“For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” -Matthew 6:21
Growing up with two younger sisters, our days were filled with lots of pretend play. Yes, it would often end in squabbles and tears (and with a big mess), but we would delight in playing house, setting up a bank, pretending to be college students or designing a fashion show. One summer we pretended our bikes were horses, offering them “feed” and water from rain barrels. Sometimes our front porch became a fishing boat and we found ourselves stranded at sea.
We were seriously silly with each other, taking on personas and roles, mimicking people we knew and experiences we had (there is an epic flour-paste cavity fill from our dentist play that I will never live down).
Think back to your childhood. What were your favorite play activities? What are your most cherished memories of having fun? Who was there? What were you doing?
Take time today to relive that childhood playfulness in some way. It may be playing that favorite board game, taking a few bounces on your neighbor’s trampoline or calling your cousin to reminisce about your games of tag in the orchard.
Spirited One, thank you for the times of playfulness in my life. Thank you for those dear ones that I could share those experiences with. May you bring delight and cheer into the things of this day. May I remember the gifts of accessing a playful spirit. Amen.
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