Tuesday 19 April 2016

My Life Purpose Quest 2.4

Life Purpose. What a crazy thing to think about.  Should it be a long detailed description of everything I have to do in my life? Or a short novel of everything I believe? Well after watching How to Know Your Life’s Purpose in 5 Minutes” a TED Talk by film producer Adam Leipzig I discovered that for this moment in my life I can define my life purpose with three easy questions...


  • Who are you?;
  • What is the one thing you feel supremely qualified to provide to other people?;
  • Who do you do it for?;
  • What do these people want or need from you?;
  • How do they change or transform as a result of what you give them?

After LOTS of reflection this is what I believe right now...

I am Abby. I perform and teach drama to children. I do it for young kids who would not have an opportunity to experience theatre otherwise. They need someone who will believe in them, build their confidence, let them explore, and introduce them to world of theatre. I help them come out of their shells, have fun, and develop skills they didn't know they had.

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A picture of my cast in our children's theatre play "Amy and the Moon Frogs"

As I am writing this my heart literally fills with joy. If you are truly passionate about something you move into "FLOW" and ideas just come rushing out of you. When I talk about theatre for children I get so excited I never want to stop. Have you experienced "FLOW"? What do you never want to stop talking about?


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A picture of me and my students after their theatre performance in January 2016


12 comments:

  1. HI Abby! So fabulous that you know your passion already. I think i was 27-28 until I figured out what I was supposed to do.
    FLOW is a real thing. And when I am experiencing it, it's like an out-of-body experience - like I am watching myself teach or speak. And it's such a rush. I think Shauna is going to set us up for sometime next week so we can talk all things social media - but I love your blog and it's so nice to "meet" you! =)

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  2. Thank you so much :) And yes it would be great to get to talk to you I will talk to Shauna and we can figure out a good time. Thanks for reaching out :)

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  3. Abby! This is so truly awesome! I can feel your passion radiating from the words on this blog. Keep up the incredible work!

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    1. Thank you Shauna! It is super important to me :)

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  4. I totally know that flow of working with youth theater. I directed several children's theater camps when I was in my first years of teaching and had more hair. They felt good and fun and exciting. What really took it to another level of excitement for me was the year that my assistant directors took charge of parts of the show and we transformed a collection of very short folk tales into a final campfire at summer camp show with an original folk tale and frame story and the whole bit. We called it Camp Nev-A-Leave. Something about creating something original and knowing you helped others to create something original . . . it's why improv is so important to me now. Everything is brand new. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't, but when it all clicks. Flow.

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    1. We are very much on the same page! I love seeing my kids making great choices and making the pieces their own. I am also a huge improv person! I love how free improv is and how accepting everyone is about making mistakes. Every part of an improv scene is created by you and your peers and it is an incredibly creative and fun experience :)

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  5. Hi Abby,
    I love how you express that you are in a state of flow when you work in theatre! It reminds me of when I assisted the Drama teachers with school productions. It was an incredible feeling to see kids so committed and passionate. Keep blogging & changing the world--one person at a time!

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    1. Thank you so much for your comment! I am always amazed to see kids at such young ages find their passion for theatre and it is even more amazing to see kids who never thought they would love theatre thrive while doing it :)

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  6. Hey Abby,
    Your elevator pitch is awesome. It is awesome not only because it has to do with theatre, but because it describes what I think would be a perfect epic win. And it does it in a few sentences. What inspired you to get into theatre?

    See you next time,
    The Brainy Bovine

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    1. Hey Hari! Thank you so much for your comment :) I have always loved theatre. When I was little I took musical theatre dance classes and that was kind of what introduced me to it. I started taking drama classes and fell in love. I love the freedom of theatre and the creativity. Are you also involved in theatre?

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    2. When I was younger, I was involved in theatre and I loved it, but after 2 years it became too much because of the long distance between me and the theatre lessons. All the same, I still love theatre and my dramatic side shows all the time. (I tend to overdramatize things, a lot!)

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