The Big Book of Blobs
.... contains 56 pages, each containing a different blob illustration. This is one window taken from six windows making up one A4 page - sort of a comic strip - without the comic!
Every human I have asked can read the story in the stip. Sometimes the story is different and that is fine. It is a searching type of learning envioronment I am looking for - not a teacher/tell kind of intervention.
Questions for you ::
1 What do you think is happening here?
2 Who is the oppressor?
3 Who the abused?
4 Which blob humans are in eye contact with each other - and is it positive or negative?
5 Which blob is feeling most defensive?
6 Which blob is feeling most intimidated?
7 The ones in physical contact with each other, why is that contact being made?
8 Which one of these blobs have you felt like, most of all, this year?
9 Pick one of the blobs from the group and when done - scroll to**below?
This Blob Tool is called 'Blob Families' and I have used it many times with humans who need to talk.Humans, beautiful humans, with special needs - on the edge of our 'normal' society.
They need to 'Talk out life'.
It is fantastic.
It is powerful.
It is deep.
It is self a learning tool.
It is a self discovery tool.
An awareness raising tool.
A developing of sensitivity and skilling tool.
It may not be a family.
It could be an office environment.
In a factory.
In a pub.
Friends.
Church.
Gym.
Sports club.
YMCA.
Training course.
Any group of humans gathered together.
**The question above ::
You can do this ONLY if you have selected any single blob person.
Ready ::
Write down a few single words to describe the feelings inside that blob human as you see in the drawing?
It seems to me that we need to 'name' feelings we have.
Then we can be better at clocking the incoming signals and then managing those feelings.
Only when we can be sensitive to our own feelings
- will we be able to develop our awareness of how others feel
- then we can be more appropriate in communication, conflict resolution, supporting another, developing relationships, entering a helping relationship and just getting on better together.
At the moment I am feeling a slight tension - I feel I am scratching my depths - I feel the blood is flowing fast through my body - I am feeling reflective ......... and loving towards you.
And you ..................................................................................................
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