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Credit: Photo - Stocksnap - Pixabay Nostalgia is a surprisingly sturdy launch point into the future. Not only does it ground us mentally and physically when the landscape shifts or founders, it focuses us, with sensory immediacy, on what we most value – and, by extension, on what we want to reflect to the world.… Continue reading Nostalgia…Remember all that fun you had as a kid?
The most wasted of days is one without laughter. e. e. cummings credit: MailTribune.com article Sharon Johnson Laughter is a drug without side effects (2 min read) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OxZK9uxOXA credit: YouTube Six reasons why laughter is the best medicine (2 min watch). Credit: Pixabay.com funnytools / 24 images
There is no problem that doesn't have some underlying need for more optimism, stamina, resilience and collaboration. And, games are, I believe, the best platform we have for providing that. Jane McGonial Credit: Jane McGonigal All work and no play doesn't just make Jill and Jack dull, it kills the potential of discovery, mastery, and… Continue reading “10 extra years of life…”
The Giocosamente (Playfulness) Festival is this weekend. Perhaps take a break from social distancing, unrest, and recharge here. Life without play and a playful outlook is a life without living. (Click Here To Learn More)
Play is a crucial component of how we learn to walk. PSYCHE Newsletter Credit: Article - Jane Chertoff, Healthline / Photo - Pixabay What Are the Benefits of Walking? (Read: 3 minutes) Credit: Article - Psych / Video - Ryan Larkin An Oscar-nominated animation that celebrates walking with humans (read 3 minute or watch: 5… Continue reading Walking and Play. They go hand in hand.
“There are at least two kinds of games. One could be called finite; the other infinite. A finite game is played for the purpose of winning, an infinite game for the purpose of continuing the play.” James P. Carse Credit: Article - Matthew Gault, Time/Photo - sik-life, Pixabay Video Games Are a Great Way to Pass… Continue reading Games People Play
No matter how old you are, if a little kid hands you a toy phone... you answer it. Dave Chappelle Credit: Article - Helen Cassidy Page, Medium/Photo - Hannah Rodrigo on Unsplash Can Playing With Toys Help Your Writing? (read: 9 minutes) Credit: Article - Jesus Diaz, Fast Co./Photo - Piekonwencjonalna, Pixabay Lego's Latest Set… Continue reading Play, Adults, Toys
It's not particularly silly, is it. I mean the right leg isn't silly at all, and the left leg merely does a forward aerial half-turn every alternate step. Minister of Silly Walks Credit: Image - Pixabay, Edward Lear Sketch. Video - CTV News, Toronto Toronto woman establishes "silly walks" zone (watch: 2:30 minutes) Credit: Content… Continue reading Playing At A Distance
I am thankful for laughter, except when milk comes out of my nose. Woody Allen The unbeatable lightness of being (Read 4 minutes) Laughter is a holy thing. It is as sacred as music and silence and solemnity, maybe more sacred. Laughter is like a prayer, like a bridge over which creatures tiptoe to meet each other.… Continue reading Playfulness, the basis of humor
Credit: @ Charles M Schultz Rest and play, are as vital to our health as nutrition and exercise. Brene Brown Credit: Danielle Brooker @ Forbes Jan 31, 2019 Get Playfulness Right And You Can Rest Easy Tonight read more.....
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