Growing up a little North of Pittsburgh ... Mister Rogers Neighborhood was a staple in my childhood. In a world of Make-Believe an important life lesson was ingrained in my soul. To play, to be creative, and to always explore and feed your imagination.
Albert Einstein said that imagination was more important then knowledge. These are words I live by ... So even as a grown up I always make time for play.
I ride bikes with my kids. I play minecraft with my son. I paint, color and draw. We play board games as a family and we take fun family vacations as often as possible. We value and make sure our kids know that it's important to keep PLAY in their lives.
We live in a culture it tells us we don't have time to play and that only those willing to make sacrifices will be successful. Even schools have tried to cut out more and more play. We're teaching our children and jeopardizing they're brilliant and beautiful minds by not allowing them to keep their playful nature.
As a kid I always wondered why Mister Rogers came in and put on a sweater and sneakers rather than keep on his fancy dress shoes and suit coat. Sometimes it's important to take off who we are for just a moment and enter a land of make believe, a place of play that is full of fun and joy. A little way to relive stress, explore, engage our inner child.
If you think of your best memories I bet there was a lot of play involved. So today's challenge is to play a little more!
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