Play On!
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.
Enjoy life. Have fun. Be kind. Have worth. Have friends. Be honest. Laugh. Die with dignity. Make the most of it. It’s all we’ve got. Ricky Gervais Adult Play and Playfulness is not just about fun. It can be dead serious stuff. Life altering, life expanding and even save society. Yeah. There we said it.… Continue reading Play Matters
What We Play Is Life Louis Armstrong We often over analyze adult play and playfulness. We're grateful when friends pass along simple things of beauty we can share that need no explanation. Credit: Morgan Harper Nichols - Artist, Poet, Musician Thanks to our friend Sara for sharing the beauty of "How To Play" from Morgan… Continue reading Make Room For Play
In every loss there is a lesson. In every loss there is an upside and an opportunity to respond in a more constructive way. Sam Weinman Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay We never starkly fail at life itself. When we mess up in worldly areas and feel dejected and isolated, the universe is just giving us an… Continue reading How Do You Play The Game Of Life?
We come to recognize that playfulness, as a philosophical stance, can be very serious indeed; and moreover, that it possesses an unfailing capacity to arouse ridicule and hostility in those among us who crave certainty, reverence, and restraint. Friedrich Nietzche Credit: Article - Luara Ferracioli, Aeon/Photo: Annie Spratt, Unsplash For a child, being carefree is… Continue reading Playing, Reality, Philosophy
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….
Credit: Innviertlerin @ Pixababy “People say nothing is impossible, but I do nothing everyday.” - Winnie The Pooh, A.A. Milne More on the Zen of Pooh... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkWQ2I8hH1s Chistopher Robin "Pooh's Wisdom" Featurette, Winnie The Pooh (Jim Cummings)
Play with life, laugh with life, dance lightly with life, and smile at the riddles of life, knowing that life’s only true lessons are writ small in the margin. - Jonathan Lockwood Huie
“If life has got to be a play, let us play it well. As the avoidance of problems and the maintenance of inner peace may guide us smartly through open and unswerving confrontations, let us face up to conflicts playfully, as well. Playfulness allows us to see things from different angles and may sometimes save… Continue reading Playfulness As A Way of Life
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