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Certificate Of The Right To Play
© 1987-2007 Bruce Williamson
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An Age Ago
Like most small wild things
you’re hard to track
but this field’s full of paths
worn smooth by your feet running
to hidden places I once knew
when I belonged to your tribe.
In that distant age I too
was known as a swift child of the hills.
—Bruce Williamson


You are amazing grace.
You are a precious jewel.
You—special, miraculous, unrepeatable fragile, fearful, tender, lost, sparkling ruby emerald jewel rainbow splendor person.
—Joan Baez

We are always the same age inside.
—Gertrude Stein

A MIDDLE SCHOOL COUNSELOR ONCE TOLD ME that her principal regularly asked children with whom she worked what they most liked about her. Over an eight year period, many different students gave pretty much the same answer, “She's not like a real adult!”


Calvin & Hobbes timeless collections include: Something Under the Bed Is Drooling; The Revenge of the Baby-sat; Attack of the Deranged Mutant Killer Monster Snow Goons; Homicidal Psycho Jungle Cat; and It's a Magical World. Bill Watterson.

Camp Sark. Susan Ariel Rainbow Kennedy's colorful and whimsical books, calendars & other gift items are True Guides to becoming more childlike. Titles include: Change Your Life Without Getting Out of Bed—The Ultimate Nap Book; Eat Mangoes Naked—Finding Pleasure Everywhere and Dancing with the Pits!; A Creative Companion—How to Free Your Creative Spirit; and her latest, Prosperity Pie—How to Relax About Money and Everything Else. Come inside to play at www.campsark.com!

Certificate of the Right to Play. Remember when you were amazing? (You still are!) Bruce Williamson's Certificate of the Right to Play helps grownups remember how to stay light-hearted, creative, optimistic, and filled with a spirit of adventure, wonder & exuberance. Each certificate is individually personalized & printed on high-quality, felt-finish paper ready for framing. To order a bunch for yourself and your friends, visit www.playcertificate.com. A unique gift that surprises and delights!

Children’s Letters to God—The New Collection. Compiled by Stuart Hample & Eric Marshall. The world is rarely seen as clearly and freshly as through the eyes and hearts of young children who write letters about their important questions and observations.

Growing Young. Ashley Montagu. 2nd edition. His research clearly demonstrates that humans are supposed to remain childlike as they mature.

Homecoming—Reclaiming and Championing Your Inner Child. John Bradshaw.

How to Eat Like a Child : And Other Lessons in Not Being a Grown-up. Delia Ephron.

iskip.com. Children do it naturally, but did you know that skipping is rapidly growing into an activity for grownups in communities throughout the world? Find out more about the rebirth of this healthy, happy and friendly phenomenon at iskip.com.


kimandjason.com. You are definitely in for a treat when you start exploring Kim & Jason's childlike world! For laugh out loud fun be sure to schedule regular visits to their Cure Adultitis Institute at www.adultitis.com. Plus, to stay in touch with the sweet, imaginative and mischievous energy of your own inner children, check out the delightful (and daily) Kim & Jason comic strip.


Learning All The Time. John Holt. How much easier a time might we grown-ups have with young children if we just remembered more often that we too were once small research scientists hard at work on the experiments we used to grow our lives.

Mister God, This Is Anna. Fynn. If you haven't met Anna yet, you're in for a wonderful treat!

Running from Safety—An Adventure of the Spirit. Richard Bach. If you could meet your 9-year old self again, what would you tell that child you had learned?

Songs for the Inner Child, sung by Shaina Noll, is a ". . . collection of chants and lullabies, both traditional and contemporary. Sung with the gentle voice of a loving mother, the songs are healing and soothing for listeners of all ages, carrying powerful messages of affirmation and comfort." Some of the most moving and touching songs I have ever heard.

Where The Sidewalk Ends. Shel Silverstein.

Where The Wild Things Are. Maurice Sendak.

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