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HabitInspired by Epicurus

Play for the joy of it

Now and then, move with no goal, for the sheer pleasure of being a body at play.

held present pleasure, simple and savoured, to be a real good, not to be spoiled by the race toward tomorrow. Against sport turned into measurement and ranking, this habit gives the body back play for play's sake: an outing with no watch and no goal, where you seek nothing but to feel the movement, the breath, the joy of being there.

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Source: Epicurus