Human Spirit/Life Quality

May you fill your year with kindness and courage.

KINDNESS, KINDNESS, KINDNESS. I WANT TO MAKE A NEW YEAR'S PRAYER, NOT A RESOLUTION. I'M PRAYING FOR COURAGE. - SUSAN SONTAG New Year’s brings out some of the most interesting perspectives on living life. What to work towards. Who we want to become. How we want to use our time. What we want to accomplish,… Continue reading May you fill your year with kindness and courage.

Human Spirit/Life Quality

Let’s go out and PLAY!

No one ever said on their deathbed ‘I wish I’d spent more time at the office.’ — Rabi Harold Kushner Americans are terrible at taking vacation days and each year we get worse and worse at taking time off - really. Time off is key to recharging your batteries, critical to maintaining a fresh perspective… Continue reading Let’s go out and PLAY!

Well-Being

Play until you Laugh

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

Well-Being

Take a break. Join in some global play.

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)

Well-Being

Walking and Play. They go hand in hand.

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.

Self Expression

Dare we Dance …. and be Playful!

You can’t dance and be sad. You can listen to music and cry, you can read and cry, you can draw and cry but you cańt dance and cry. The body wont let you. Esther Perel Credit: @Pixabay OpenCllipart-Vectors / 27420 Muscular Bonding: The Power of Dance and Drill reading time 7 minutes.... Credit: @theschooloflife.com… Continue reading Dare we Dance …. and be Playful!

Well-Being

Rest easy, Playfulness helps!

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.....

Community

Flourishing through Playfulness

Humanity has advanced, when it has advanced, not because it has been sober, responsible, and cautious, but because it has been playful, rebellious, and immature. - Tom Robbins