Author: Christine

Christine http://www.mombie.com I'm a writer/storyteller/director/creativity & lifestory coach with a black belt in ITF Taekwon-do. I read voraciously and I write like my fingers are on fire. I'm the founder and Co-Chair of the Association for the Arts in Mount Pearl and I'm the current president of the St. John's Storytelling Festival. I bake a mean chocolate chip cookie.

Suspect for the evening

I have a theatre group that does mystery games events and tonight we were performing at a local library.

It’s always so fun to take on a role and try to keep all the facts straight and to respond to questions from audience members in a way that adds to the narrative.

The challenge is to do all of that while trying not to look suspicious.

A GIF from the TV show Parks and Recreation showing two characters in flamboyant clothing walking oddly through a graveyard while singing ‘Don’t be suspicious, don’t be suspicious.’

There’s an art to it all and I have a great time exploring different approaches to that art.

And I enjoy seeing how the other actors play with that same process.

Committed to Hope

Sometimes it is to my detriment* but I live in hope.

I am able to hope for improvement in even the most dire situations.

And every time I see spring flowers poking up through the grass, I’m reminded of my commitment to hopefulness.

I saw these on my walk yesterday and had a burst of hopefulness.

Small blue flowers poking up on a spring lawn.
Image description: small blue flowers that Google tells me are Gentian (?) growing amidst winter-browned grass that is starting to show some green.

*How can hope be to my detriment? When I hope instead of taking action. When I assume things will get better on their own. When I miss the opportunity to stop/change direction on something and keep working on something that would be best left alone. It doesn’t happen often but it does happen.

Now it’s been a year

My Dad passed away a year ago today.

I spent the day taking things slowly and easily.

Trying to give my feelings lots of room without weighing myself down.

I did some journaling, some meditation, and lit some candles.

I’m ok.

Today has been hard but I’m ok.

Unexpectedly impressed

I took some first aid training today and, frankly, I wasn’t expecting much.

Usually trainings of this kind are straightforward but kind of uninspired. And I assumed this would be the same.

But, instead, this instructor not only infused the whole session with personality without turning it into a comedy session.

He covered all of the material while speaking from authority and experience. He gave us confidence in our efforts, encouraged us to trust our judgement, and he made his training values clear.

I obviously learned a lot about first aid today but I also learned some valuable presentation skills.

So colour me unexpectedly impressed.

Ooooh, a monster!

A drawing of a monster facing to the right. It has one giant green eye with a purple eyelid, 3 pink horns, two ?pointy teeth (one on top and one on bottom) a lumpy yellow face, and a pink body.
A drawing of a monster facing to the right. It has one giant green eye with a purple eyelid, 3 pink horns, two pointy teeth (one on top and one on bottom) a lumpy yellow face, and a pink body.

This isn’t the only monster I have drawn this month but it is my favourite!