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One of my favorite presentations at AHS11 was Mark Sissons, on “Play” – he talked a ton about playing without being attached to the outcomes. While I was listening to him, I realized, wow – this is something I rarely do (if ever). Everything in my life has an outcome attached to it – work (to get paid), research/read (to learn), workout (to achieve optimal fitness) and the list goes on. I also happen to be a super planner. I am constantly planning everything! So, this concept doesn’t come natural to me. Anyhow, after his lecture I decided to be more conscious of it and try my best to implement it whenever possible.

A couple of weekends ago, Brooke (my husband) and I decided to take a break from “getting stuff done” to go gather wild berries in an open meadow near our house. I know, I know – there is an outcome here  – leave house, go berry picking, come home with berries. Although there was an outcome, what changed was my attitude. Usually, I would have already planned how many berries we needed and what I was going to make with them when we get home. This time, I didn’t even think about it. When we got there, the patch had been pretty well picked through. Under normal circumstances, I would have definitely been disappointed because some plan of mine would have just been ruined. Since I didn’t have a plan, I wasn’t concerned – I was just happy to be outside, in the sunshine, strolling around and eating delicious wild blackberries straight from the bush with my husband.

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In the end, we did end up gathering some berries. But, I really didn’t care either way – which is so unlike me. Although, this was not completely an experience of playing with no outcomes, it was a step towards it for me.

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We froze the berries when we got home, so we could make smoothies later or have them with whipped cream for dessert. Here are a few quick steps on how to freeze berries.

  1. Lay in a single layer on a cookie sheet (uncovred) & place in freezer without rinsing – If you rinse, the water will ice over the  berries.
  2. Once frozen, place in freezer bags or jars and save for later use.
  3. Rinse before using.

Try to take a few minutes this weekend to practice Mark’s concept of playing without being attached to the outcomes. I think for me this is something that is going to have to come with practice & I am going to try to do it at least once every weekend.

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