It’s the little things…
One thing I’ve learned over the years is the little things in life sometimes make a huge impact on it. This is true in life and your clown growth. A little wink from a little one or a nod of cap from one of the elderly can really make your day.
A Few Sundays ago the preacher at our church’s anniversary service told of a story that happen to him when he was very young. His father had passed away and he and his twin brother were feeling very sad. Along came one of men of the church, wrapped his arms around them, and told them “it will be ok”. He told us what a huge impact that had on his life. One of the men, not related to him, showed interest in their lives. He explained that Mr. Schober’s small act of kindness helped him shape his directing to go into ministry. That Mr. Schober was my grandfather. I never knew of the story nor did I really know my grandfather at all. He had a massive stoke when I was little and was bedridden until he passed. I always heard he was a stern man who kept everything in order but never that story of compassion.
One of my daughter’s works as a waitress and explained to all, on facebook, what a little one did to her during one of her shifts. The little girl was coloring a picture of Ariel of the Little Mermaid and she put my daughter’s name at the top and gave it to my daughter. It made her night! Just the simple jester from a little one made her night that much better.
I found a web site called “littlethings.com”. The web site post short stories of good will. There is even a facebook page for the “simple things in life”. On the page, you can find inspiring quotes that help you along your day. One of my favorite quotes is “the Happiest people in life don’t have the best of everything…they just make the best of everything they have.” Another one comes to mind: ‘do your little bit of good where you are..it’s those little bits of good put together that overwhelms the world.” A simple jester of a look of acknowledgement, or as big as showing up to an event for someone else just for support, will make a huge difference in a person’s day
Randy Christensen is one of my favorite instructors because of his detailed movements of his clowning. One of the many things I’ve learned from him is that the littlest of movement can make a huge impact on your ability to communicate. A small gesture of the hand or a look with a wink makes a huge difference. It makes a difference on where you look, where you point, and where you step. Most times, the most attention given to the smallest of details makes a biggest difference in your clowning. Most clowns don’t get that concept. When you start playing more attention to the little things of movement, ie; where you are standing, what to say, how to react according to your character movement, you become that much better. Those small, musicale movements really makes a BIG difference.
We live in a fast pace world, “who’s on first society”, where the faster someone does something the better. There even a website called Instagram and SnapChat. We see it all the time with the press reporting and social media. The problem is most don’t stop long enough to notice the small things in life. I’ve had people come up to me and say you do so much for everyone. I don’t take any credit in that at all. I just try to do the small things. Can you imagine what this world would be like, if only we stop, and look. Look at the little things in life. Look for those small moments and enjoy. Always remember a quote from John Wesley;
“Do all the good you can. By all the means you can. In all the ways you can. In all the places you can. At all the times you can. To all the people you can. As long as ever you can.”
― John Wesley
Bump a nose…Shobo
One thing I’ve learned over the years is the little things in life sometimes make a huge impact on it. This is true in life and your clown growth. A little wink from a little one or a nod of cap from one of the elderly can really make your day.
A Few Sundays ago the preacher at our church’s anniversary service told of a story that happen to him when he was very young. His father had passed away and he and his twin brother were feeling very sad. Along came one of men of the church, wrapped his arms around them, and told them “it will be ok”. He told us what a huge impact that had on his life. One of the men, not related to him, showed interest in their lives. He explained that Mr. Schober’s small act of kindness helped him shape his directing to go into ministry. That Mr. Schober was my grandfather. I never knew of the story nor did I really know my grandfather at all. He had a massive stoke when I was little and was bedridden until he passed. I always heard he was a stern man who kept everything in order but never that story of compassion.
One of my daughter’s works as a waitress and explained to all, on facebook, what a little one did to her during one of her shifts. The little girl was coloring a picture of Ariel of the Little Mermaid and she put my daughter’s name at the top and gave it to my daughter. It made her night! Just the simple jester from a little one made her night that much better.
I found a web site called “littlethings.com”. The web site post short stories of good will. There is even a facebook page for the “simple things in life”. On the page, you can find inspiring quotes that help you along your day. One of my favorite quotes is “the Happiest people in life don’t have the best of everything…they just make the best of everything they have.” Another one comes to mind: ‘do your little bit of good where you are..it’s those little bits of good put together that overwhelms the world.” A simple jester of a look of acknowledgement, or as big as showing up to an event for someone else just for support, will make a huge difference in a person’s day
Randy Christensen is one of my favorite instructors because of his detailed movements of his clowning. One of the many things I’ve learned from him is that the littlest of movement can make a huge impact on your ability to communicate. A small gesture of the hand or a look with a wink makes a huge difference. It makes a difference on where you look, where you point, and where you step. Most times, the most attention given to the smallest of details makes a biggest difference in your clowning. Most clowns don’t get that concept. When you start playing more attention to the little things of movement, ie; where you are standing, what to say, how to react according to your character movement, you become that much better. Those small, musicale movements really makes a BIG difference.
We live in a fast pace world, “who’s on first society”, where the faster someone does something the better. There even a website called Instagram and SnapChat. We see it all the time with the press reporting and social media. The problem is most don’t stop long enough to notice the small things in life. I’ve had people come up to me and say you do so much for everyone. I don’t take any credit in that at all. I just try to do the small things. Can you imagine what this world would be like, if only we stop, and look. Look at the little things in life. Look for those small moments and enjoy. Always remember a quote from John Wesley;
“Do all the good you can. By all the means you can. In all the ways you can. In all the places you can. At all the times you can. To all the people you can. As long as ever you can.”
― John Wesley
Bump a nose…Shobo
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