Comments on: Do You Have to Earn Your Joy? Guilt in a Box

By: LisaNotes

LisaNotes — Wed, 09 Jul 2025 16:15:45 +0000

“Living Freely and Lightly” doesn’t always come easy to me – I tend to have a more serious nature. So it’s something I have to be intentional about, or yes, “she’s gonna blow.” 🙂 I do find it easier to play in summer, even though I am not beholden to a school schedule in any way at any time of year! ha.

By: Lynn Morrissey

Lynn Morrissey — Mon, 07 Jul 2025 16:42:07 +0000

When I was a contributing author to Dr. Charles Stanley’s magazine, a couple years before it ended publication, my first essay, which I’d called “Living Freely and Lightly” (from MSG Mt. 11:28-30), was about play (and the harms of not playing)! They retitled it as “She’s Gonna Blow.” I’m so glad your play rippled out in consecutive circles of joy. Lisa, I had not received this blogpost. Pls. ck to be sure my email is still on your list, and I’ll ck SPAM! I don’t want to miss a thing you write. I happened to see this at One Word on FB.

Play away! It’s summer!
xo
Lynn

By: LisaNotes

LisaNotes — Sun, 06 Jul 2025 16:40:45 +0000

In reply to Barb Hegreberg. I will always think about it too now. I finished a puzzle this week that had one piece missing - I was so torn about passing it along to anyone else because it was such a letdown to get to the end and realize it.

By: LisaNotes

LisaNotes — Sun, 06 Jul 2025 16:39:31 +0000

In reply to Jennifer Wise.

I love your insight here, Jennifer! You’re right – some of those childhood lessons don’t have to be followed anymore because we’ve matured out of them. I am trying to remember to question those old “rules” that I still follow out of habit. If they’re still good, I want to keep them. But if they’re ones I’ve outgrown the need for, I want to bid them goodbye!

By: LisaNotes

LisaNotes — Sun, 06 Jul 2025 16:38:00 +0000

In reply to Katie Brewster. Thanks, Katie! I won't know who works the puzzle next, but hopefully whoever does will smile at finding the extra bag of end pieces. :)

By: Barb Hegreberg

Barb Hegreberg — Fri, 04 Jul 2025 18:38:08 +0000

I will never again put a puzzle away without putting the edge pieces in a separate bag. Genius…pure genius!!

By: Jennifer Wise

Jennifer Wise — Tue, 01 Jul 2025 16:50:00 +0000

I love these thoughts so much, Lisa! In fact, as I was reading your “first work, then play” or “no play until the work is done,” I appreciated that you mentioned it’s what we were taught AS CHILDREN. As children, we needed that because we were more given to play. Work also needs to be done, but we didn’t care about it as much then, most likely. It occurred to me that some things we learned in childhood literally DON’T APPLY ANY MORE. That is a huge takeaway for me today because I have a hard time playing (except on vacation, especially with my husband–like you) because the work is never done, as you so aptly pointed out. This perspective is a great takeaway for me today. Thank you! 🙂 Visiting from the Sweet Tea & Friends linkup. (Love the puzzle story, by the way!)

By: Katie Brewster

Katie Brewster — Fri, 20 Jun 2025 22:10:21 +0000

May the ripple flow on:)

By: Nancy Ruegg

Nancy Ruegg — Wed, 18 Jun 2025 19:45:37 +0000

In reply to LisaNotes. You're welcome, Lisa!

By: LisaNotes

LisaNotes — Wed, 18 Jun 2025 16:19:10 +0000

In reply to Debbie Harris. Thanks, Deb. I'm discovering that almost every post could be about ripples, in some way or another! I'm having to restrain including it every time. :)