StoryTales For Growth

1 : PRIME CREED

change what we can’t accept, 

accept what we can’t change

2 : METHOD 

adapt to survive 

(change our position relating to what we can’t change) 

3 : EFFECTIVE RESPONSE

Cant get rid of the root cause so easily (eg; children of shared residency affected by toxic exes whose energy affects the kids and ourselves) but we can change our own and our children’s behaviour and attitudes (see 1 & 2) by education toward better ways of understanding and behaving. 

4 : CURRENT AFFAIRS

Use current affairs as examples of psychology-sociology-empathy. This has to be done positively with no emotional blackmail to make the children feel bad - we observe and modify behaviour and reaction, not the people.

5 : BEHAVIOURAL TRAITS

In Africa, Japan etc use of Masks and Cosplay for characters; the behavioural traits are assigned to them. Here we have Celtic (European) stories of deities gods and heroes. In India, America etc behaviour is assigned to animals. 

Then these traits are explored through Stories, storytelling. 

Usually using simple patterns so the children can understand it.

6 : ARCHETYPAL CHARACTERS

What archetypal characters do we have ? 

Examples; 

Wicked Witch, Monsters, 

Tyrants, Tricksters,

Crafters & Specialists, 

A Friendly friend, helpful nature spirits, etc 

Good Cop Bad Cop (a two headed giant)

Kind old timers, 

Demon school teachers, 

And always; 

Young protagonist of the adventure who is typically lost in a strange place 

7 : SOCIAL INTERACTIONS / MOTIVES

It’s all about social interactions 

The two main questions: 

what motivates each person, and what happened to make them how they are? 

(What do they want and how did they get that way?)

(Where they’ve been and where they’re going)

Or simply: 

Why is s/he behaving that way? 

How to tame that energy by directing it positively (distraction toward productivity) ...

8 : DYNAMIC of THREE (black white red)

That which makes us Fear 

That which makes us Safe

That which we Desire so we leave our safety and face fear to acquire it 

What we leave behind 

What we risk to lose

What we hope to gain 

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