Play Is Power
We are not powerless. We are simply distracted.
Play is how we remember who we are.
Joy isn’t escape. It’s medicine.
Play isn’t frivolous. It’s fuel.
Fun isn’t a reward for finishing your work — it’s how the work gets done.
We Forgot How to Play
Somewhere along the way, we got serious. Too serious.
We started believing that struggle meant progress. That busyness meant purpose. That fun was something you earned — later, after the work was done.
But the work is never done. And “later” never comes.
Meanwhile, we’re exhausted. Disconnected. Running on empty and wondering why nothing feels like enough.
Here’s what nobody told us:
Play isn’t the break from life. Play is how we come back to life.
Gather. Connect. Have Fun.
It starts with a dinner invitation.
Invite someone over. Go for a walk with a neighbor. Host a game night. Sit around a fire. Laugh at something stupid.
You don’t need a reason. You don’t need to call it anything. You just need to stop waiting and start connecting.
Something shifts when people gather with intention — even if that intention is just to have a good time together.
I’m Diane Reading — writer, Pragmatic Idealist™, and someone who takes play seriously.
I just don’t take seriousness seriously.
If that makes sense to you, you’re in the right place.
Fun is The Secret to Happiness
Happiness is not an intention
Happiness is not an event
Happiness is not something to strive for
Happiness is not something you “work on”
Happiness is not a calculation. You won’t find it on a list or a spreadsheet
Happiness is a result of being playful and having fun
Have Fun and Happiness will find you
A JOYFUL HEART IS A SIGN TO KEEP DOING WHATEVER YOU ARE DOING