"Can you imagine what the world might be like if we all managed to maintain the natural curiosity and playfulness of our child-self through into our adult life and on to the end of our days?"
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a \'lɒŋ- rēd'\ piece
An 1,800 word biographical piece about my early introduction to Playwork and to the world of New Games offered as a tribute to Bernie DeKoven, long-time playful person and key member of the New Games movement. Bernie is true-hero of mine and I count him as being a great influence on my working practice. All Hail Bernie!
This peace gives a definition of 'playfulness' and touches on the importance of being able to conquer self-consciousness when working around the playing child.
