More of that in a moment - but first I'd like you to stop what you are doing and give me your complete attention.
Are you with me? Good. Now, cast your mind back to your childhood.
Think about a special place where you used to spend your free time. It might be your bedroom or garden, or perhaps a local park or a piece of waste ground. Think about the things you used to get up to and the feelings you had at the time.
Memories of this kind arouse powerful feelings in us. They speak of play as somehow the essence of childhood. They reawaken elemental emotions: joy, fear, wonder, grief, anger. Most of all, they remind us of something that otherwise we are likely to forget - that play experiences have a profound role in making us who we are now.
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