When I looked up the word "play" in the Merriam-Webster online dictionary, I liked the definition for play - as a verb- the best. The first meaning said that play is -- "to do activities for fun or enjoyment." The synonyms of this word include "dally, disport, frolic, recreate, rollick,skylark,sport, and toy."
When I looked at the definition as a noun it sounded serious-- "the conduct, course or action of a game." The noun continued to talk of "particular acts or maneuvers regimented in a game."
Fun or enjoyment versus conduct, course or action? I will choose the first. I want to use the word play as an action verb for the rest of my life.
There may be a lot of times in life when things happen that you cannot control. The best laid plans have goof ups. We control freaks of the world try to see our situations from every angle. Anticipation and analysis walk hand in hand with our every move. We use up a lot of our time contemplating the "what ifs" in preparation for the future.
Why do we do this?
I want to see the world in the "present tense". I want to stop letting life go by while I am making other plans. I want to let go of what did not work out and forgive myself for what I cannot fix. Those are hefty goals.
Dogs are not like this.
They just shake it off.
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