Yes, play! When is the last time you played? Have you ever heard that in a 24-hour period it is recommended to spend 8 hours for work (that’s easy!) 8 hours for sleep (hmmm…challenging for many of us) and 8 hours for play (oh really?!)
Play…for eight hours…most of us fall very short. I counted time spent with family, friends and myself, threw in cooking as well and still did not make it.
It makes you stop and think though. Why do we struggle with play so much? Why do we fail to carve out enough ‘me time’ and ‘us time’? Given the demands of today’s society, it may not be realistic to expect 8 hours of play; however, it is certainly worth a try!
I sometimes arrange my doll collection, play with Jacks (I’m good) and Pick Up Sticks (remember those?) and believe it or not, find sanity there. I enjoy ‘watching’ our family playing Monopoly — I’m the party pooper, it takes too long to play. I absolutely treasure the dwindling sit down dinner times too. Even then, these are too sporadic to count toward regular playtime.
We sigh and call them the good ole’ days…I say we take some of the good stuff back!
On your marks, get set…go claim some playtime,
