on boredom
"lanette, do you ever get bored?"
"hardly ever, no, not really...you?"
"yeah, i guess sometimes. it just seems like you are a person who loves EVERYTHING you do!"
"well, that's true, i do love life a lot. what do you do when you get bored?"
"maybe make up a game or something."
"sounds like a good idea."
so i sent my young friend an article i came across on children and boredom and how it's not necessarily a bad thing to have time to sprawl on your back and make imaginary things out of clouds as they float by. it gives you a chance to internalize pursuits, utilize imagination, pay attention and get resourceful with what's around you. "boredom" to me is just a moment you recognize that there's gotta be a cool thing you want to do next; a cue for action if you will.
so a letter comes in the mail which starts, "dear lanette, thank you for the letter on boredom, it was really cool...i hope you can read my cursive. yesterday (may 4th) i made a quadruple-decker sandwitch for lunch. today (may 5th) it was disgusting! so i am not bored very much any more witch is a plus and i am writing with a multy color pen!...love, your very good kid friend"
"hardly ever, no, not really...you?"
"yeah, i guess sometimes. it just seems like you are a person who loves EVERYTHING you do!"
"well, that's true, i do love life a lot. what do you do when you get bored?"
"maybe make up a game or something."
"sounds like a good idea."
so i sent my young friend an article i came across on children and boredom and how it's not necessarily a bad thing to have time to sprawl on your back and make imaginary things out of clouds as they float by. it gives you a chance to internalize pursuits, utilize imagination, pay attention and get resourceful with what's around you. "boredom" to me is just a moment you recognize that there's gotta be a cool thing you want to do next; a cue for action if you will.
so a letter comes in the mail which starts, "dear lanette, thank you for the letter on boredom, it was really cool...i hope you can read my cursive. yesterday (may 4th) i made a quadruple-decker sandwitch for lunch. today (may 5th) it was disgusting! so i am not bored very much any more witch is a plus and i am writing with a multy color pen!...love, your very good kid friend"
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