Combining the diverging modes of playfulness with a more serious convergent way of being. Try not to fall into the trap of thinking that these states are absolute. All this from a serious professional adult who is, at times, playful.
Alain de Botton is the author of a book I very much appreciated, How Proust can Change your Life. Here he is speaking about a kinder, gentler kind of success and how people are so often judged by what they do, how they fail and how societal ideas about these things have changed in the modern world.
Really the idea of connecting with ideas would not be complete without a link to the Ted; Ideas Worth Spreading series. I love just listening to a random sampling. There's even one about the future/potential of blogging!
Wouldn't Wonderland be so fun to visit for a day? Just think of how it would stretch our thinking in ways we can't even imagine!
I just came across this trailer and want to remember to check out Pheobe in Wonderland. It follows a little girl as she participates in the making of an Alice play. Gets at the idea of over coming challenges and self concept doubts that kids face as they reach adolescents and enter into the "world" where illusions of clique and cool start to seem real. On that note I might want to remember to check out the original book by Lewis Carroll as well to see where/how these themes originate. He seems to be an interesting persona who lived half his life as a well bred gentleman and the other half with a childish sense of wonder....not that there's anything wrong with that.
I'm a young person intent on learning about the world and thinking about the the way things are. It turns out that I like writing about books as a way to remember them. I also really like making things but often don't get around to it. This is where I'll post these notes to myself, and where I'm keeping other cool ideas I come across on the net. Please feel welcome to enter into the conversation. However, as this is more of a personal record then hot point social commentary, say it nice or don't say anything at all.
