If we spend our time complicating things, we are likely to fall flat on our faces. With that in mind, what’s the smallest change you can make on a regular basis that could potentially have a huge impact? It might not look like much, but that’s how it starts. So. Get busy. You can do it. You’ll find a way.
Category Archives: Clown and Therapy
About last night…
Last night I hosted a play night in my North Dartmouth studio. We were a good bunch. And I flopped a bit. There were several take-aways for both the participants and myself. First thing I’ve observed: People are interested in the theoretical knowledge I have. With this in mind, the activities that I provide aContinue reading “About last night…”
Happy New Year – time to play
Happy New Year, everybody.I’m kind of joking. And I’m kind of not.This is my new year.This is the second week of my 48th year on the planet. This feels like an important year. Year 48! I’m feeling quite optimistic. Looking back on my 47th year I created two great new things – on top ofContinue reading “Happy New Year – time to play”
Two types of people…
This is a brief post. It speaks to who I serve as a therapist. There are two types of people in the world. There are people who understand that every human being who has ever walked this earth is flawed. They know that we humans are always dealing with incomplete knowledge. They know, deep downContinue reading “Two types of people…”
Weirdo
I know you. You’re trying. You’re trying really hard. You’re trying to fit in. And you don’t. And still you are trying. Trying to make the team. Trying to score goals. Trying to figure out how it all works so that maybe, just maybe you’ll be acceptable. Just maybe you’ll be accepted. But you’re notContinue reading “Weirdo”
I know you
I know you. You survived. You survived by joking, by laughing, by playing, by finding light, and finding humour everywhere you could because that was the only way to make the rest of it bearable. You survived the teasing by learning to tease. You survived the insensitivity by developing your sense of timing, your senseContinue reading “I know you”
Who’s afraid of the big bad wolf?
Three little pigs built houses. One liked straw. She built hers with straw. One liked sticks. She built hers with sticks. The third little pig? She built hers of bricks. Two got eaten. One did not. What does this story teach us? On one hand it teaches us that if we screw up, it’s ourContinue reading “Who’s afraid of the big bad wolf?”
My favourite sense
As I continue this written exploration of my praxis as both an artist and therapist, I’m struck by how, like so many people that I serve, I am unable to see the nose on my own face. When I wrote this earlier post I was exploring those senses we don’t usually consider part of ourContinue reading “My favourite sense”
Let’s start with why – why I became a clown – my origin story
In another post, I wrote about the clown show that I made when my daughter was born. In the show I referred to ‘a story’ or ‘my story’ and that people connect with it. It’s a compelling story. It is also central to my ‘why’, my greater purpose in life. I’ve told this story manyContinue reading “Let’s start with why – why I became a clown – my origin story”
In the Beginning – a clown creation story
Clowning and therapy Part 1: In the Beginning / Pull My Finger I’m calling this clown and therapy part 1. Do I have plans for a part two yet? Not so much. And clowning has been such an important and impactful part of my life, I can’t imagine stopping at a single post. Especially givenContinue reading “In the Beginning – a clown creation story”
