"Play is the exultation of the possible." ~Martin Buber
A few health care practicioners transforming into Rock Stars!
Play is a simple and powerful catalyst
for successful and joyful living.
When we play, we open our heart
and expand our creative mind to new possibilities.
We are more curious and engage with life more fully in the moment.
We live with less attachment to ideas, agendas
or the perceived "right way" of doing things.
We connect to a world beyond our limited self and allow the mystery of life and all its potential to unfold more easily and naturally.
In turn, we become more flexible and adaptable with life's unpredictable cycles, find creative solutions in unconventional ways
and take risks to try new ideas.
With levity, life becomes so much more productive and enjoyable!
Specific benefits include:
Moving from managing and fixing others, to inspiring them
Increased proactive (and less reactive) decision making
More emphasis on inspiring positive potentials versus removing negative ones
Enhanced communication, creativity and collaboration
Greater willingness to take risks, think outside the box and try something new
Compassion for yourself and others
Increased willingness to trust oneself and others
Greater self-awareness and authentic self-expression
Body aliveness, vitality and stress release
Releasing limiting and negative beliefs
Hold yourself more lightly and joyfully
Increased capacity to let go of control and flow with life
Next time you catch yourself telling others (or yourself) to work at something (such as a creative project or being assertive), invite them them to play with it instead. What would be the difference for you?
Laughter is an important part of Remembering to Play.
Physiological benefits of laughter include:
Reduced stress
Lowered blood pressure
Boosted immune system
Improved brain functioning
Protection from heart disease
A statistic to consider:
Cardiac care units where the nurses' general mood was depressed had a death rate among patients four times higher than on comparable units
where nurses were happy. (Schneider, 1995)
The moral of the story is that if you are having a heart attack,
go to a hospital where nurses are happy!
"The great teachings unanimously emphasize that all the peace, wisdom, and joy in the universe are already within us." Unknown
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Benefits of Play
"Play is the exultation of the possible." ~Martin Buber
