9th circuit fifth nook door Unexpected Elaboration

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Elaboration Exercise. # 3: Shrine for Totems

As we’ve moved through these various layers, we’ve created a series of play testimonials about different aspects of creative expression. Create a place for these objects on a shelf or in a corner of a room. These representations or totems can serve as reminders of aspects of playfulness. The first time we gather and set them down, don’t pay attention to how they get assembled. Come back and check on them later. Do a little sketch of how they sit. Remember we can use symbols, doodles, words or any other method of annotation. What do we notice about these objects? How do they relate to each other in this layout? Rearrange them. Do they still contain reminders of playfulness? What about the place where we place them? See what changes, if we choose a place where we pass them regularly. See if they will be in the corner of our eye frequently. If we want to we can move them around to several different locations and experience what difference location makes. We can place them in some kind of carrying container and keep them with us. Do they invite us to live more playfully?


Play with them.



Keep the elaboration process active. Have a sense of humor about this and see if you hide aspects of play literally in the way you set up a shrine. Allow the symbols to tell a story just as one relates to another. You can apply some embellishment to the shrine. Play remains available even when life gets busy. Take the detour.
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