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From Belle and Lilly’s Blog - “Purpose in Play”:
Another fascinating lesson I (Rachelle) learned while visiting San Diego is the importance of play. I’ll wait while you finish laughing. Yes, I know that you find it difficult for me—the girl who was born an adult—to truly appreciate play. I have to admit that I cringed when this wonderful speaker, Kevin Carroll, told us—an audience of more than 500 fundraisers—that we need to learn how to play! But play is essential to our creativity, energy and enthusiasm for life. Play taught Mr. Carroll to never give up on his dreams.
Mr. Carroll’s love for play (and sports in particular) led to a successful career in the NBA, at Nike and now as an author and speaker who travels the world. During his presentation, Mr. Carroll presented to us various soccer balls he has collected from around the world. They were pathetic—a ball of grocery bags held together with string or threads of rubber from an old tire. He traveled the world, promoting play and took with him new soccer balls to give to children in third world countries who were thrilled to play soccer with a bundle of grocery bags!
The lesson to take away from Kevin Carroll’s speech (and his book The Rules of the Red Rubber Ball—hence the photo) is this: Each day find time to play. Play to you may mean planting some flowers, or riding a bike, or going for a run. And so whether your play is taking your first turn down a slide (Lilly) or swinging upside down (Belle), take time to play each day.
Thanks Rachelle and I want to wish you, Belle and Lilly many happy returns - to the sliding board and the swing set!
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