We play because it helps us maintain our social well-being.
And the act itself is more important than the outcome.” “It’s voluntary, it’s pleasurable, it offers a sense of engagement, it takes you out of time. “Play is something done for its own sake,” he explains.
Stuart Brown from the National Institute for Play says that to understand why play is important, we have to clearly define what play is. In the article Play doesn’t end with childhood: Why Adults need Recess too Dr. When was that last time that you made time for FUN? Do you think about fun as being as essential as your health? Or your work? Or – and this is a big one for me – OTHER PEOPLE’S NEEDS? So my question to you is, What do you do for fun? Because if I don’t, the world will just keep filling up every available space with more things to DO. My husband and I play tabletop and couch co-op games together, I make time to play Animal Crossing on my Nintendo, I try to stop working at a reasonable time so that I can eat and relax watching a show or read a book before I go to bed. Here I was in the middle of a business that created FUN for other people playing games, interactive stories and creativity – and I completely forgot to make time to have fun myself!Īnd since that day, I try very hard to make time to have fun. Fun? What do I do for fun? I don’t know what I do for fun? Do people still have fun? Can I? And I prattled on about our projects, and what was coming up, and about my family and what we were working on – and she said, “Oh, that’s neat! What do you do for fun?”Īnd I froze. Then, a couple of years ago I was getting my haircut at a new salon and the stylist asked me what I did for a living. In fact, the demands never ended- there was constant need – always something else that required attention and it all felt very immediately important.Īdd to that my own brain chemistry, and I had a cocktail for sleeplessness, hyper focus and 24/7 work, work, work.įast forward several years and I had given up on the hope that “after this, things will slow down” or “next week I’ll be able to rest” thinking. This was my inspiration and my passion – this was my ‘Why’! And with such meaningful purpose, it was easy to work 80 hour weeks to create unique and exciting programs. As we started building community by creating game nights, Nerf meetups and Dungeons & Dragons games, we realized pretty quickly that the need for this kind of connection went far beyond my own kids. The motivation for us to start organizing programs as Mastermind Adventures was to create a way for our kids to find connection.
#Lifes aha moments crack
Read on to learn about the best moments from aespa’s Governors Ball debut performance below.You know those moments where the world seems to crack open and you never see things the same way again? This happened to me a couple of years ago when I was getting my haircut and it changed my mindset and brought clarity to my life.Īs you know, I’ve been an accidental entrepreneur for nearly a decade. Naevis, the AI system that helps the girls’ digital avatars appear in the real world, leads the intro before the trio kicks things off with an energetic performance of “Girls” complete with fiery pyrotechnics to pump up the crowd. Soldiering on, Karina, Ningning and Winter commanded the stage with their inimitable presence, opening up their set with several nods to the group’s extensive and intriguing lore. “We are sorry to inform aespa’s US fans that Giselle will not be able to join the group for their upcoming Governors Ball performance due to health issues,” the statement read. Prior to aespa’s Gov Ball performance - a history-making feat as they are the first K-pop act to ever grace the festival - the group’s management company SM entertainment shared a statement with MYs (the group’s fan name) regarding Giselle’s lack of attendance at the festival. To warm up for the trek, the girl group hit the main stage at the Governors Ball Music Festival at New York City’s Flushing Meadows Corona Park on Saturday (June 10) and delivered their biggest hits, despite being short one member. 2023 is shaping up to be a busy year for the girls of aespa.įollowing the May release of the K-pop group’s third mini album, My World, the quartet - consisting of Karina, Giselle, Ningning and Winter - announced its first ever global tour, which will see them making stops across the United States, Latin America and Europe later this year.
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