As a suggestion inquire about how others played as children and what aspects of playing they enjoyed most. Find out not just what they remember now but also what they remember about how it felt to play. Allow unexpected activities to count as play. Imagine playing along. Make up an adult version. Consider playing it together. Explore what feels different now. Play a modified adult version
Enhancing Exercise #5: Take a Play History
When spreading out an inquiry, we can explore the behaviors, feelings, sensations, and knowledge about it.
How did we play?
What did we really enjoy and how did it feel?
What sensation did we notice as we engaged in remembering?
What knowledge or truth did the activity inquire after?
After really listening to the answer find out more details about any aspect that held attention. We aren’t comparing this to our experience; we are finding out more. Listen, listen some more, then ask. Remember to leave some spaces open.
Exercise the other aspect of temperament that we access less easily. Try this:
II; Find an activity that involves detail after detail rather than intuitive leaps. Now find one that leads itself by leaps. Try and leap with the first and attend to details in the second and pay attention to any unexpected experience.
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