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What is one thing leaders can do when life get serious?
Play. Because it opens the door to joy a moment at a time. I needed to play today! All the hand washing, cleaning, etc. was a little much this afternoon. Honestly, I was cleaning a freakn’ bag of red potatoes this afternoon. Who knew cleaning groceries before bringing them into the house could be a thing?
What color is joy?
What color is joy? What does it smell like? Taste like? Sound like? Feel like? How do we know joy? I imagine the answers are different for all of us …
61 Play Resources for leaders, parents, educators and more
Here is something that many people don’t realize: I read books on play and hang out with early childhood educators once a month in a play book club I belong to. I’m a bit of an outlier as my background differs. These resources are not just for educators, they are also for parents, leaders, and those in organizations. In my mind these books and this list of resources are for all of us. The connection may not necessarily be clear cut, but I can tell you there is wealth of learning in this list which speaks to …
The unexpected journey
My work today moved in some unexpected ways and so it is too late to do much more than be satisfied. Satisfied with what I’ve accomplished and the projects and bits and pieces that lay not yet completed. Satisfaction can be a very joyful thing even if there is more to do.
Joy can be saying no
That’s it. Saying no can be a freakn’ joy and that includes saying no to oneself. I’m a pretty organized person, but like many of us I too have a “messy drawer” somewhere. I’m working at mine . . .
The joy of change – an unexpected Halloween party at the grocery store
Today was the first day I ventured out to the grocery store since we’ve been told to socially isolate, stay home, and go out only for essentials. What I didn’t fully realize was that I would be attending an all-out Halloween party where all the party-goers [shoppers] would be dealing with change . . . Who wouldn’t be jazzed about attending such an event. I was so excited I was up at 3 am wondering how I might navigate this new-world experience.
Once upon a time the world stopped not for war but to save lives
Isn’t that amazing! This isn’t a war – this is a moment when collectively we’ve said let’s take care of our people – world wide. I find it very heartening. To be clear I know there are exceptions, but this is a phenomenon. In World War I and II, not to mention many other conflicts current and past, we’ve lost millions of human beings – tens of millions. And today we …
Hanging in with uncertainty, joy and a little music
Music can uplift, put a bounce in a person’s step, literally it can take you to another place and time. What is your favorite music to dance to? To sing to? To hang with you in uncertainty? Music send us to another place and time or it might motivate us.to get up off our feet and dance or set our toes to tapping.
How can I play with this?
This is a question I ask myself on a regular basis. It’s fun, it takes me out of my current mind frame and invites me to play with whatever is going on. I am not talking about being a “goody two-shoes” either. Look, there is an issue that is facing the whole world right now – Covid 19. Everyone is having to deal with it one way or the other. It’s all over the media – it’s all anyone talks about … Fear and worry are not generally connective spaces to be in on a regular basis. Play is an antidote.
Hanging out with uncertainty
Every day is an adventure and in the last week we’ve all had some humdingers. Today I was going to go to the grocery store. I didn’t. Why? … What would have been crazy two weeks ago is not crazy now. And so we make decisions, do the best we can hanging out with Uncertainty.
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