One morning you wake up to discover that you no longer look like yourself — you are some other creature with apparently more legs and hands and eyes than you remember. You break out in a cold sweat. Then panic overcomes you as you try to come to grips with these changes. What are you now? How did you get into this predicament? How will your life change? You’re not even sure what to call yourself. And yet, are you still ”you” inside?
You are Scherazade, nightly weaving a new tale for your captor to save your precious life. What tale will you spin tonight?
A young girl who has been speechless all her life awakens to discover that she can speak. Because her words are new and pure, they have the ability to heal all the hurts and sadness in the world. What are some of the simple healing words and thoughts she utters?
Things are just not working out at home for your best friend. She is thinking of seeking a divorce from her parents, and has begun looking around for a new set of parents with whom she feels she can have a better life. What qualities is she looking for in the people she interviews for this role? How will her new life with them be different from the old one? Is this a good or bad idea?
On line at the bank you are abruptly woken from your daydream to discover that the man in front of you has pulled out a gun and passed a note to the teller to hand over money or forfeit her life. The teller has frozen out of fear. You think of a way to stop the robbery and save the day in such a way that nobody gets hurt. Part of your master plan involves singing. What is it you do?
A band of roving mercenaries captures you while you are in a foreign land. They will hold you hostage until your government gives in to their demands. While they chain your body, they cannot break your spirit. You talk silently to yourself and through your imagination. You force your mind to work in ways it has never worked before, and eventually you find yourself even ”freer” than you were before you where changed. What are the words you say to yourself to keep your mind alive? What are the words you recite to keep your spirit free and strong?