"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:
Inspiring others versus fixing or managing them
Increased proactive (and less reactive) decision making
Creating 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
Willingness to trust oneself and others
Self-awareness and authentic self-expression
Body aliveness, vitality and stress release
Releasing limiting and negative beliefs
Increased capacity to let go of control and flow with life
Levity, peace of mind and joy
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.
Health 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!
"We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing."
~ George Bernard Shaw
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Benefits of Play
"Play is the exultation of the possible." ~Martin Buber
"The truly great advances of this generation will be made by those who can make outrageous connections, and only a mind which knows how to play can do that."
~ Nagle Jackson
"Play energizes us and enlivens us. It eases our burdens. It renews our natural sense of optimism and opens us up to new possibilities." ~ Stuart Brown, MD
