Play On!
“An autumn forest is such a place that once entered you never look for the exit!” - Mehmet Murat Ildan Walking through the woods this time of year is special if you live near trees with falling leaves. Kicking the leaves and making piles to jump into is tons of fun. Hearing kids laugh as they… Continue reading Fall into Fall! Playfully.
Sometimes we forget we are human beings not human doings. Too often we’re on autopilot, filling time with busy work, just getting the job done. Don’t get us wrong. Doing has its place but not to the detriment of being — and in particular being playful — thriving in a state of flow as a… Continue reading Play at Being not at Doing.
There is no more joyous moment than the ecstasy of play. Pure, honest, free play. And, if that’s not a spiritual experience, I’m not sure what is. We humans play because it’s the most efficient and effective means through which to learn. Yep, that’s the initial raison d’etre of play. That, and the more we… Continue reading Let your Spirit PLAY!
Real magic emerges when practice is internalized, becomes habit and intersects with play in a state of flow and joy. Practice Playfulness Credit: Petra Faltermaier from Pixaby. Watch your thoughts, for they will become actions. Watch your actions, for they'll become... habits. Watch your habits for they will forge your character. Watch your character, for… Continue reading Practice…… It can bring Magic to Play.
I think it's something - play - play is something to really think about, you know, because I say that to myself..... Meredith Monk OnBeing Listen/Read full interview HERE. Credit: Meredith Monk "I think that sense of playfulness is the sense of being alive; that’s another aspect of being awake and the fluidity. It’s really… Continue reading “Being” Playful
Flow is being completely involved in an activity for its own sake. The ego falls away. Time flies. Every faction, movement, and thought follows inevitably from the previous one, like playing jazz. Mihaly Csikszentmihayli Photo Credit: Claremont Graduate University - Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi The Dranoff, Duo Chipak & Kushnir and the Voices of Seraphic Fire (listen… Continue reading Playfulness and Flow….
Practice Playfulness 