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Clear Pathways Coaching Newsletter 5/9/08

Dear Friends: Welcome to our monthly newsletter. We offer some information, some inspiration and some features to keep you smiling.

You are likely familiar with one or all of the following quotients – IQ, EQ (Emotional Intelligence), AQ (Abundance Intelligence). There is one more. It is the PQ or Playability Intelligence. Playability, according to Dave Buck, CEO of Coachville, is the ability to turn any endeavor into a game worth playing. Not a game meaning something trivial, but a game where you are fully engaged, resourceful, resilient; expressing your talents, getting results AND having fun. This month we are taking a more serious look at the importance of play in our lives.

Warmly, Lillian

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Contents:

Quote of the month
Consider this
Article
Good humor/good health

QUOTE OF THE MONTH: The creation of something new is not accomplished by the intellect but by the play instinct. - Carl Jung

CONSIDER THIS: Check your P.Q. after reading the following article. How well are you playing the games in your life? Those games may be your profession, relationships, education, spiritual pursuit, music, sports, etc. Are you playing to your strengths? Are you having fun at what you do? How can you play better?

ARTICLE:

About Play

Play is fun! But play is also a whole lot more.

Humans have played since earliest times, and philosophers and scholars have thought about it for centuries. More than 2,000 years ago, Plato suggested, “You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation.”

Play is essential for learning and human development.

Play:
•Sharpens our minds
•Helps us grow
•Keeps us healthy
•Boosts our creativity

When we don’t play, we are:
•Less creative and productive
•More sedentary, more easily fatigued, more susceptible to obesity
•More likely to encounter social problems and emotional stress

Play also helps us understand history and culture. The way we play shows:
•Who we are
•What we value
•How we regard others
•Change over time
•Future possibilities

Play is not only our creative drive; it’s a fundamental mode of learning. David Elkind - Contemporary American psychologist

Play is basic to all of us. We play to develop our muscles and our brains. We play to be creative. We play to escape, in unplanned moments or structured games. We play to test our limits. Play can be cheery or furious, frivolous or sincere, simple or complex. When we play, we affirm our values and connect with others. When we are absorbed in play, we lose ourselves. When we look closely at play over time, we find ourselves.
From the Strong Museum of Play, Rochester, New York

GOOD HUMOR/GOOD HEALTH

LOT'S WIFE: The Sunday School teacher was describing how Lot's wife looked back and turned into a pillar of salt, when little Jason interrupted, 'My Mommy looked back once while she was driving,' he announced triumphantly,'and she turned into a telephone pole!'

THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD: A Sunday School teacher decided to have her young class memorize one of the most quoted passages in the Bible - Psalm 23. She gave the youngsters a month to learn the chapter. Little Rick was excited about the task - but he just couldn't remember the Psalm. After much practice, he could barely get past the first line. On the day that the kids were scheduled to recite Psalm 23 in front of the congregation, Ricky was so nervous. When it was his turn, he stepped up to the microphone and said proudly, 'The Lord is my Shepherd, and that's all I need to know.'

SAY A PRAYER: Little Johnny and his family were having Sunday dinner at his Grandmother's house. Everyone was seated around the table as the food was being served. When Little Johnny received his plate, he started eating right away. 'Johnny! Please wait until we say our prayer.' said his mother.
'I don't have to,' The boy replied.
'Of course, you do,' his mother insisted. 'We say a prayer before eating, at our house.'
'That's our house,' Johnny explained.'But this is Grandma's house and she knows how to cook!

Remember: he who laughs, lasts.

Lillian Mills, B.S., M.Ed., C.L.C.
Reinvention Coach
You may send comments, suggestions, or a contribution to
lillian@clearpathwayscoaching.com.

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