Write Now! Workshop Podcast: Write A Book, Change The World

I've been reminded these last couple of weeks of the importance in my life of play - and how incredibly underestimated its value has become in my life over the last seven or eight years.I've been talking about the importance of the words we use - out loud and inside our heads, and how positive self-talk can help us be more joyful.Hitting the Restart button is another mantra of mine. We can always stop and start again - stop a negative thought pattern and restart it with something positive, stop telling ourselves we aren't good enough and restart the thought by affirming that we're always still learning. We can't change our situations in an instant, or even a day, but I like to say that if we stay in Today's Box, we can work on the things we can change today.How does all this apply to playing and working and healing? Play is an important part of our makeup as human beings. But as we become adults with more and more responsibilities, we push ourselves to work harder, leaving less and less time for play. We cons