Sometimes you just need a different perspective on things. Don’t be afraid to shake things up and look from a different view. We gotta be trying all the tricks we know, using all the tools in our toolbelt. (cute Papa Hertz and cute little me)
Category Archives: Play
Strategies to Reduce Stress
“Research shows six major strategies for mitigating stress: sleep, nutrition, exercise, mindfulness, mental health care, and healthy relationships.”
Creativity is Essential
This morning I was feeling in my body the absence of creative projects that integrate my activism, anger, passion and imagination into creative outlets. I want theater, street art, creative video/photo/journalism projects, “meetings” where we don’t just talk but we enact and play with this BS in embodied ways, imagining creative solutions forward in non-linear […]
Images that Express Play
What images do you connect with the word play? Is there a photo, symbol, or drawing that evokes a playful experience within you just by looking at it? Please share links in the comments or email them to me if they aren’t already online. Thank you!
Creativity, Education, Intrinsic Strengths, Innate Curiosity and Play
Some educational and parenting resources for you: A MUST see, hysterical and insightful TEDtalk with Sir Ken Robinson Sir Ken Robinson is author of Out of Our Minds: Learning to be Creative, and a leading expert on innovation and human resources. In this talk, he makes an entertaining (and profoundly moving) case for creating an […]
pathway of surprise and play
picture source David posted this J.P. Carse quote in the comments to the Practice of Play: Surprise causes finite play to end;it is the reason for infinite play to continue. To be prepared against surprise is to be trained.To be prepared for surprise is to be educated. thanks a ton for those quotes, they’ve inspired […]
Practice of Play
at integral naked there’s a discussion on Play as Practice. below are some of my thoughts on the subject… of course, i’d love to hear yours! let’s play! let’s get down in the mud, roll around, get ourselves dirty, and pee in our pants just the tiniest bit from laughing so hard! let us celebrate […]