Explore
with me
Come see what I see
The magic
the wonder
it’s all there for thee.
Open your eyes
and take a breath
step through the veil
I’ll do the rest.
writing activity
Gideon’s Challenge
Je ne sais quoi
It happens sometimes
that moment of concern
as we prep to play
and I look at
the character chosen
and think
“Can I fill these shoes?”
“Have I lost the voice?”
And then we start
and everything slips
into place
and I can breathe a sigh
of relief.
Some of our characters I enjoy so much that when we take a break from them and then go to play them again, I find myself worrying that I won’t be able to slide back into their skin and play them again. That I’ll have lost their voice… their essence. That thing that makes them unique. I’m so relieved to have found that special spark again today and realized that it was not lost for the chars we are playing.
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Weekly Creativity Prompt – Happy Endings
Draw up to three cards from your deck and use them to tell a (real or fictional) story with a happy ending.
La Torre – There was once an old man who was always too worried about what others thought about him and it caused him a lot of struggle and inner strife. He always felt like everyone’s eyes were upon him, and throughout his life he struggled with going after any of the things that interested him, which stunted his growth and left him stalled and standing still throughout his life rather than enjoying each and every day.
La Sacerdotessa – One day, a new family moved in next door to the old man. Their daughter was very friendly and he met this young girl, who found joy and mystery in everything. She encouraged him with her smile and assured him in her young but wise ways that even old dogs can learn new tricks. She brought him a gift every day. Each day she brought him a little plastic Easter egg with a small wonder inside just for him. Sometimes he opened them right away, other times he set them on his mantel and savored the anticipation. In the end, she encouraged him to open himself up to new experiences.
Il Giudizio – Thanks to this lovely little girl, the old man’s life changed forever. The small joys she shared with him fostered within him the confidence and curiosity to seek out and explore new experiences in other ways and finally go after some of the things he has always wanted to do but avoided due to the judgements of others. Instead, he learned to judge his actions through his own eyes instead of the eyes of others, and his burdens lightened with each day that followed.
DECK USED: TAROCCHI DEI CELTI
Gideon’s Challenge
Love is…
Delicate
yet resilient,
Surprising
and yet comforting.
It lifts the spirit
and calms the soul
It scatters joy
through each day
and every moment.
Thank you for your love. I am so proud and so grateful for every single moment we have together and all the love and care you pour into my life without reserve or condition. You are such a remarkable man… and that you’re mine makes me the luckiest man in the world.
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Gideon’s Challenge
Identity
Someone
the other day
called me
a Dryad
and
I was honored.
I had
no objection
and no argument
to give.
Funny how sometimes people pay attention and you don’t even realize it’s happening until they come out with an observation out of the blue that signals they’ve learned some intricate and core part of who you are without even realizing until that moment that they have.
My connection to the earth is so strong, so essential and so very much a part of who I am that I do not often realize that it is so visible to others. It might be silly, but it felt sort of good to have that part of myself recognized and so casually… so easily… accepted.
Photo © ZenStatePhotography
Gideon’s Challenge
Value
Even the smallest
of creatures
has its place
and purpose in life.
The key is to
understand
that just because
another
is vastly different
than you
does not reduce
their value.
This is what worries me the greatest when I think of all the species around the world in the throes of going extinct. I worry because each life has value and purpose… and when a creature goes extinct, this purpose is snuffed out. What happens when a purpose that holds within it the balance of the life we know and something else is then snuffed out… and that balance then shifts and the scales topple?
Twisting the Leaf 