Loved this read AS USUAL . I think it is so so important for us to be curious about the world around us. And that curiosity will then birth hobbies and play and things that, as you said, just exist in our lives to bring us joy. I also hate that hobbies are expensive and inaccessible to everyone. Everyone deserves to play. It reminds me of that viral tweet that went something like this: rich people being able to do art for a living may be a reflection of their privilege but it seems that it shows that all humans, if given the resources will always choose art.
Thank you so much for reading, Blessing. I’m glad you enjoyed it. I also so that tweet and couldn’t agree more with it. Like you said, everyone deserves to play.
"Then I remembered how I liked to make things when I was younger. I created birthday cards for my family, I made ugly contraptions with cardboard, glitter glue, and gel pens, and I made beaded jewellery. All of these faded away the older I got. But then I had time on my hands and decided this would be a good time to explore things I wanted to try. "
FM, don’t you dare lose it again even if the world wants to snatch it from you. Goof off with it. so happy you came back home to yourself. It literally brought a beautiful smile on my face as i read it.
"Recently, I’ve been thinking about the concept of play. About how the declaration, “Let’s go and play” fades from our vocabulary as we grow older. I’ve been wondering what it means to “play” as an adult—a word that’s mostly associated with childhood."
I liked reading this fatima, i like seeing how rediscovering one's childlike affinities for arts and crafts can help us face adulthood and all its problems.
Loved this read AS USUAL . I think it is so so important for us to be curious about the world around us. And that curiosity will then birth hobbies and play and things that, as you said, just exist in our lives to bring us joy. I also hate that hobbies are expensive and inaccessible to everyone. Everyone deserves to play. It reminds me of that viral tweet that went something like this: rich people being able to do art for a living may be a reflection of their privilege but it seems that it shows that all humans, if given the resources will always choose art.
Thank you so much for reading, Blessing. I’m glad you enjoyed it. I also so that tweet and couldn’t agree more with it. Like you said, everyone deserves to play.
"Then I remembered how I liked to make things when I was younger. I created birthday cards for my family, I made ugly contraptions with cardboard, glitter glue, and gel pens, and I made beaded jewellery. All of these faded away the older I got. But then I had time on my hands and decided this would be a good time to explore things I wanted to try. "
FM, don’t you dare lose it again even if the world wants to snatch it from you. Goof off with it. so happy you came back home to yourself. It literally brought a beautiful smile on my face as i read it.
Thank you so so much, Tobi and I'm glad it brought a smile to your face :)
"Recently, I’ve been thinking about the concept of play. About how the declaration, “Let’s go and play” fades from our vocabulary as we grow older. I’ve been wondering what it means to “play” as an adult—a word that’s mostly associated with childhood."
i freaking HATE it for us! How did we get here? 😪
It’s very unfortunate 😔
I liked reading this fatima, i like seeing how rediscovering one's childlike affinities for arts and crafts can help us face adulthood and all its problems.
Thank you so much. I’m glad you enjoyed it :)