The Rise and Fall of The Park--An Ode to Unstructured Free Play (Ep. 3-18)

<p><strong>Question:</strong> <em>M.O.N.K., what is the #1 my athlete can do to develop as a basketball player.</em></p> <p><strong>Answer: </strong><em>Play pickup basketball.</em></p> <p><br></p> <p>But, as many who occupy the basketball space have noted, pickup basketball is dying. M.O.N.K. uses this favorite youthful pastime, and angle from his day-job as a high school basketball coach, as a symptom to a much bigger problem--the death of unstructured free play among the youth. This conversation spans many topics, and your host also details his own struggles in learning how to operate from a place of wholeness.</p> <p><br></p> <p>Topics Covered:</p> <p>-Why pickup basketball is king.</p> <p>-Growing up in the 90s.</p> <p>-Parenting after 9/11.</p> <p>-<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/millenials-are-too-fragile-or-are-they/id1564519758?i=1000533178323" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">The Coddling of the American Mind</a></p> <p>-The need for a spiritual element, knowing your divine origin.</p> <p>-Rehashing conversations with <a href="https://billvanderbush.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Bill Vanderbush</a>: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/god-is-better-than-you-think-with-bill-vanderbush/id1564519758?i=1000529677699" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">link to podcast here.</a></p> <p>-Creating a Sabbath, making space for unstructured time as an adult.</p> <p>-M.O.N.K.&#39;s mental health struggles. </p> <p><br></p> <p>***</p> <p><br></p> <p>Pick up the Book: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Reclaiming-Man-Rough-Knowing-Divine/dp/B09T37J7TK/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1Y78O36NP6JZK&keywords=reclaiming+the+man&qid=1647179671&sprefix=reclaiming+the+man%2Caps%2C101&sr=8-1">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Reclaiming the Man. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p> <p>You can connect with everything going on in the Glawry Universe by clicking <a href="https://linktr.ee/Glawrypodcast">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p> <p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/_glawry_/">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@_glawry_⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>  or <a href="https://www.i