This past summer while I watched my two nieces play in a hotel pool, a thought occurred to me. It’s kind of bananas that we turn these little munchkins who are so tapped into joy and imagination into adults who are supposed to obey strict social rules and dress up only once a year on Halloween. While I understand the need for maturation and growing responsibilities, I feel like we have unnecessarily snuffed out the ability to play in the process. Or, perhaps more accurately, sequestered play into the shadows, where only our nearest and dearest get to see that side of us, if at all.
I relate to this to a certain degree, I feel as if my personality is always inhibited in front of certain people and I am fixated on learning how people behave in similar circumstances
Love this so much! I've started learning about how to incorporate play into all facets of life. Here's one of my teacher's TED talks that I'm sure you'd find fascinating! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4sdVE0Q9Lk
I have been thinking/noticing this in myself as well! I am naturally pretty goofy and with my partner, I am able to fully access that part of myself. However, I have no idea how I would even begin to show that side of myself practically anywhere else even though that part of me feels like the most genuine side of me. I think the only other place that I tap into that side a bit is at moments at work, when playing with preschoolers.
I relate to this to a certain degree, I feel as if my personality is always inhibited in front of certain people and I am fixated on learning how people behave in similar circumstances
That makes a lot of sense! Thank you for reading!
Love this so much! I've started learning about how to incorporate play into all facets of life. Here's one of my teacher's TED talks that I'm sure you'd find fascinating! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4sdVE0Q9Lk
I have been thinking/noticing this in myself as well! I am naturally pretty goofy and with my partner, I am able to fully access that part of myself. However, I have no idea how I would even begin to show that side of myself practically anywhere else even though that part of me feels like the most genuine side of me. I think the only other place that I tap into that side a bit is at moments at work, when playing with preschoolers.