Play is good. I can’t imagine an argument that it is not. Perhaps kabitzing about playing too much but that’s about it. I was an only child 7 years so I met the neighborhood kids with, “hi my name’s Dennie, wanna play?” My mom taught me play when we cleaned. Dancing to music while we worked was our play. She put the 33 rpms of Cole Porter, Louis Armstrong, Tijuana Brass and even my 45’s which were Beatles, which she liked! I still do this in my tiny home, my rv. It’s never going to leave me. Yesterday, Buckethead was my groove as I repacked, preparing to roll north in a few days. I’m always ready for playtime. How do you play?
Thanks for this Jeff - your post prompted me to comment after a long time sitting at the back....I used to play a lot and then everything around me got way too serious. When that happened it seemed that a decision to play was disrespectful towards the seriousness. But what I know in my heart is that without play my ability to find creative solutions disappears, I become dry and boring - my thinking is narrowed. Maybe if all the adults valued play more then there wouldn't be so many terrible politics and wars? Maybe if we could hang on to playfulness then our relationships would be more wholesome and long lasting?
Playing seems disrespectful <— This is such a good point. It’s not disrespectful because it’s the fastest way to get to a creative solution or a fresh idea. But it feels that way. Sometimes people will think it’s disrespectful. More often, we think that people will think we’re being disrespectful to the seriousness and so the play goes away.
Play is good. I can’t imagine an argument that it is not. Perhaps kabitzing about playing too much but that’s about it. I was an only child 7 years so I met the neighborhood kids with, “hi my name’s Dennie, wanna play?” My mom taught me play when we cleaned. Dancing to music while we worked was our play. She put the 33 rpms of Cole Porter, Louis Armstrong, Tijuana Brass and even my 45’s which were Beatles, which she liked! I still do this in my tiny home, my rv. It’s never going to leave me. Yesterday, Buckethead was my groove as I repacked, preparing to roll north in a few days. I’m always ready for playtime. How do you play?
I play with words and silly pictures mostly.
You sure do! And I look at each detail enjoying your play!
Thanks for this Jeff - your post prompted me to comment after a long time sitting at the back....I used to play a lot and then everything around me got way too serious. When that happened it seemed that a decision to play was disrespectful towards the seriousness. But what I know in my heart is that without play my ability to find creative solutions disappears, I become dry and boring - my thinking is narrowed. Maybe if all the adults valued play more then there wouldn't be so many terrible politics and wars? Maybe if we could hang on to playfulness then our relationships would be more wholesome and long lasting?
Playing seems disrespectful <— This is such a good point. It’s not disrespectful because it’s the fastest way to get to a creative solution or a fresh idea. But it feels that way. Sometimes people will think it’s disrespectful. More often, we think that people will think we’re being disrespectful to the seriousness and so the play goes away.