when life gets too serious
I get out a word game
tell a few corny jokes
watch a good comedy
try a sudoku or crossword
healthy distraction adjusts my focus
playfulness enables humour and creativity
playful
aroused
Aroused by Arête, an eco-meditating logophile
aroused 
Good advice Kate 😊
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thanks Deb! It sure works for me 🙂
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what a beautiful sky! I agree distracting rumination is a good practice.
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Distraction can be good.
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thanks Elizabeth!
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Wonderful photo! Being playful is often overlooked – I love whimsy and we play daily at my house! (on a separate note: this post showed up in my email yesterday but didn’t arrive in my reader until late today. I’m not sure if that is a WP glitch or what…)
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definitely is … I am also missing posts from blogs I follow that are not showing up in my reader … right pain in the posterior!
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I agree, it’s good to shake up waning energies and freshen the atmosphere with a bit of fun!!
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appreciate you adding your voice Karima!
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Love this wonderful Idea Kate! Great sky! 💗
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Me and Frankie went for a 7.30am walkie this morning, it’s going to 40’C this afternoon, and now we are relaxing near the air-con. I like doing Sudokus and the 9 letter jumble word puzzles
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Very true Kate.
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I still remember your advice, “distractions help heaps” nice poem, Kate💖
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impressive Jay, it works for me … wrote these ‘prompts’ during my last retreat 🙂 Decided I needed to remind myself of my core values and have made them into cards by pasting thse verses onto the back of my pics 🙂
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Play is always welcome! (K)
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Gorgeous photo, Kate! The poem is lovely and meaningful. Even though Robert wins most of the time, I still enjoy playing Scrabble with him. 🙂
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Great plan of action!
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works for me Robert, what works for you?
blimey Robert your blog is like fort knox … I can read it but I can’t comment or like, is it WP or not?
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So true and it surely keeps away all negative feelings away. Lovely and beautiful poem, Kate.
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You are right , Kate . Games allow a better respiration and a better social relation
Love ❤
Michel
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for sure Michel and you know well how to balance these … you will play again!
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Play keeps the cynicism at bay! 🙃
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So true! When we step back and enjoy some of life’s playful moments, our creativity will find a new path to explore.
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well said, appreciate you adding your voice Richard!
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I love this view.
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me too, this morning the dolphins were mucking about as I made my morning coffee … I really do live in paradise 🙂
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Dolphins, how lovely!
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🙂
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how goes things?
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