Comments on: The Fun Theory and Why it Will Never Last

By: Shiva

Shiva — Sat, 16 Apr 2011 01:32:53 +0000

That’s is one hell of an article!
John, what most impressed or confirmed to me is what I have been experiencing with being ‘physical’ is that ‘being here and now’ – in your words – “makes me feel – right now”. That is so spiritual and beyond just being physical! Thank you for writing this. This is an important mile stone that a traveller like me finds that we are on the right path!

Shiva.

By: Jim

Jim — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 03:18:22 +0000

Hey, John, maybe they are just trying to waken people to the idea that having fun is a great way to live, and that can apply to being fit, active, and healthy. In that sense, the piano stairs are just a creative way to spark the imagination of anyone seeing it – that is, “Hey! Look at this! Now go have fun your own way.” In that sense, it is definitely a good move, and it could last forever.

By: Nate

Nate — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 01:55:57 +0000

Good article. Hmm, people have forgotten how to play…

By: Jan Smith

Jan Smith — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 20:01:03 +0000

I love the concept of lifecrafters! Thanks, Jeremiah. This is a very big subject, I think. It really falls upon the idea of a certain kind of acceptance about modern life and what we have to do day in and day out to survive in it. For all our technological conveniences, technology itself has made out lives complex, relentlessly immediate, and sedantary. Just taking a small example, think about going away for a month or even a week without checking emails, paying bills, going through our mail, answering phone calls, reporting in to work, or dealing with any of the other musts in our lives. It wouldn’t be too long before we could be featured on A&E’s HOARDERS. When I think about being a lifecrafter I think of eeking everything I can, every goodness, out of the mundane. Heck, if I can be wildly happy living within my “box” I don’t reckon it makes a difference how big or small it is. Basically, it can come down to something as simple as getting on an escalator and not even noticing, or wondering how fast you can scramble up to the top. There are endless opportunities to creatively live a very ordinary but full life. Great article, John and you are becoming a very effective writer. Have fun practising!

By: Josh

Josh — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 15:24:22 +0000

Good post, John. Until the structure of society supports physical activity, attempts to increase it will always be merely “cosmetic.”