To be playful is to let go; it is to seduce and to be seduced, though perhaps in a small way. Finally, solemnity is the virtue from which we may someday perish, while playfulness is the vice that may yet redeem us.
—Crispin Sartwell, Obscenity, Anarchy, Reality (1996)
Playful is light-hearted, or light of heart.
It means jumping up because you can.
It means embracing the slight uncertainty of landing because nothing can be certain anyway.
It means reaching for the stars and grabbing handfuls of air because air is what we need, anyway, to breathe. Continue reading “Quirks and Perks: Playfulness”