Playfully seeking wisdom
There’s a moment we all encounter, over and over again: You return to something you saved—a page, a note, a quote—because it once felt important. And…you can’t feel it. You know it mattered.You recognize the words.But they ring hollow.They echo,but nothing inside you answers. You forgot something important.But the deeper mistake—the one we keep forgetting—is [ ]
Fragments from imaginary dialogues There are moments in life so profound that everything before them feels like another existence—before, after, a fault line in time. What are yours? Pre/Post Erika (2008) — A catalyst that whispered rather than roared, yet the ripples reshaped the shoreline of my life. Pre/Post London (2016-2020) — A high-velocity phase [ ]
Fragments from imaginary dialogues What makes videogames so engaging? There s a type of games called RPGs (Role-Playing Games). As the in-game character progresses through the game, they gain experience (XP) points, and when they reach certain (arbitrary) thresholds, they level up – which, in game terms, means increasing attributes and/or gaining new abilities. One of [ ]
1st Person Self-Talk (Affirmation)eg I am relentless.Use to inspire yourself. 2nd Person Self-Talk (Dialogos)eg What s in your control?Use to coach/parent and dialogue with yourself. 3rd Person Self-Talk (Illeism)eg Dani feels afraid.Use to take psychological distance from difficult feelings. All are useful.
Everybody is the same. Everybody was a child once.Everybody is going to die.Everybody has the same physiology.Everybody pees.Everybody poos.Everybody farts.Everybody has the same psychology.Everybody has the same needs.Everybody wants to be happy.Everybody wants to be heard.Everybody wants to be seen.Everybody hurts. (REM)Everybody struggles. (Marie Forleo)Everybody is imperfect.Everybody is…
Do.Do well.Do fast and well. (Cristi Glovaschi) The most important step in the learning process is the second: Do well. Grow to love this step, because that s where you ll spend most of your time on the Master s Journey.
Remember there is an end for all. (Memento Mori) Remember the vastness of the cosmic ocean. (Levels of Magnification) how tiny we are in the grand scheme of things. the unfathomable complexity of the world. (Levels of Organization) Remember everything is empty of meaning. it s all invented. (Rosamund Benjamin Zande) (Possibility) The Reset [ ]
I see my life as a beautiful modular Game made up of a myriad smaller life-games. I call it The Beautiful Game. The Beautiful Game is an interplay between Innerplay and Outerplay. When we think of play, we usually think of Outerplay – play that manifests in the outer world. But Outerplay is only the [ ]
Play is the spiritual quest to become a child again. Fragments from imaginary dialogues What is for you what Movement is for Ido Portal? Play. Just as Ido sees himself as a Movement Practitioner, I see myself as a Play Practitioner. I am an Explorer and Navigator of the Universe of Play. As an Explorer, [ ]
Be your own coach whenever you practice.Observe yourself; analyze your own movements; be honest with your self-appraisal.Could that vault have been more controlled, with a softer landing?Could it have been more efficient?What can you improve on?There will always be something, believe me.(Dan Edwardes) Turn your inner voice into your inner coach. (Brett Ledbetter, TED) Fragments [ ]