On My Mind

Make time for play amid demands of the pandemic

The sheer joy of having fun in adult life is underrated yet so satisfying

Sport, a moving meditation, offers respite. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION: PEXELS
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Growing up, I wasn't particularly good at play.

How can one be good at play? Well, for one thing, do not climb down the tyre ladder at the kindergarten playground after the first two rungs because you are frightened to go any higher.

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