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EPISODE · Oct 25, 2025 · 22 MIN

On Playfulness

from The Pocket Contemplative · host Dave Schmelzer

Some great thinkers like GK Chesterton and Meister Eckhart pitch that right at the heart of God's reality is play and that the more we can tap into this bone-deep playfulness, even in the middle of realities that look quite unpromising and overwhelming, the better we'll thrive.Mentioned on this podcastThe God Who Plays: A Playful Approach to Theology and Spirituality, by Brian Edgar Play: How it Shapes the Brain, Opens the Imagination, and Invigorates the Soul, by Stuart Brown M.D.Meister Eckhart: A Mystic-Warrior for Our Times, by Matthew FoxThe Artist's Way, by Julia Cameron

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