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Slow Play – Field Notes #2 – the findings
Slow Play surprisingly has become more than a game for me, more than a way of exploration, it’s become a practice over the past month or so. Maybe we can choose our pace more often than we know? Slow play has illuminated the possibilities of choice in a powerful way.
Slow Play – Field Notes #1
An invitation lay at my bedside this morning. An invitation to play with movement – specifically it invites me to do everything slowly. I dubbed this game: Slow Play. But, what in the world does that mean? … Here is some of things I’ve been doing at least one or two beats slower than my usual:
What’s YOUR definition of play?
My question for you, if you feel inspired, is what attributes or criteria help you determine if you are playing, or in a state of play? What boxes do you check off where you can say, this is / was play for me?
Play – it doesn’t have to be taught out of us
The question I keep asking is “Can I play with this?” and “Is there anything I can’t play with?” And, I keep finding answers even in serious circumstances and with real life problems. It’s been a game changer for me.
The Paper Calendar
The paper calendar is a work of art, a journal of a kind, a noble beast to sit at our side. We feed it with our words, with the people we want to connect with, with appointments, and ideas we don’t want to forget.
What’s conveyed between the lines?
We share small and large conversations with our family, friends and our customers everyday. A few years back, I had an interesting conversation with a local contractor and ended up with a new story to share. I needed some work done on a little house project and called...
Baking up a book – a recipe and an update
For those of you trying to recreate my recipe, please be aware that I’m really not sure of the exact measures … For this recipe, I might have used a lot more than 1 1/4 cups of whipped courage or will by the time I have published. And for a book of this kind the mixing – how you put the ingredients together – is important and has everything to do with our individual process as writers, artists, and human beings.
The story of No and Yes
No was very powerful at one time in the world. That’s all anyone heard others say and that’s all that was said. No, I can’t do this. No I disagree with that. No, it is not possible to have that now. And on it went. Parents said it to children. Children said it to parents. Bosses said it to their employees and on it went …
Want to add a little more play into your life as an adult – at work? at home?
Play is often trivialized, however, it is a wonderful tool for learning, growth, self-development, connection, relationship, innovation, creativity and so much more. In some ways it can be thought of as a language. Here’s some resources to help you build a play practice ….
If a story was a marshmallow – here’s a game to keep in your back pocket
This is one of my very favorite games. In my life, this little game has now risen to the level of a practice! I’ve done it so often now that it is simply a part of my life. Here’s an example where I compare story(s) to marshmallows … this exercise of taking one thing and comparing it to another is wonderful for gaining perspective in a number of different ways. It’s a game with legs and you can bring it to your story work, the invitations that are presented to you in life, or you can use it to add a little humor to your day. It’s a great little learning tool to have in your back pocket.
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