Jul 2, 2021 | Play, Story
When we think of play, we often imagine ourselves or someone smiling or laughing. But one of the first things I noticed when beginning my story work was that I could also feel sad, satisfied, lonely, happy, irritated, intrigued, frustrated, joyful, angry, curious, etc. while playing with stories. My emotions were real and yet if you’d asked me what I was feeling overall I would have said I was feeling playful …
Jan 1, 2021 | Field notes n' more, Story
To mask or not to mask? Is that the question? I gassed up my car the other day … wearing one or two masks, a face shield … I walked into this place and the first thing I saw was a person stocking shelves and their mask was hanging from one ear. Their face was totally exposed …
Dec 31, 2020 | Creative voice, Play, Story, Writing
I’ll tell you the truth. I thought this picture was a bit of an embarrassment at the time I posted it, because it had no polish, no technique. But actually that is the point of it. We don’t have to know how to draw like “the artist” or paint...
Mar 16, 2020 | Personal Leadership
Leaders might find it helpful to take a look at the fences they come across in their daily life. What kind of fences are they? And do they bring joy to you or others …
Dec 16, 2018 | Play, Story, Writing
You’ve read it over a hundred times, or you haven’t proofed it once – in either case here’s my favorite proof reading, editing and perspective taking tip. It’s simple, doable and quick – read your book, article, text, email, speech or blog aloud …. this tip adds just enough to help the written word leap off the page so we can see it anew. Here are some examples: