HI!
I’M RUBY.
FINDING,
SHAPING
AND SHARING
*GREAT GIRL VOICES*
IS WHAT WE’RE
DOING HERE!
WATCH THE VIDEO, OK?
HI!
I’M RUBY.
FINDING,
SHAPING
AND SHARING
*GREAT GIRL VOICES*
IS WHAT WE’RE
DOING HERE!
WATCH THE VIDEO, OK?
~ where we’re finding, shaping and sharing
one of the strongest forces on the planet ~.
GREAT news:
It’s TRUE!
Do you doubt it?
Then try this:
Read these…
~ . ~
Now, notice how you feel.
THAT FEELING is the proof.
THAT FEELING is the GIRL IN YOU responding to the GIRL IN THEM.
THAT FEELING is SUCH. GREAT. NEWS!!
.
Whadaya say? Will you join us in the serious, fun work of realizing a world where the dominant voice sounds like this?
“All you need to know is that you’re beautiful in every way and loved by your friends and family : ) It may not feel like that, but it’s true : ) ♥”
…………………………………………………….~ Allyson Williams, age 13.
Then, please…
: )
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~ . ~
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Why doesn’t everyone in the world want to do what I do?
I even ask myself, “Jeeeea-nneeee! What took you so long to get the girl-story thing going ON?”
(fear in its many forms held me up)
<sigh> The heroic journey of coming into one’s own takes the time it takes. But like a good hero in a good story I have persevered… and overcome… and I return to you now with a boon to share!
Jeanne’s boon
I am actively sharing what I love about story. With my group of girl “Ruby Stars”. And they ARE stars when it comes to story. As soon as they began to get the gist of The Hero’s Journey story structure they asked,
“Can we make a girl like you made Ruby?”
(that was them handing me the “magical equipment” I would need for my journey)
And so we began the creation of their girls.
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They enter their imaginations…
They are eager to create a great girl so they can put her through the twisty-turny paces a good hero goes through.
I know they get how a good story needs to go when they say things like,
“But I’m going to make her go through a little more before I give her a happy life.”
I give them things to consider:
As they think, they start talking NAMES. Of course. We go online and look up Lists of Baby Names in the country of their choice to come up with good ones.
Their girls are beginning to form.
To the drawing board! With Sharpies!
Let’s play with…
Drawing. Talking. Sharing. Ideas float and fly around the room. Sticking, disappearing, rearranging. They are fluid.
They are generous with each other: “Oh, I like that idea! You know what else you could have her do? She could…”
Their girls are getting a look and a life.
I send them home with,
“Keep working on story.”
**
When I see them again I delight to see the individual ways they have explored their girl and her story.
We go further, get clearer.
Of course it’s a lot to consider.
“I don’t know what my girl’s problem is yet.”
But they know how to trust that the right ideas will come… and change as needed.
Me: “Did you tell me her age yet?”
Ila (age 9): “Let’s throw it out… 13.”
They tell me which writing exercises they want to do to find out more about their girl and her journey.
“Can we do the one where we draw their heads and write what their special conversation is?”
“Can we draw one scene that tells an important moment?”
“Can we write without stopping for 10 minutes and then read it?”
“Can we write or draw things she loves?”
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What matters?
Realize it!
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Jeanne & Ruby
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