Your Face Tattoo

A  L  O  H  A !

" My role in society, 

or any artist's or poet's role,

 is to try and express 

what we all feel.

 Not to tell people how to feel.

 Not as a preacher, 

not as a leader, 

but as a reflection of 

us all.  "

John Lennon

" The role of a writer 

is not to say 

what we all can say,

 but what we are unable

 to say.  "

Anais Nin

" The role of a comedian 

is to make the audience laugh,

 at a minimum of once

 every fifteen seconds.  "

Lenny Bruce

 " So one day, 

in a fit of trying to do something 

different,

 I just dyed my hair dark brown 

and got my first role 

a week later, 

after which I thought:

 'People are closed-minded, man!

 Like a different hair colour 

changes everything! ' "

Emma Stone 

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We all play many roles,

in our families,

at work,

in our own eyes.

When I played the role

of working with

at-risk youth & adults,

we used to play a

"game"

that some call:

"Crowns & Thorns"

Small cards were labeled:

"Leader"  "Elderly" "Kid"

"Crazy" "Troublemaker"

"Support Staff"

and such.

The cards are handed out

and each person at the table

tapes one to their forehead

without reading it.

Everyone in the group

can see your label

EXCEPT you;

And you can easily see

everyone else's  label.

Then the group takes on

a task, like planning

an office party.

In a remarkably small time,

everyone is treating the "Leader"

with deference,

and rolling their eyes,

or even laughing

when the "Crazy" person

tries to participate.

At game's end

EVERYONE KNOWS

what their own unseen label

says,

because they have been

forced into that role.

And this is only a 

brief game!

What a huge role

LABELS

play in our interactions

with others,

and our feelings about

ourselves!

What roles

are YOU forced into?

What is tattooed

on your face?

Can we change

our label?

What habits and labels

guide your treatment

of others?

Label me grateful

for YOUR Visit!

Here at Comfort Spiral,

 YOUr label reads:

"Valued Friend "

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