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Playfulness means being able to explore and to do things, for the sheer delight of doing them. It means relaxing, being spontaneous, and allowing a situation to carry you where it will. When we have a playful attitude, learning and discovery are fun, and even hard work can fly by.


Sometimes we have to remind ourselves that playfulness actually accomplishes things! When children play, they become smarter because new neuron connections are formed in their brains. Play has been described as the work of childhood, the place where the greatest learning occurs. Great scientists and spiritual leaders often are similarly playful.


Playfulness reduces stress, and brightens the atmosphere. It engages people to do things that make them more connected with other people. It makes people happy.

Playfulness

Photo: G. Schouten De Jel, Netherlands

Acceptance - Playfulness - Wisdom
A Good Woman's Story
Media puts into our heads the idea that only
skinny people are beautiful.  With time, we gain weight because we accumulate so much
information and wisdom in our heads that when there is no more room it
distributes out to the rest of our bodies.
So we aren't heavy, we are enormously cultured, educated and happy.
Subject: a good women's story

Recently, in a large city in France, a poster featuring a young, thin and
tan woman appeared in the window of a gym. It said, "This summer, do you
want to be a mermaid or a whale?"
A middle-aged woman, whose physical characteristics did not match those of
the woman on the poster, responded publicly to the question posed by the
gym.

To Whom It May Concern,

Whales are always surrounded by friends (dolphins, sea lions, curious
humans). They have an active sex life, get pregnant and have adorable baby
whales. They have a wonderful time with dolphins stuffing themselves with
shrimp. They play and swim in the seas, seeing wonderful places like
Patagonia, the Bering Sea and the coral reefs of Polynesia.

Whales are wonderful singers and have even recorded CDs. They are
incredible
creatures and virtually have no predators other than humans. They are
loved,
protected and admired by almost everyone in the world.

Mermaids don't exist. If they did exist, they would be lining up
outside the offices of psychoanalysts due to an identity crisis. Fish or
human?
They don't have a sex life because they kill men who get close to them, not
to mention how could they have sex? Just look at them ...where is their
yoni? Therefore, they don't have kids either. Not to mention, who wants to
get close to a girl who smells like dead kelp?

The choice is perfectly clear to me; I want to be a whale.

P.S. We are in an age when media puts into our heads the idea that only
skinny people are beautiful, but I prefer to enjoy an ice cream with my
kids, a good dinner with a man who makes me shiver and a piece of chocolate
with my friends. With time, we gain weight because we accumulate so much
information and wisdom in our heads that when there is no more room it
distributes out to the rest of our bodies.
So we aren't heavy, we are enormously cultured, educated and happy.

A Good Woman's Story

Subject: a good women's story

Recently, in a large city in France, a poster featuring a young, thin and
tan woman appeared in the window of a gym. It said, "This summer, do you
want to be a mermaid or a whale?"
A middle-aged woman, whose physical characteristics did not match those of
the woman on the poster, responded publicly to the question posed by the
gym.

To Whom It May Concern,

Whales are always surrounded by friends (dolphins, sea lions, curious
humans). They have an active sex life, get pregnant and have adorable baby
whales. They have a wonderful time with dolphins stuffing themselves with
shrimp. They play and swim in the seas, seeing wonderful places like
Patagonia, the Bering Sea and the coral reefs of Polynesia.

Whales are wonderful singers and have even recorded CDs. They are
incredible
creatures and virtually have no predators other than humans. They are
loved,
protected and admired by almost everyone in the world.

Mermaids don't exist. If they did exist, they would be lining up
outside the offices of psychoanalysts due to an identity crisis. Fish or
human?
They don't have a sex life because they kill men who get close to them, not
to mention how could they have sex? Just look at them ...where is their
yoni? Therefore, they don't have kids either. Not to mention, who wants to
get close to a girl who smells like dead kelp?

The choice is perfectly clear to me; I want to be a whale.

P.S. We are in an age when media puts into our heads the idea that only
skinny people are beautiful, but I prefer to enjoy an ice cream with my
kids, a good dinner with a man who makes me shiver and a piece of chocolate
with my friends. With time, we gain weight because we accumulate so much
information and wisdom in our heads that when there is no more room it
distributes out to the rest of our bodies.
So we aren't heavy, we are enormously cultured, educated and happy.

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