Okay, this page doesn't exactly reveal
the core of my soul, it's
Just a little tidbit that says so much...
In my January Term acting class, we were told to write down five verbs for
our characters. That is, ourselves. Five verbs that capture the
essence of who we are, so that if an actor were to play the role of me, she
would have a better understanding of my character. Mine were...
She absorbs
She wonders
She analyzes
She imagines
She creates
Then, we were given a series of unfinished sentences which we were to record
and then complete in a very short time, about five or six minutes in all.
This way, we didn’t really have time to think about it too much.
The answers were very honest and really got down to the guts of who we are.
Exactly as scribbled in my notebook, mine were...
I am happiest when
there are many people around me.
Sometimes I wish
that my body didn’t need sleep.
Being scared makes me
go straight to my happy place, where I am not afraid
of death, or anything, really.
I get angry when
people are not willing to open their minds, or when
I find my own mind closed to an idea or concept.
My mind
is wide open, yearning for more information, ideas,
insights, and imaginational triggers.
What I should do is
organize my time better.
If I had my way
I’d never go to sleep and I’d write
Everything down, and take pictures of everything.
What I don’t understand is
why are people starving to death in our world?
People perceive me as
crazy, talkative, outgoing, funny, silly, and when
they really sit down and talk to me, they are in awe.
I really am
special and insightful and full of curiosity.
I must
Always improve the present moment.
After reading those aloud to the class, we read our verbs again.
She absorbs
She wonders
She analyzes
She imagines
She creates
The outcome of this exercise says a lot about me. In fact I was shocked
by just how much it revealed. So, I thought I’d share it with
all those wonderful people, stumbling across my website, in case you were
curious too.
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