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“A dog is grateful for what is, which I am finding to be the soundest kind of wisdom and very good theology.”

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Carrie Newcomer is an American singer-songwriter known for her warm folk style and profound lyrics. Her music blends elements of folk, gospel, and blues, making her popular among listeners. more

“Every night before I go to sleep I say out loud three things that I am grateful for, all the significant, insignificant, extraordinary, ordinary stuff of my life. It is s small practice and humble, and yet, I find I sleep better holding what lightens and softens my life every so briefly at the end of the day.”

Ends Night Three Stuff Sleep Practice Ordinary Grateful Extraordinary Humble Significant Loud The End Of The Day Every Night Insignificant Three Things Going To Sleep I Am Grateful

Author:Carrie Newcomer

“There's a spiritual current in my work because there's a spiritual current in my life.”

Spiritual Currents

Author:Carrie Newcomer

“Good improvisers seem telepathic; everything looks pre-arranged, This is because they accept all offers made—which is something no ‘normal’ person would do.”

Looks Persons Made Seems Accepting Offers Normal

Book:Impro: Improvisation and the Theatre

Source: Impro: Improvisation and the Theatre

“There are people who prefer to say ‘Yes’, and there are people who prefer to say ‘No’. Those who say ‘Yes’ are rewarded by the adventures they have, and those who say ‘No’ are rewarded by the safety they attain.”

People Adventure Safety

Book:Impro: Improvisation and the Theatre

Source: Impro: Improvisation and the Theatre

“As I grew up, everything started getting grey and dull. I could still remember the amazing intensity of the world I'd lived in as a child, but I thought the dulling of perception was an inevitable consequence of age - just as a lens of the eye is bound gradually to dim. I didn't understand that clarity is in the mind.”

World Mind Children Stills Eye Age Remember Grew Perception Grew Up Consequence Bounds Clarity Inevitable Dull Intensity Grey Lenses

Book:Impro: Improvisation and the Theatre

Source: Impro: Improvisation and the Theatre

“Don't come on to be funny - come on to solve problems.”

Problem Solve

Author:Keith Johnstone

“The best laughs are on the recognition of truth.”

Laughing Recognition

Author:Keith Johnstone

“In a scene [where the improvisers must interact] without the letter S, the audience is waiting for you to lose - so they can laugh at you. Don't try to win.”

Trying Winning Waiting Loses Audience Laughing Scene Letters Waiting For You

Author:Keith Johnstone

“Every time you go the way the audience expects, they'll think you're original. People laugh with pleasure at the obvious.”

People Thinking Way Pleasure Audience Laughing Originals Obvious

Author:Keith Johnstone

“Many teachers think of children as immature adults. It might lead to better and more 'respectful' teaching, if we thought of adults as atrophied children. Many 'well-adjusted' adults are bitter, uncreative, frightened, unimaginative, and rather hostile people. Instead of assuming they were born that way, or that that's what being an adult entails, we might consider them as people damaged by their education and upbringing.”

People Ifs Thinking Way Wells Children Might Born Teacher Teaching Adults Assuming Bitter Frightened Hostile Respectful Upbringing Immature

Author:Keith Johnstone

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