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It’s A Game
The topic is play. Plato has a saying and I’ll paraphrase. He said you can learn more about a person from an hour of play than a year of conversation. What do you think of this friends? Yeahhh, get me in a game of monopoly and you’ll find out! Part of why play is like that…
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Are We Having Fun Yet?
Can anyone tell me what they do in life that isn’t play? I’d say sleep, but dreams are play. So scratch that, the “little death” is play. Cleaning? Cleaning is play too. It’s “Let’s pretend this isn’t dirty after I spend a lot of energy making it look like it’s not.” Cleaning to my standard…
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Time For Play
I once wept at a friends funeral. It was a first for me. He was a dear friend. Had helped me find a place in humanity. Helped me get off the streets. When he was killed by the train I wept, because he had spent a life “trying” and he had been so hopeful. Human…
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Is It Serious?
Let’s look at these serious situations. Seriousness, hmm. What use is that idea? I do these talks because I am completely willing to be foolish. Is nature serious? Is a hunting wolf serious? I suspect not. I suspect it is just hungry. What would happen if it were serious about hunting? He would need a…
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Smiles And Laughter
I was asked to smile all the time, and I couldn’t figure out why. Then I finally notice that I have a natural frowning mouth. I am often told I look bored and upset even when I’m not. I seem to be scowling normally also. To know if I’m smiling you have to listen to…
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Attitudes About Play
Today, we talk about play. People seem to have a lot of attitudes about play. One is to see it as frivolous. Another sees it as refuge from a “reality” they don’t like. For some their play is even work. What are your attitudes about play, friends? I see play as a vital form of…
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Nothing To Fix
I’m changing with time. Time. Interesting notion. Bushido teaches something I find helpful, metaphorically at least. “I am already dead.” You have already lost the fight, so you can decide what to do with your “failure”. If everything is a failure then what is failure? I am a huge failure. I never sustained gainful employment.…
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This also seems descriptive for a type 3 indigo. I do have many of these traits that alternate but know…