"A 10 minute vacation for the soul."
“This is the real secret of life—
to be completely engaged with what you are doing in the here and now.
And instead of calling it work, realize it is play.”
~ Alan W. Watts
“Play isn’t something separate from the daily grind of life. It is not something to finally get to when work ends. Rather, play, like music, is a force that we feel in our bones and that whispers in our heart. As kids demonstrate, play is not over there, but forever here and now.”
~ Vince Gowmon
“When fun gets deep enough, it can heal the world.” —the Oaqui
When I decided to do a little tracking on this quote it led me to the world of Bernie De Koven and Deep Fun and A Playful Path. Bernie has passed, but I’m so glad he brought his sense of fun and play to this world. So go visit the websites and have fun!
When is the last time you had this much fun?
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When is the last time you actually played? I’m talking with wild abandon here. Like a child. Not worrying about the cares of the world, just having fun.
This month let’s play. Let’s pump our legs on a swing to see how high we can go. Let’s color outside the lines. Let’s just have fun.
If you have trouble letting go of adults rules, shoulds, shouldn’ts and have to’s our daily posts will help you with that. There might be games, songs, arts and crafts, even a few surprises.
So join us every day this month and let’s play!
“Most of us never stop to consider our blessings;
rather,
we spend the day only thinking about our problems.
But since you have to be alive to have problems,
be grateful for the opportunity to have them. “ –
–Bernie Siegel
Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/topics/thinking
We live in a world full of hate, anger, fear, distrust and violence. This is not the way of God. Too many people have given up and given in saying, “That’s just the way things are.” It may be the way things have become, but it is not the way things are meant to be and we do not have to accept the way things are. We may not be able to change anyone else but we can always change ourselves.
It can be scary trying to live love in a world of fear and hatred. It can be downright terrifying trying to follow the path of peace in a world where it seems like everyone else is armed. It can be extremely frustrating to learn to see God in all people. I know. I live with all these feelings too.
But beloved, we are called to a higher way. It is time to stop listening to the rhetoric designed to make us afraid, angry and cause us to turn on each other, no matter where it comes from — even from the President or the pastor. Start saying yes to love and no to fear. That’s it.
Center your thoughts on what is true, honest, just, pure, lovely, of good report, virtuous, and worthy of praise. Live your life in the light and love of God and shine that life and love out into the world.
So how does that change the world? Well it changes the world because people will notice. They will notice you are different. We live in a world where difference is often not readily accepted so at least in the beginning you can expect to be ridiculed, demeaned and even bullied. But if you refuse to give up or give in and continue to live in love and shine your light one day you will notice that people smile when they see you, they might even ask questions about your way of life.
The way to change the world is not by destroying those who are not like us or do not agree with us. Arming ourselves with guns is not the answer. I think that is becoming obvious. Violence only creates more violence.
Now is the time to change our minds, thoughts, words and actions and change the world. Love is the answer.
“You can’t change who you are, but you can change what you have in your head, you can refresh what you’re thinking about, you can put some fresh air in your brain.”
— Ernesto Bertarelli
Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/topics/thinking
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