Curating the Curious
Welcome to Curating the Curious, the podcast that celebrates staying curious in life and never settling into a box.
This show is for the creators, the seekers, the explorers, the truth tellers….and the forever students of life.
No matter what age or stage you’re currently at, this is not as good as it gets and it is never too late to begin.
Join me as we explore all of the questions that come with the idea of curiosity. A place where the possibilities are endless and you can always start again.
We expand our lives through curiosity. One of my greatest passions is finding ways to encourage and inspire others to keep pushing, sharing, living, and making things for the world to see.
Curating the Curious
Day 19- Let's Play! The Joy of Not Being So Damn Serious
"People think that Play is the opposite of work. It's not. Play is the opposite of DEPRESSION." -Your Brain on Art (book)
Welcome to DAY NINETEEN of our new 30-day COMMUNITY PROJECT where we make something with our hands every day in order to improve our mental health. We all realize that creativity heals...it's time to put that knowledge into action.
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I don't think existence wants you to be serious. I have not seen a serious tree. I have not seen a serious bird. I have not seen a serious sunrise. I have never seen a serious starry night. It seems they are all laughing in their own ways, dancing in their own ways, dancing in their own ways. We may not understand it, but there is a subtle feeling that the whole existence is a celebration. And that's by Osho.
Speaker 1:I chose this quote today for very obvious reasons, but also because I am so tired of hearing myself be so serious on this podcast. I'm so tired of it because usually when I have guests, you know, there's a mixture of everything, and now that I've been on my own trying to get through this crazy time in life, I have just felt so damn serious and it's about time to take a little break from all the hat and just focus on something different. No doubt it takes some effort to not be serious right now in life, but I don't know about you. I'm ready to put that effort in. It's time to really focus on some play.
Speaker 1:I was listening to the authors of your Brain on Art and they said people think that play is the opposite of work. It's not. Play is the opposite of depression. We can play by going out with friends, having a date night, playing with our children. Friends having a date night, playing with our children, having a little dance party, playing with, maybe, some paints, making some art in a playful way, with some music on.
Speaker 1:One very, very loose definition of play is doing something different than you do every day, without any pre-described outcome. Just get out there and just let loose. The longer amount of time that you can carve out for this, the better, because you can actually get into a state of flow, and when you get into that state of flow, you forget what's going on around you. Flow is so important. It's really difficult to achieve flow if you've only carved out 20 minutes for yourself, but if that's all you've got, do it, turn the music on, set the intention to just play and give yourself as much time as you can to not be serious. This one is short and sweet today, and I'm ending this with one more quote this is the real secret of life to be completely engaged with what you are doing in the here and now and, instead of calling it work, realize it is play by Alan W Watts. Find some playtime today and until we meet again, stay curious.
