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our raft of life inflate to carry
us down the river of wisdom is
vital. We naturally, will have to
patch the raft as time passes,
but instead of letting the gash
sink us, we must accept the challenge to learn. Through connection with others, we can convey
our wisdom to either help them
patch their raft as well or to help
them to avoid puncturing the
same hole in their raft. A playful, relaxed environment helps us
work through and put our problems to rest. Relaxation releases
fear, which is the culprit of many
problems in the first place. If it is
not the culprit, it is certainly the
magnifying glass.
I will never fear as long as I
have breath, and as long as I have
breath, I will play. As life winds
to the last, I am not afraid that
my life will be for naught because
I found how to use what I could,
while I could. We are all given a
beginning and an end, but what
we do in the meantime is our
time and ultimately affects us.
That's why it is very crucial to
me to connect people with their
own ability to RE CREATE. A
cesspool of negativity is flushed
away when we get back in touch
with life, and for me, recreation
is life.
It is my job to show people
how to step back and reconnect.
Any recreation that is pure of
heart is where I will be focused.
I found balance in myself and
feel it is my duty to help others
find it as well. Like life, recreation presents its own obstacles
and challenges that offer genuine
opportunities for growth through
solution and compromise. As we
build relationships through social
recreation and rebuild ourselves
through personal recreation, we
can identify and improve on our
strengths and weaknesses. The
light shines when we accept what
cannot be changed immediately,
as the journey of 10,000 miles begins with the first step.
It is so important to me to convey this message because some
people believe that the first step is
beyond them, so they don't take
that first step. If the step would
have been recognized as something possible, their time would
have continued to a new road.
The first step then leads to the
next, which creates a new journey
of fun. As we march, change is
apparent, and our future becomes
Play brings us back to our roots
of growth....Letting our raft of
life inflate to carry us down
the river of wisdom is vital. We
naturally, will have to patch the
raft as time passes, but instead
of letting the gash sink us, we
must accept the challenge to
learn.
more distinct, but this is only possible when we accept what must,
start at any point, and RE CREATE
and reinforce it.
Michael Bogema is a Senior at Metropolitan State University
Denver (mbogema@msudenver.edu).
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