Blog: The Playful Connection
Thank You Notes
Have some thank you notes you need to get out? Here are some ideas for inspiration and action.
How to Playfully Open Gifts
Tips to make the the gift-opening experience bigger, more fun, and truly embody the spirit of “it’s the thought that counts.”
Secret (Joy) Agent: Sneaky Cards
Want more connection and joy in your life but don’t know where to start? Your mission, should you choose to accept it: Sneaky Cards. (also potentially a great gift)
One Perfect Pot vs. Many Pots
A ceramics class is split into two groups and graded differently: one on the quality of a single pot, and the other purely on the quantity of pots they produce. Which creates the better product?
The Right Speech Challenge
We all talk (and email, post, etc) every day. But are we doing it Right? One big tip to make your world a better place to live in.
Reverse Gifting: the playfully connected alternative
The best gifts have a lot of personal meaning, have a strong element of surprise, and celebrate and enhance the connection between giver and receiver. But how often does this actually happen? What if I had a way to guarantee this would happen EVERY time? Would you be interested?
Challenging the Auto-No
Look. Someone is offering us something of value. Wait, why are we turning it down?
From the Jumping Pillow: “Adults Don't Have Much Fun”
Fall is in the air and it’s time for corn mazes, funnel cakes, and a good talking-to from a strident six-year-old stranger.
Attention is love is happiness (the three questions)
There’s that moment when I leave a conversation and realize I did all the talking, or I was just waiting for my turn and not really paying attention to what the other person was saying. Leo Tolstoy would not approve and wants to show me (and you) the way.
Beginner's Mind (Shoshin)
A visiting friend was amazed by my new table and shocked to hear not only that I had made it but also that it was my first attempt at woodworking. But that’s not quite the whole story.