{"id":23,"date":"2010-03-17T10:24:18","date_gmt":"2010-03-17T17:24:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.questforlifecoaching.com\/?p=23"},"modified":"2012-02-03T09:50:40","modified_gmt":"2012-02-03T16:50:40","slug":"our-mission-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.questforlifecoaching.com\/?p=23","title":{"rendered":"Learning to Play Is a Key to Health"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_645\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.questforlifecoaching.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/Children-Playing1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-645\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-645\" title=\"Children Playing\" src=\"https:\/\/www.questforlifecoaching.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/Children-Playing1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-645\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Letting Loose Feels Good!<\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<div><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>With all the pressures and\u00a0demands\u00a0of life, it is easy to take ourselves to seriously, and lose the joy of being fully present in the moment. <strong>I love this quote by Thomas Merton: <em>&#8220;What is serious to men is often very trivial in the eyes of God. What in God might appear to us as play is perhaps what He Himself takes most seriously.&#8221;<\/em><\/strong><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\"><strong>Below are some questions to reflect on regarding play:<\/strong><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_646\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.questforlifecoaching.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/imagesCA88G0LX.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-646\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-646 \" title=\"imagesCA88G0LX\" src=\"https:\/\/www.questforlifecoaching.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/imagesCA88G0LX-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-646\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Being Child-Like is Fun<\/p><\/div>\n<div>When was the last time you laughed so hard your belly ached?<\/div>\n<div>When was the last time you danced without inhibition&#8230;.without being under the influence of some spirits:)?<\/div>\n<div>What\u00a0hobbies give you life?<\/div>\n<div>When was the last time\u00a0stood in awe at some discovery in nature?<\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<div>Learning to play is a great way to relieve one&#8217;s stress and deal with road rage!\u00a0 If you feel overwhelmed with life\u00a0including all the responsibilities of work, bills to be paid, and\u00a0are feeling burdened with the nagging guilt of all those unfinished chores&#8230;.give yourself a break and go play!<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<div><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0With all the pressures and\u00a0demands\u00a0of life, it is easy to take ourselves to seriously, and lose the joy of being fully present in the moment. I love this quote by Thomas Merton: &#8220;What is serious to men is often very trivial in the eyes of God. 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