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I also realized I hadn't done a posting for the Lynda Barry talk so... here we go!

Her idea of "deep play" is very interesting to me -- the concept of tapping into the creative resources that are unique to each person.

I work with Mary DiLullo, the filmmaker that was working with Lynda to record her experiences leading her writing workshops in different settings: here at Haverford, in ESL classes in Philadelphia, and in detention centers/prisons in Philadelphia.

I was commenting to Mary after she was telling me about how the classes went in the prisons and in the ESL class that it seems like Lynda taps into something that exists for everyone and really breaks down so many different types of barriers... She said the energy that Lynda had unleashed at all three workshops was incredible despite language barriers, socio/cultural barriers, etc.

I'm hoping we can revisit this when we get to What It Is... Maybe part of making a change for the better for the world is getting everyone to find a way to tap into that "state of deep play".... If we stop feeling so stifled and find small ways to keep our creative juices flowing maybe that could change the ways that we work/talk/communicate with one another...

this feels fitting at this point: Madonna "Express Yourself." I love Madonna.

www.youtube.com/watch