FutureLearn on the Importance of Play In Everyday Life. One… Continue reading Creativity & Play Through the Eyes of Adults with Autism
Sometimes you need a bit of ..... Playful INSPIRATION! Image by John Hain from Pixabay “We all want to find some meaningful truth about who we are, ... but we can only find it guided by our own wisdom – by our own rebel buddha within.” Ponlos Rinpoche Purchase HERE.
Your soul is infinitely creative. It is alive and expansive in nature. It is curious and playful, changing with the tides of time. Debbie Ford Image by beate bachmann from Pixabay Playfulness and Creativity by Patrick Bateson (Read: 7 min) credit: ScienceDirect.com Credit: PickPick.com Curiosity: The Key to a Long Life by Darius Foroux (Read:… Continue reading Lost your “creativity mojo”?
Ivanagov/Pixabay Playfulness, at its purest, is a form of imaginative exploration focused on enhancing how we experience life - our culture, our environments, our relationships, our well being -- in ways that are as surprising as they are joyful or rewarding. Karl Toomey What are you doing when you get your best ideas? https://youtu.be/Kr30ySYMimM Dan… Continue reading Is playfulness the creative tool we’re not making the most of?
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