Sometimes I think of storytelling as a movie poster. You've got the names above the title, the title, the rest of the cast and crew... I like to think of where people fit in that hierarchy and spend the appropriate amount of time exploring their starring role or investing in the way that their relationship supports the storyline and how they interact with the main subject and throughline.

Sometimes I think of storytelling as a tree. There's the big trunk and roots that support everything and all sorts of branches that offshoot from the main body. What's so great about this thinking is that, if you pay attention, you'll notice that every branch, like the tree itself, has a beginning-middle-end as well. Those branches are gold - you can learn so much about a tree just by exploring its branches, buds, and even the fallen leaves. If every tree out there just had a trunk, the forests would be bare. Don't forget to explore the branches. I very humbly present to you one of those branches from a recent celebration in Boston...

Throughline of a Flower Girl [Click me!]

seek the joy

eric