http://www.bradabare.com/2006/10/work-or-play/ Sat, 31 Jul 2010 10:24:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.bradabare.com/2006/10/work-or-play/comment-page-1/#comment-17 MrD Mon, 27 Nov 2006 00:19:02 +0000 http://www.bradabare.com/?p=95#comment-17 Well, you do seem to enjoy work and play equally. Though my observations pick up a little more serious look on your face when you're in the work mode. I think I can tell the difference and I'll bet your wife can, too. I do think the original quote is a bit on the idealistic side. It speaks of the "being" more than the "doing". Many of us don't choose doing the same things at play that we do at work. Even if we really enjoy our work. I can't always live in the philosophical zone when there's bills to pay. I can look at life from that zone to some extent, but where my live interacts with others, that zone quickly takes a back seat to what I HAVE to do to live life. So the mastery of living would evade most of us if the criteria is how much we appear to blend our enjoyment into work/play. And THEN there's the aspect of working at something we completely detest but honor and purpose come from it. And playing at something we completely enjoy with no other purpose at all. Just some random neural firings Well, you do seem to enjoy work and play equally. Though my observations pick up a little more serious look on your face when you’re in the work mode.
I think I can tell the difference and I’ll bet your wife can, too.
I do think the original quote is a bit on the idealistic side. It speaks of the “being” more than the “doing”. Many of us don’t choose doing the same things at play that we do at work. Even if we really enjoy our work. I can’t always live in the philosophical zone when there’s bills to pay. I can look at life from that zone to some extent, but where my live interacts with others, that zone quickly takes a back seat to what I HAVE to do to live life.
So the mastery of living would evade most of us if the criteria is how much we appear to blend our enjoyment into work/play.
And THEN there’s the aspect of working at something we completely detest but honor and purpose come from it.
And playing at something we completely enjoy with no other purpose at all.
Just some random neural firings

]]> http://www.bradabare.com/2006/10/work-or-play/comment-page-1/#comment-16 Brad Abare Thu, 09 Nov 2006 11:38:48 +0000 http://www.bradabare.com/?p=95#comment-16 That was my whole point with the quote... I don't think there is a difference. The distinction comes with how others observe me. Am I working or playing? You decide! That was my whole point with the quote… I don’t think there is a difference. The distinction comes with how others observe me. Am I working or playing? You decide!

]]> http://www.bradabare.com/2006/10/work-or-play/comment-page-1/#comment-15 MrD Sat, 04 Nov 2006 12:58:47 +0000 http://www.bradabare.com/?p=95#comment-15 So then, Mr Abare, can you distinguish the difference in your work/play? So then, Mr Abare, can you distinguish the difference in your work/play?

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