Here’s what actors do, in one way or another. Imaginatively, they work to enter the experience of a person, a character, imagining circumstances, beliefs, thought-life, sensory preferences, histories of relationships, and perhaps most importantly, what their particular characters are hungry for, long for, and have been living without. They then shift their physical and emotional …
On Being Overwhelmed
I haven’t been blogging because I haven’t known what to say. I still don’t. There are multiple conversations in culture that demand attention (just cruise your Flipboard for awhile), and to most of them, I simply say this: I don’t know the answers to the questions we’re facing. But not long ago, I read a …
A Few Thoughts on The Art of Conversation
So Friday night I got together with a few friends for intentional conversation, and the topic was...well, conversation. We asked questions like, "If you've just had a great conversation with someone, what were the things that made for the greatness of the time?" "What are conversation killers?" "What do you expect when you enter …
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There’s A Lot To Deal With
Infographics and wordmapping have caught my eye lately. So when I found Inkscape, I decided to start fiddling around with it. Here's a first attempt at beginning to think visually about things running around in my head. The biggest objection will probably be the "I" being in the middle, but I put it …
Listening and the Hunger for Great Conversation
I love conversation. The exchange of experiences and ideas borders on the miraculous when you consider how specific our lives are to ourselves. How to explain this thing going on inside my head? This dance of images and ideas, memories and dreams, each of them presenting themselves for my further consideration constantly, falling into …
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JEFF BERRYMAN 