Today I read about the actions of a father whose daughter was struggling to cope with the breathing exercises she had to do to clear her lungs because she has cystic fibrosis. Instead of just battling on with the problem and forcing her to go through the necessary steps every night he turned it into fun. He made use of his contacts to develop a game which is controlled by the puffs on the breathing machine.
What I like about this story is that someone looked beyond the problem and traditional way of doing things to find a new and innovative solution. It's a story of one person making a difference with an idea and then pushing it through to development.
If something as onerous and painful can be made fun by making it into a game, what other things can be made more fun in some way? We might not all be able to come up with something that will have an effect on many other people, but how can we use our own creativity to make life easier and more enjoyable for ourselves and those around us?
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