Visualize a frisbee as an opportunity, a soul mate, or even those second chances we sometimes call flukes, syncronicities, or coinkidinkies…lol ! Yet this is what is gathered from reflection on childhood which apparently brings clarity to some very difficult adult decisions.

In my childhood reflection, I remember many adults surrounding me in my formative years during hot summer months, who played with me. Whether it was a ball, frisbee, sand pail, tugboat, plastic shovel, swing set or sandbox, these individuals encouraged ‘play’ amongst the other learning tools provided. My toys were not many but the thought of using each in more than one way, having more than one from a perspective such as ‘reality training’, was too cool. Mind you when I was young, in my formative years, I did not see play as anything but.

A stick as a staff, water as a shaper with sand or destroyer of castles when thrown on top of it, a tree as a ladder to somewhere higher than I was able to go… Now, it is crucial to incorporate a sense of play in order to comprehend how imagination can keep us out of a stagnant funk. Seeing more than one way to fit in, or more than one person to love in a lifetime, or more than one type of career choice is ‘Play’ from childhood memories that help me reach all of whom I am meant to be. This perspective makes adult decision-making seem less intimidating.