Leo
A celebration of fun, playful knowing, and self-expression
Leo
"I might have what they call a terminal degree, but my education is anything but terminal."
"My learning is anything but [over]."
"I always have a learning mentality. I'm always wanting to learn."
-Albert Bramante
"I used to get yelled at for being nosy… I reframe nosy as just being curious."
-Albert Bramante
PLAYFUL KNOWING
“Playing is the way that children learn… and grownups do too, actually. No matter how many people think that it’s different.”
“Playing means that you can choose, make up the rules that you follow, and change them as you go if necessary.”
“When working with kids, you have to give them freedom to use things differently than you were
I feel like I’ve had an interesting journey in my life. I don’t subscribe to the “everything happens for a reason” philosophy. There’s nothing wrong with it—it’s just not mine. I think there’s a lot of randomness in the universe. But I do feel like the paths in my life have always opened up for me. That doesn’t mean any of them were easy.
For
... See moreThe type of dance I do is more metaphorical, an inner narrative. It’s my body being expressive. I think it does mean something, but I don’t want everyone to have the same story. I want them to feel, in their own bodies, that something important is happening. I want it to make them feel something—and they can create whatever story comes from what
... See moreDance never felt like a hobby or an extracurricular activity. It came from a very cellular, soulful place. I took some classes when I was little, but it wasn’t a focused practice. The first real dance class I took was when I was about 8, and I thought, “Okay, that’s it.”
When grownups asked, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” I was 9 or 10
... See moreHula “has provided a way for me to interpret the world that I occupy in the way that I perceive it. It has taught me to develop sensitivity to the trees and shrubs in my neighborhood, to appreciate the life-giving potential of the soil, and to listen to the voices on the wind. It has informed the positive way in which I regard my body, though
... See more“When we are conscious of the life, enriching purpose behind an action we take when the soul energy that motivates us is simply to make life wonderful for others and ourselves, then even hard work has an element of play in it.”
-Marshall B Rosenberg, Non-Violent Communication: A language of life.
what if public libraries were open late every night and we could engage in public life there instead of having to choose between drinking at the bar and domestic isolation
Erin Glasstwitter.com