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Hi, it's Eve here and welcome to Radio Headspace and to this Friday. You know the saying,

it can't be all work and no play. Well, there are many variations of this sentiment, but

I believe the first iteration of this was set around 1659. So over 360 years ago, folks

probably agreed that we need a balance. Work for many is a way of life, but how we nourish

ourselves is also really important and play is such an important part of that. When we

have so many things going on in our life or are experiencing difficulties or challenges,

it can be easy to lose our natural sense of wonder, of play and enjoyment, but it doesn't

mean that we can't rediscover it and I had to remind myself of this just the other day.

So I might have mentioned this before, but I am a bit of a planet. I like to feel organized

and can sometimes feel a little out of sorts when things don't feel that way. Even when

it comes to household chores and responsibilities. Anyway, I was going through a list of things

we needed to do around the house with my husband. And as we, or rather as I was going through

the list, assigning tasks was both. I was doing it with a bit of resentment and with

a little frustration and my husband could sense it. He could feel the resentment. I mean,

I wasn't hiding it very well. He said, you're just getting too caught up in everything

being such hard work and you're not making any time for fun. You know, I know you've

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