Today you will likely see no reason to give up those pleasures associated with your childhood or young-adult life. You may even feel compelled to reach back into your personal history to recover some of those forms of fun you put aside in the quest for maturity. By now, you have likely come to accept that being mature has little to do with the games you play or the hobbies you pursue. The mini childhood you experience today can last for some time if you integrate play into your daily routine.

Feeling youthful at any stage of life is possible because the chronological measure of age is less important than the way we choose to live those lives. If we avoid labeling certain pursuits and behavior as being appropriate for only this or that phase of existence, we never feel the need to give up the activities we love out of a false sense of propriety or decorum. However much we change, our lightheartedness and willingness to embrace the pleasures of youth will link us indelibly to our younger years. We never lose the feeling that the future is a wide-open, unwritten tome of possibilities, and we derive a great deal of joy from what has delighted us over the years. The playfulness you embrace today can remain a part of your life forever if you never let go of your commitment to good cheer.