Spent the morning leading two workshops at the Popular Culture Association’s annual meeting (in Indianapolis!). Both are workshops I plan to do in Pakistan on the Fulbright Specialist grant: Improvisation in the Classroom and Improvisation and Mental Health. I over-planned and under-breathed and had a wonderful time. The participants dove in and took risks and offered insight after insight that brought the material to life. A glorious morning.
I leave for Islamabad in four days. Today was evidence, yet again, that an improvisational mindset–one that focuses on saying “yes,” aspiring to radical non-judgment, and discovering the power in each moment–can be liberating from the tyranny of dread and worry. Being ready is a good idea; projecting into the unknown is something else.
Still, I really hope I get a window seat.
(The limitations of planning? See link below):
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