Louise Pan Wo

We don’t stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.

Exploring play, creativity and how we can get back to our inner child

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Play is for EVERYONE. Check out this inspiring sto

Play is for EVERYONE. Check out this inspiring story about a choir of people living with dementia put together by actress vicky.mcclure. Do you know of anyone that started or kept playing even when they were stricken with a disease? My uncle continued to ballroom dance well into his dementia diagnosis. How can you play even when the odds are against you?
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The scary possibilities of play deprivation. While

The scary possibilities of play deprivation. While lack of play is not an excuse for harrowing actions we have to be careful to not let it slip away in our lives. Source: Play deprivation seen as one of the factors that led to UT tower shooting in 1966, The Daily Texan, August 1, 2016

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A Social Distance Love Story: Becky and Kevin. #ti

A Social Distance Love Story: Becky and Kevin. #tinyhands #lovestory #sketch #comedy

How Iceland used play to fight teen drug and alcoh

How Iceland used play to fight teen drug and alcohol abuse. I wish the government would have put more money into things like this rather than the DARE program when I was growing up! Source: How Iceland Got Teens to Say No to Drugs by Emma Young (The Atlantic)
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CHRISTIANITY, COVID AND RECONNECTING AFTER 20 YEAR

CHRISTIANITY, COVID AND RECONNECTING AFTER 20 YEARS. How do you approach a potentially polarizing conversation? And how do you do so with someone you share history with? I did some of the fumbling around and learning for you.

I asked my high school Bible study leader to engage in a conversation with me about her Facebook post about her beliefs about COVID (see two posts prior to this one for the exact words). In part one we spent time catching up and reminscing about the past.

In part two we talk about
- why she doesn't believe in social distancing
- her theories behind the agenda of COVID
- how her Christian beliefs connect to these theories
- why it's important to question your beliefs

I also dive into what I learned about how to have these conversations in the future and what I would've done differently. I'll share my tips for how to approach and how this all relates to play. Link in bio to listen. I would love your thoughts so let me know what you think!

Kanye came to his senses and dropped his bid after

Kanye came to his senses and dropped his bid after this interview. jeffharryplays #kanye #kanyewest #2020vision #comedy #sketch

The next time you get a creative idea in the showe

The next time you get a creative idea in the shower, this is why!
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CHRISTIANITY, COVID-19 and RECONNECTING AFTER 20 Y

CHRISTIANITY, COVID-19 and RECONNECTING AFTER 20 YEARS - A few weeks ago I came across a post on Facebook that rattled me. It said: "When you stand up for something you believe in and people don't like it you've officially detached yourself from the chains of approval. Feels darn good. Keeping abortion clinics open as an essential business during a pandemic that threatens the lives of the vulnerable is the biggest double standard on the face of this planet. Please don't tell me this shutdown is a good idea because it saves lives and then fund the killing of unborn babies (Yes I realize you can't "catch" an abortion but you darn well can support it...making it a pandemic) You've lost my trust. You've lost credibility. You've raised many eyebrows as to what the agenda is behind this virus. This is why I have not and will not trust your numbers and the rigging of them. Good day! (Insert an image of me skipping away)"

It was written by my high school bible study leader who I haven't had contact with in almost 20 years. I spiraled through a rollercoaster of emotions and realized I had the opportunity to understand and learn something. My feelings and judgments were not fair if I was not giving her the opportunity to have a discussion with me. I also saw opportunity to practice what I preach and build a bridge of connection through play. I reached out to ask if she would be willing to have a conversation with me for my podcast and she agreed!

In part one of this conversation we talk about our shared past, what has changed in the 20 years since we knew each other and what our lives look like today. I explain my process in crafting this unique conversation and what it felt like to talk about some challenging topics that I've never discussed publicly before. In part two we talk about her post, our beliefs around COVID-19 and I will reflect more on how this experience changed how I think about play differently. Have you ever had a challenging, polarizing conversation before? How did it go and what did you learn? Would love to hear from you! Link to listen/watch in bio.

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