Some great thinkers like GK Chesterton and Meister Eckhart pitch that right at the heart of God's reality is play and that the more we can tap into this bone-deep playfulness, even in the middle of realities that look quite unpromising and overwhelming, the better we'll thrive.

Mentioned on this podcast

The God Who Plays: A Playful Approach to Theology and Spirituality, by Brian Edgar 

Play: How it Shapes the Brain, Opens the Imagination, and Invigorates the Soul, by Stuart Brown M.D.

Meister Eckhart: A Mystic-Warrior for Our Times, by Matthew Fox

The Artist's Way, by Julia Cameron