Oh my gosh: What beautiful connection of play as literally jumping for joy! Thank you for sharing it. I'm always so amazed by the layers that words hold.
A big yes to grownups jumping—and hear, hear to lots more buoyant and joyful play!
I love the balance of hold, catch, fly! I'm already noticing how I tend to think about one more than the others. Lots to play with for my next expressive act. Thank you, Cate!
I adore all the images of people (grownups!) jumping. When I looked up the etymology of PLAY, I found this:
As a verb, it ultimately comes from the Old English plegian, which is related to the Middle Dutch pleien, meaning “to leap for joy” or “to rejoice.”
Here's to lots more play, jumping and joy!
Oh my gosh: What beautiful connection of play as literally jumping for joy! Thank you for sharing it. I'm always so amazed by the layers that words hold.
A big yes to grownups jumping—and hear, hear to lots more buoyant and joyful play!
I love the balance of hold, catch, fly! I'm already noticing how I tend to think about one more than the others. Lots to play with for my next expressive act. Thank you, Cate!
I'm so happy to hear it, Alicia! When all else fails: pLaY! 😊