Holiday distraction: shared imagery journey

This thread is an invitation to all those who struggle because of Halloween, to come away with me to a far off place and experience adventures and discover beautiful places. Everyone is invited to join, Littles and Bigs and teens and SO's and everyone who wants to come. Please leave obvious triggers, scary things, difficult emotions in a different thread so we can travel light.

Let us create a story together!
Here are a few guidelines for improvising stories in a group. You don't have to follow them, if you don't want to.

1) „YES“, which means, say yes to the idea another person offered and go with the flow.
2) „YES AND...“ pick up their idea and ADD something you made up.
3) Statements: while you can ask others questions and let them invent something it is a lot more fun (and exciting) when you make bold statements about something you just made up. Its ok, because the others will do 1) and 2) which leads us to
4) there are no mistakes. You can't do anything wrong. Whatever you say will just be built into the story, that is what this is all about.

Again, please avoid scary stuff. If you miss the beginning you can still join us any time during the story, just make up an entrance you like and there you are.




Maybe we can start our journey in the early morning, down at the docks. It is an hour before dawn and there is no wind. Rustling noises can be heard, a bucket falls over and the cat that jumped on it disappears into the shadows. The waves wash against the pier softly with noises that sound like giggling and as the first morning sun breaks through the last fog, there are people getting visible. They make their way through the harbor and down to the pier where our ship is waiting. There is L who is holding a sleepy Maya, who is holding Stella, a particularly adventurous teddy bear. Annett comes trotting down to the water front with her new tool box. She had to go back because she wouldn't get on board without her tool box (she is that much in love with it). She is in high spirits, looking forward to an adventure. Who is joining us? And what do you bring?

Hi Mike, I'm Nigel and I would like to go because nobody here believes in things the way I do. I brought a weird blanket. It kind of unrolls like a flag with arms so that a whole bunch of people can use of it at the same time without having to be squished together. The wind is blowing and I figure it's going to get cold once we set sail. I brought a bunch of energy bars to share and some desalt pills so maybe we can drink the ocean water if we have to. I'm not very big or strong but I will have a lot of energy. Because of the bars. I can help with things on the ship, like if it has sails. I know kids my age can help on a ship. I read books about it.

I want to stand on the poopdeck when we take off if that's ok. And I'm not just saying that so I got to say poop like they were afraid of. You get a good view from there.

there are cheers coming from the ship. Maya is waving excitedly and Annett... is singing old sailor songs about being at home on the ocean and shouting sailor things when the wind whistles thru the sails.
"welcome! welcome on board Nigel! hurry up, i think the tide is coming in!"
and Nigel proudly walks up the plank to enter the ship. this will be awesome!
Annett jumps off the rail where she has been singing and shows Nigel around. climbing down some wooden stairs there are real rooms inside the ship. instead of beds there are hammoks for everyone.
"so you don't fall out when the waves are high. pick one. maybe you want to leave something here before we go find the poopdeck. what in all the world is a poopdeck? and why is it called that way? you have to show me! I hope we find a way to get there. I saw more ladders and ropes and even rope ladders. i bet that if we dont find the way we can climb up the mast and then somehow jump down to where we want to go. Lets find out!!"

it is a new holiday coming up already. we are still offering a little imagery journey for those who want to get away from thoughts about Christmas to join us here and find an adventure.