“Surprise is the greatest gift which life can grant us.” – Boris Pasternak As you may know, my family and I live just a few hours from Walt Disney World. In addition, Disney offers Florida residents deeply discounted passes to all the parks, so we go there often. I grew up in NY so trips Read More
Tag: permission to play
PERMISSION TO PLAY : Humility : #p2play
“Enthusiasm is contagious- you can start an epidemic.” – unknown One thing I can say about living with a seven-year-old (my daughter, Gracie) is that I have learned a LOT about enthusiasm. Most young kids are totally on board for ANYTHING that looks fun, no matter what their skill level or experience is with that Read More
PERMISSION TO PLAY : Moxie : #p2play
Here’s a little MOXIE inspiration for you- now go PLAY! “It’s daring to be curious about the unknown, to dream big dreams, to live outside prescribed boxes, to take risks, and above all, daring to investigate the way we live until we discover the deepest treasured purpose of why we are here. ” – Luci Read More
PERMISSION TO PLAY : Gratitude : #p2play
“The way to express our gratitude for life is by being truly alive, not hiding from life in a corner, or watching life pass us by. The biggest fear we have is not the fear of dying, but the fear to be alive, to be ourselves, to say what we feel, to ask for what Read More
PERMISSION TO PLAY : Romance : #p2play
“Is this not the true romantic feeling; not to desire to escape life, but to prevent life from escaping you.” – Thomas Wolfe As I have mentioned before, Romance is a tough topic for me. I was raised in the 1980’s, and the examples of “Romance” I grew up on were David Lee Roth leering Read More
PERMISSION TO PLAY : Community : #p2play
As its summer, all I can think about is the wild, lovely abandon that I felt as a kid when the summer rolled around. The bright mornings when I’d burst out the front door, freshly scrubbed and breakfast-ed and ready for anything. The slower, warm afternoons, when my friends and I would lie in a Read More