ya know...on my iphone i've come across a program that states that children laugh likes 400 times a day and adults about 0 - 80. That struck me. Being in the field of psychology I wonder why this is so? I've read numerous texts and transcripts but someone that truly speaks to it is a Dr. Romanyshyn from Pacifica. He tells stories that adults must take the time to play. Even my own favorite writers, Jung wrote about his own playfulness and sand tray work when depressed. Have adults forgotten how to play? We've all heared the phrase,
"When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child; but when I became a man, I put away childish things."
so Dr. Romanyshyn speaks much about taking the time to play. Letting our imagination run free and allow the interacion of our imaginations to our surrounding worlds. He will meet random people and tell them that he is an architect, or sculptor or nuclear physicist! I love it....until you get caught in a random conversation with someone who actually is a physicist....doh. This is why I find it fun to randomly play with strangers...tell them different things and enjoy life..all the while studying the reaction to various respones...."I'm a pole dancing stripper....i'm a pillow stuffer...i'm a hair fabricator..." it's amazing. Take the time to play in life...with kids...with games...with sand...with others...learn to laugh, love and enjoy the time spent in your imagination. Sure it may be lying...but that says that a 5 year old claiming to be an astronaut therefore has problems...learn to play...learn to laugh...be happy.
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