I wrote about how the way you tell the story of your life - to yourself and to others - may affect how productive and successful you are in the future. One way to see which stories you’re telling and why you’re telling them this way is to ask yourself about some of your favorite stories that you heard as a child.
When: When you want to learn more about why you do certain things.
How Long to Play: 15-30 minutes.
Players: Alone, with one person, or with many.
Materials Needed: Paper and pen.
Goal of the Game: To be able to explain a current situation in terms of your thoughts from when you were a child. Why do this? Because sometimes seeing things this simply makes a current situation dissipate in power, which is what you may want.
HOW TO PLAY:
1) Sit down with your friends or by yourself.
2) Everyone write for 10 minutes: “What’s your favorite story from childhood and why?”
3) Everyone write for 5 minutes: “What current situation in your life might you be playing out like your favorite childhood story?”
4) If playing with friends, everyone share your favorite childhood story, why it was your favorite, and how it may affect your current expectations about any parts of your life.
(Since today is Question Friday, feel free to answer in the comments section! I’ll answer in there too - looking forward to hearing your answers!!!)
I loved Swan Lake, Tristan and Iseulte, The Ice Queen, The Little Match Girl, The Mermaid, Little Alenushka and her Brother Ivanuska.
I loved all those stories in which the little girl who did well got riches, and the girl who was mean to everyone got soot.
Comment by Senia — Friday June 15, 2007 @ 11:16 pm