I‘ve only just begun to completely understand the significance of STORY. Martha Beck teaches that if we continue to repeat the same sad, “somebody done me wrong” story, we continue to run into more of those same “somebody’s.” She call’s this “wallowing in our story.” And I’ve seen first hand how, in this context, STORY…
When I was in my 20s dancing with the Red River Dance Company – my ‘starving artist’ period – we had a number in one of our shows called “I’m Still Here”
But only now, in my 50s, do I really GET it!
This is where the light bulb went on! I have to be able to dance a solo before I’ll ever be a great partner in a pas de deux! …my Social Self and Essential Self have learn to “dance well together.” Martha Beck introduces the Essential and Social selves in Finding Your Own North Star and expands on the concept in Steering by Starlight.
Survey Says!!! Doodlers retain more than non-doodlers! HA! I always had a feeling those kids who looked so studious staring straight ahead in class with that rapt look on their faces were actually far far away…. And that’s exactly what the studies are showing. (right: my notes and doodles from an introductory Uplevel Your Life…
Ever been to L.K. Thayer’s Poetry Juice Bar?
The bar is always stocked full of bushels of fruit for thought… and when you add the eye candy of Thayer’s Foto Fetish a visit is always a treat. (Of course it is! L.K. Thayer is actually my fabulously talented cousin Lisa!!)
One of the “guest squeeze” pieces was by none other than Mother Theresa and the timing was perfect for me on the eve of the jumping back into the real life of a brand new 2011…
• Artists Way at Work Telecourse
• Monthly Artist's Way MeetUps in the Twin Cities
• IGNITE! Your Own Advisory Council (for women) Tuesday Mornings.
• Brief Intermission Workshops & Retreats
• Preparing the Entrepreneurial Venture in Park Rapids (sponsored by M|State's BES)
and more to come!
AND! you must dive into Martha's new book - I'm a Wayfinder! Are You?
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