9th circuit sixth oval door Unexpected Elaboration

I asked a group of middle-aged volleyball players if they ever had flying dreams. Of 9 men, 3 didn’t. Two flew without being in a physical body. And each of the other four had specific ways in which they flew, using their body like a super hero, like a bird, or like a fish though through air. And then there was my skipping along realizing the side-swipes of my steps had lifted me off the ground unexpectedly, perhaps more like a fish than bird or super hero. Most of these men hadn’t had these dreams in a while. Does our dream world reflect something of our play world? We can inquire about something familiar to us of others and explore the variations, finding unexpected elaborations?


On the bookshelf
Creativity (underlined) sits unread,
a dry husk. Unfit.
While reading, hands remain unengaged.
Playfulness absent, Nails bitten,
A sign. Hands measure something:
Linked emotional well-being.


Thinking about playing, never picking up anything and playing with it, there's a rub. The degree of kinesthetic organization and learning determines a degree to which this type of play proves essential to learning. The knowing comes later. What someone says, you simultaneously “speak” through your hands. The lag in the translation favors the experience rather than the knowing.
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Play for the Soul

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