Discovered that the inner urgency, that compelled me to judge my chosen efforts and find them lacking, was ancient history pushing against modern choice. My friend Coach Dayton suggested I use my puppets to work out the struggle. I used a witch puppet as my Inner Tyrant. As I exaggerated her words and gestures, my daughter's visiting cat playfully nudged the puppet. Soon both puppet and cat were rolling around my studio. And I was laughing out loud for the first time all day. Some days you have to exaggerate rather than contain your Inner Tyrant. And in doing so, keep her from acting out on your kids or ruining a lovely foggy day.
Elyse I love your work with children! I ran a pre-school in Peru for 8 years and of course we used puppets a lot. It's a wonderful opportunity for children to put aside whatever is blocking their creative spirit and come out (behind the mask or the puppet) with who they are.
BRAVO!
Patty
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Elyse Jacobs
Elyse Jacobs is a parent, educator, trainer and mentor with a private practice teaching social skills and emotional intelligence through puppetry and the expressive arts.