Originally Posted by maleficent

Cynicism I often equate as being the loss of innocence, but it doesnt have to happen.

You can go out each day and see things and find things that really can touch you and fill you with wonder. Remember when you were a kid... splashing in puddles used to be fun for the sheer joy of it.. Who says that has to stop when you become an adult. Splashing in puddles is still fun (Ok, maybe you don't want to splash in your 200 dollar open toed shoes... but you can still splash) Snowball fights and making snow angels doesnt have to stop when you become an adult.

I'm looking over at my desk right now, and on top of the desk is a container of purple playdough, a slinky (because it's fun to watch it walk down from the monitor to the cpu to the printer to the speakers to the desk)

There's an old quote -- you don't stop playing because you get older... You get older because you stop playing. Loss of innocence doesnt' have to happen... You just have to look a little harder to find the things that fill you with wonder.

You are in south florida -- go to the beach and build a sand castle... play in the waves...People grow older and get old because they become too concerned about what people think and how their behavior looks.. Think about yourself... If you want to play air guitar whilst in your car - go for it - who cares what people think... Just Play!

BUT -- at the same time.. somewhere in all that playing... a little responsibility is a good thing and doesnt necessarily have to interfere with your fun. pay those bills... work for a living... but there's life outside of work too