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If I Were a Snail

an essay by The Young Turk

If I were a snail I would be a pond snail. I would swim fairly slow. I would be very useless.  My shell would be made out of calcium. I would play. We would play with another snail. We would play.  I would leave a trail of slime. I would love being a snail.

I would have one foot.

I would have fun.

Also I would play snail ball.

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  • http://fearlesscreativity.com tobias tinker

    I love it. Especially the p.s. – Snail Ball sounds like a cool game, especially in that it’s played by creatures with only one foot… I would imagine, however, that play would slow down over the course of the game, what with all the slime trails.

    Thanks for sharing…

    • Anonymous

      Thanks Tobias. :-) Yes – this afternoon I think we are going to try and create Snail Ball in the front yard. Wondering what to use for slime……

      • http://sallyg.me Sally G.

        Put a giant dollop of Dippity Do on his head, turn him upside down, send him sliding — and TA DA … snail slime!

    • http://sallyg.me Sally G.

      Goes to show you how much I know ~ snails have feet? (Or, Snail has Foot??) I wonder if, when they do get tired, they just roll onto their backs and skim the slime as Slick SlimeBoarders?

  • http://www.sundaynightsuccess.com Jeremie

    *clap* *clap* *clap*

    The Young Turk is starting to build his online tribe early I see.

    I love the imagination and thinking process of kids. Yesterday my wife and I spent all day watching our son play with “Giant” and “Monster” his two new imaginary friends.

    I constantly wonder where we, as adults, could go if we could return to the innocent creativity of our children.

    Yeah Young “The Snail” Turk!

    • Anonymous

      Are you kidding?! I am very much aware of the fact that the Young Turk has a ton more fans than I do. He doesn’t have his own twitter account or blog because I couldn’t take the competition. I have a fragile ego like that. :-)

      And yes – tapping into that youthful imagination and creativity would be breathtaking as a grown-up I think.

    • http://fearlesscreativity.com tobias tinker

      I try not to do this a lot but when someone mentions it directly, it’s hard to resist – I actually did a post on this very subject, which was one of those inspired I’m-just-channeling-the-cosmos ones… if anyone wants to check it out, it’s here: http://fearlesscreativity.com/todder-creativity/

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  • Ava Diamond (@feistywoman)

    I wanna play snail ball!

  • http://sallyg.me Sally G.

    How awesome that I now have a name for all those one-footed, calcium coated, useless creatures that leave trails of slime in their wake. Knowing now that they like to have fun ~ I will forever carry a ball in my purse and lob it at them when I see them coming!

    Thank you Young Turk!!

  • Anonymous

    Simply Brilliant! Bravo. Thanks for sharing. :D

  • Anonymous

    Love…love…love this!!! Oh, to be YT’s age again….What time is the Snail Ball game, I want to play, toooooo. My take away from his post is: PLAY !!! Sometimes, adults forget how to do that :=)

  • http://twitter.com/drbenlo Ben Lo

    Very poetic – and I love how many times “play” and “fun” are mentioned…a kindred spirit! :)

  • http://twitter.com/drbenlo Ben Lo

    Very poetic – and I love how many times “play” and “fun” are mentioned…a kindred spirit! :)

  • http://fearlesscreativity.com tobias tinker

    I love it. Especially the p.s. – Snail Ball sounds like a cool game, especially in that it's played by creatures with only one foot… I would imagine, however, that play would slow down over the course of the game, what with all the slime trails.

    Thanks for sharing…

  • http://www.sundaynightsuccess.com Jeremie

    *clap* *clap* *clap*

    The Young Turk is starting to build his online tribe early I see.

    I love the imagination and thinking process of kids. Yesterday my wife and I spent all day watching our son play with “Giant” and “Monster” his two new imaginary friends.

    I constantly wonder where we, as adults, could go if we could return to the innocent creativity of our children.

    Yeah Young “The Snail” Turk!

  • sarahrobinson

    Thanks Tobias. :-) Yes – this afternoon I think we are going to try and create Snail Ball in the front yard. Wondering what to use for slime……

  • sarahrobinson

    Are you kidding?! I am very much aware of the fact that the Young Turk has a ton more fans than I do. He doesn't have his own twitter account or blog because I couldn't take the competition. I have a fragile ego like that. :-)

    And yes – tapping into that youthful imagination and creativity would be breathtaking as a grown-up I think.

  • http://fearlesscreativity.com tobias tinker

    I try not to do this a lot but when someone mentions it directly, it's hard to resist – I actually did a post on this very subject, which was one of those inspired I'm-just-channeling-the-cosmos ones… if anyone wants to check it out, it's here: http://fearlesscreativity.com/todder-creativity/

  • Ava Diamond (@feistywoman)

    I wanna play snail ball!

  • http://sallyg.me Sally G.

    Goes to show you how much I know ~ snails have feet? (Or, Snail has Foot??) I wonder if, when they do get tired, they just roll onto their backs and skim the slime as Slick SlimeBoarders?

  • http://sallyg.me Sally G.

    Put a giant dollop of Dippity Do on his head, turn him upside down, send him sliding — and TA DA … snail slime!

  • http://sallyg.me Sally G.

    How awesome that I now have a name for all those one-footed, calcium coated, useless creatures that leave trails of slime in their wake. Knowing now that they like to have fun ~ I will forever carry a ball in my purse and lob it at them when I see them coming!

    Thank you Young Turk!!

  • lipdesign

    Simply Brilliant! Bravo. Thanks for sharing. :D

  • Anonymous

    My favorites from the mouth of a babe: “I would be very useless. ” Yes, just being is enough.

    “I would play.” Yes, very important. As a grown-up (by age alone) I forget to play. Sometimes.

    “We would play with another snail. We would play.” Yes, reinforce the importance of play.

    “I would love being a snail.” Hmmm, do I love being human?

    “Also I would play snail ball.” What time is the game. I wanna play too! Choose me. Choose me.

    Thanks Sarah. great sharing.

  • http://twitter.com/JoyFull_deb Deb Bruser

    Love…love…love this!!! Oh, to be YT's age again….What time is the Snail Ball game, I want to play, toooooo. My take away from his post is: PLAY !!! Sometimes, adults forget how to do that :=)

  • http://twitter.com/drbenlo Ben Lo

    Very poetic – and I love how many times “play” and “fun” are mentioned…a kindred spirit! :)

  • http://twitter.com/drbenlo Ben Lo

    Very poetic – and I love how many times “play” and “fun” are mentioned…a kindred spirit! :)

  • ElisabethAL

    My favorites from the mouth of a babe: “I would be very useless. ” Yes, just being is enough.

    “I would play.” Yes, very important. As a grown-up (by age alone) I forget to play. Sometimes.

    “We would play with another snail. We would play.” Yes, reinforce the importance of play.

    “I would love being a snail.” Hmmm, do I love being human?

    “Also I would play snail ball.” What time is the game. I wanna play too! Choose me. Choose me.

    Thanks Sarah. great sharing.