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

On a brisk and windy Sunday I made the trek down to providence, RI to spend some lovely time with Bridget and Brian who will be getting married out in Ithaca, NY this summer. Despite the gale force winds, sub-arctic temps, and noontime sun, it proved a marvelous day. 

There are some times when you just sort of smile just because. No real reason... or no real reason can be articulated. Just because. It's not a smile of hiding something, not a smile of over enthusiasm, just because. It's not something you do, it's something you notice. I have always believed that a smile should never be something that you consciously do, it's something that you notice you've unconsciously been doing. Just because.

seek the joy

eric