Playing. Together.

I mean it like that. Playing all by itself. Playing as opposed to working. Playing because it brings us joy. No stresses of comparison and good enough or is it hard enough or am I able enough. We’re playing here. Playing. Like kids play. Have some fun! Together is all of us.  It includes everyone. It means you need to listen to other people. It is a dialog.  One instrument speaks as a question, another a response; other instruments fill, support, encourage and burst out in joy. We need each other to make the song. We need to play together.

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