Games are something people do. I\u2019m not sure if animals do it. We set up rules, which are basically constraints to accomplishing a goal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Look at this ball\u2026It bounces. Can I bounce it this way? How about with only one hand? Maybe I can\u2019t touch it with my hands to move it at all. How hard would it be to get it to the goal then?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kids come up with little games all the time. They learn more complicated games and pass them on. The common thread is to create obstacles to doing a relatively simple thing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sometimes it takes others to do the game. Sometimes it is a game against myself, a personal best. But there is that goal to reach for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Games are human nature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Yes, I am chafing against a constraint. This restriction wasn\u2019t MY idea. I am struggling and burning against the boundary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It\u2019s not a game. It\u2019s an affliction. I did not choose this. It was thrust upon me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2026..<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I would not have chosen this, but since it is upon me, I can choose how I see it. What if I could make it a game?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What is possible for me in this space? With this time, these resources of strength and stamina, what can I do?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I\u2019d better pick carefully. It will only hold a certain amount.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I am wasting my energy on resentment and anger. I can shift to what is possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What can I build? What needs to be fortified?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Taking inventory and tracking my personal to-do lists are part of the game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Resources I have taken for granted are denied. How do I resupply? What can I do with what I have?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Let the game commence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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