You are just fine. Really. More than that, you are wonderful. Fabulous. Perfect! This week, say YES!

Once a day, pass a sincere complement on to someone. You’ll lift their spirits more than you elevate yourself.

NOW can be an alarming demand — especially if someone’s hollering at you. NOW can be something that’s an immediate action item to prevent harm to others or yourself.

Did you wake up thinking “Yes, I’m doing this today” or “No, I am dreading this”? Be bold and take a step toward turning your dreaded “I have to” into a liberating “I get to” all through the power of YES!

Pause for a moment. Take a deep breath. Did you feel the air tickling the hair on your arm?

Denied yourself this weekend, did you? This week, say YES! to food, fun and frivolous consumption.

Oh wait, what was that? Is your hard drive humming a little too loudly or was it the whir of a fluttering humming bird?

This week’s YES! Assignment from The YES! Lab:

Notice yourself holding back from doing that thing you really want to do right now?

• Making a sandwich

• Filling the car with gas

• Doing laundry

• Inflicting your inner frustration on another person

At the end of tonight’s workshop, one of the participants said the most beautiful thing about her time here.

It’s so difficult to pull yourself together to find motivation to do things. I’ve found that this space lies between funk and the doorway to depression- the doorway that opens when we actively engage in the feeling of the funk long enough to be stuck inside it’s vortex with no escape.

Today’s Play workshop was incredible. It was amazing watching each student unravel their fears after giving them permission to let their inner child come to the surface.

“Don’t bring a cathedral into a scene. Bring a brick; let us build together.”

~Del Close

“Body-mind intuition. That’s what we’re after.”

~Viola Spolin

The foundation of what I teach is simplistic–simplistic, but not naive. I don’t oversimplify improvisation because I don’t understand it.

“You play from inspiration, not obligation.”

-Mick Napier