Vision looks inward

and becomes duty.

Vision looks outward

and becomes aspiration.

Vision looks upward

and becomes faith.

- Stephen S. Wise

If you’re like us, you have more to-do’s than time. So, here is one to-do list you probably rarely think of but is vital to our sustained personal effectiveness. It’s simple: Play, Rest and Think.

Play

It’s easy to disregard playing as trivial, especially when there are so many “serious” things we need to do: problems to solve, deadlines to meet, and tasks to finish.

But play actually helps us with all these things. It’s rejuvenating and stimulates our creativity. Researcher Stuart Brown says, “Nothing lights up the brain like play.” 

Let us end your week by sharing an quote by William Arthur Ward.  

We saw it on a magnet used to decorate our daughter's school locker back when she started 6th grade – a huge event in the life of a tween!