I'm naturally impish and childlike but also quite serious-minded and self-critical. Lately, with all of this middle-aged adulting to do (and not to mention my talent for absorbing the grief and disillusionment of the day to day disasters of the world)...a lot of my natural positivity and optimism has been muted and I've been more closed-…
I'm naturally impish and childlike but also quite serious-minded and self-critical. Lately, with all of this middle-aged adulting to do (and not to mention my talent for absorbing the grief and disillusionment of the day to day disasters of the world)...a lot of my natural positivity and optimism has been muted and I've been more closed-off and isolated.
I pledged at my last birthday early in September to - at least once every day - experience or create something new "a new input or output", I called it. A poem, a song, an idea, a new tactic, learning a new fact, adopting a new way of moving through the world, a new way of paying attention. It's kept me a little bit less face-in-phone, a little more fluid and open and observant. It's resulted in some nice synchronicities, but it is not specifically _playful_. I think I forgot HOW to play. Looking below for some ideas...!?
Let your senses tell you - smell fragrances and strong odors, touch soft and harsh fabrics, listen to kinds of music you've never listened to before, like opera ( I can recommend Verdi's Rigoletto and the Gilbert and Sullivan operettas), and jazz, full of strong instrumentation and melody. And dance to the music you liked as a teen.
I'm naturally impish and childlike but also quite serious-minded and self-critical. Lately, with all of this middle-aged adulting to do (and not to mention my talent for absorbing the grief and disillusionment of the day to day disasters of the world)...a lot of my natural positivity and optimism has been muted and I've been more closed-off and isolated.
I pledged at my last birthday early in September to - at least once every day - experience or create something new "a new input or output", I called it. A poem, a song, an idea, a new tactic, learning a new fact, adopting a new way of moving through the world, a new way of paying attention. It's kept me a little bit less face-in-phone, a little more fluid and open and observant. It's resulted in some nice synchronicities, but it is not specifically _playful_. I think I forgot HOW to play. Looking below for some ideas...!?
Let your senses tell you - smell fragrances and strong odors, touch soft and harsh fabrics, listen to kinds of music you've never listened to before, like opera ( I can recommend Verdi's Rigoletto and the Gilbert and Sullivan operettas), and jazz, full of strong instrumentation and melody. And dance to the music you liked as a teen.