I’m excited to let you know about two things related to my “Mood Swings Suite“. Here they come… Puppy Whimsy VIDEO One of the great joys of having a puppy in our family is being able to see her play with such excitement. She loves to run across our lower yard chasing something we’ve thrown …
This will be a very short post. It may not be the same for everyone, but sometimes words get in the way of my imagination. Twitter has been a good “teacher” in this regard. By forcing me to limit my verbalization to 140 characters, it allows the imagination to emerge in place of more words. One …
Sprillitz! Avoiding Summer heat in the Shade of the shoreline trees, Kingfisher swoops to seemingly KrAsH headlong into the water’s Surface. This time, there is no catch. Or perhaps she was simply Quenching her thirst in preparation For the next hunt. Shhhwash! Splatz! This time, the tail and mouth of An undetermined sort of fish …
Sunday was my birthday. I could have chosen to make it special by doing something completely different from normal. So, I did and I didn’t. I started my morning off in the usual way: coffee and a morning meditation. It was normal. Which made it special. I realized that I’m doing so much of what I’ve …
In my previous post, I listed five things we (you and I) can do to bring playfulness to our daily lives. Now, I’d like to offer five ongoing inspirations — projects, tools and organizations — that have been helpful to me in keeping play present in my life. I hope they can be helpful to …
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I’ve been an advocate of adult play for many years. Since befriending Phil Porter, who co-founded InterPlay with Cynthia Winton-Henry, this advocacy took on new meaning for me. Today, I want to share a few resources that I think have potential for providing you with some of your daily requirements of play. I’ll suggest five easy …
Today, if I could be any creature of my choosing, I would choose the dragonfly: For when I watch them circling about — buffeting against one other — I am drawn into their play and I long to be part of it. I know that in my current body That is not possible. So, for …
Bow caresses strings just so. Responsive, they begin instantly to sing. At first, it is the ears that listen. Soon, only the heart needs to hear. ~ by Stan Stewart Copyright © 2011, 2017 by muz4now, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Spring arrived on schedule: March 20-something At such-and-such a time. In my head and my heart it’s still Winter, For the morning has dawned with a third Day of snow since the Spring arrived. Mother Nature knows irony too well. And she does it with gusto. Who ever said this womanly Personification would ever give …
Unlike you, Many people in our world Have no wonder. They are not awe-struck By the way A face wrinkles with puzzlement Or joy. They have no time Or attention for the swaying Limbs responding to the wind Or sinews: either sort — Dancing tree or dancing body — Will elicit that wide-eyed Grin of …
