Carissa, your line about adults monetizing our passions really struck me. We so often do pursue things for utilitarian ends, whereas God’s way is love and delight. Substack immediately came to kind in reading that portion, and I feel reinvigorated to write here as a means of play. Thank you!
It seems like it’s a particularly poignant problem with our generation; I’m not sure if it’s because of the economic uncertainty, the rise of the internet, the utilitarian mindset of the culture or a combination of things. Our compulsion to monetize our hobbies seems almost universal now.
I don’t think it’s wrong to make that choice; sometimes that money is needed. But it can also suck the joy right out of something! I look forward to seeing what comes out of your play! 😉
This was just lovely. What an important and profound realization - God is creative, God is playful!! I'm always amazed at how much smoother things go in this house when I can make everything a game :) Maybe Mary Poppins was onto something with that whole clean up game... I can't wait to read the rest in this series. Thank you for reminding us all about the importance of Joy !
Katie-please excuse the late reply though I’m sure you get it coming out of the holidays 🫠🙃 but Mary Poppins totally had that right. Play puts everything into a new light. Thanks for reading!
Carissa, your line about adults monetizing our passions really struck me. We so often do pursue things for utilitarian ends, whereas God’s way is love and delight. Substack immediately came to kind in reading that portion, and I feel reinvigorated to write here as a means of play. Thank you!
It seems like it’s a particularly poignant problem with our generation; I’m not sure if it’s because of the economic uncertainty, the rise of the internet, the utilitarian mindset of the culture or a combination of things. Our compulsion to monetize our hobbies seems almost universal now.
I don’t think it’s wrong to make that choice; sometimes that money is needed. But it can also suck the joy right out of something! I look forward to seeing what comes out of your play! 😉
This was just lovely. What an important and profound realization - God is creative, God is playful!! I'm always amazed at how much smoother things go in this house when I can make everything a game :) Maybe Mary Poppins was onto something with that whole clean up game... I can't wait to read the rest in this series. Thank you for reminding us all about the importance of Joy !
Katie-please excuse the late reply though I’m sure you get it coming out of the holidays 🫠🙃 but Mary Poppins totally had that right. Play puts everything into a new light. Thanks for reading!