Drama I create it around me – not just through performances but of course in my day to day life. We all do. A life without some kind of dramatic moment maybe some would think is a dull life. Funny when the kids come bursting into the classroom and say “I love Drama!”. Here in I see it as just a pure statement of joy, based on how much fun and creativity they have when in a drama class or rehearsal.
I find email communications can cause such drama between adults. Not sure how many times you reread what you have written before hitting the send button. I think a lot of people don’t. They send their not so well thought out words to someone or a group of people and bingo…guess what, drama is created. I once read somewhere that if you do find fault in another and you are addressing that fault, try to, before closure tell them something that is also really cool about them. I mean everyone has something good brewing inside. Why not toast to the good parts in each other too. To me this would be intelligent or shall I say Emotionally Intelligent (EI). I love these two words together. They just make so much sense to me.
So how can we find time to become more Emotionally Intelligent (EI)?
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia here is a brief explanation of EI.
Emotional intelligence (EI) describes the ability, capacity, skill or, in the case of the trait EI model, a self-perceived ability to identify, assess, and control the emotions of one’s self, of others, and of groups. Different models have been proposed for the definition of EI and disagreement exists as to how the term should be used.[1] Despite these disagreements, which are often highly technical, the ability EI and trait EI models (but not the mixed models) enjoy support in the literature and have successful applications in different domains.
The above partial explanation sounds pretty complicated doesn’t it? Well emotions are. Yet again with children they just feel them and express them so easily . In a drama class or rehearsal, they love ‘pretending’ they are naughty, or are funny , or are sad etc. I have one 12 year old in one of my current classes, who anytime she ‘acts’ that she is sad, she easily cries. ‘I just think of my dog who died not to long ago, she tells her other classmates when they ask her, ‘ how can you cry on the spot?’ A lot of ‘drama kids’ think that crying on the spot is ‘reallyyyyyyyyyyy’ acting 
and it is way cool. Funny.
You know what I do daily now? I check into my emotional world and I give it a cleaning. What I mean by this is that I meditate and imagine the 7 beautiful colors of the rainbow filling me with brilliant light – light so strong that it pushes out emotions that do not ‘serve’ me…you know …fear, anger, grief …revenge! I color my inner world with tasteful hues and I chose to inhale joy, calmness, gentleness and harmony. Hey I am not a master at what I say I do, but I am trying to paint my rainbow. Next time you are feeling a little down, a little ineffectual why not stop, find a cozy little spot in your home and just tune into your rainbow. We all have one – you will find a pot of gold… I promise.
denise
p.s. I am going to try and write a blog more consistently. If you feel like giving me feedback that would be great!
Very nice article Denise! I think that the whole life sometimes appears to be a drama. We seem to be acting out all those different emotions, feelings and forms of communication. They all seem to be born of something beyond words, form or anything else – something unexplainable. FInding that base means to stop acting and be “real” to me. I guess, that the combination of meditation and drama is a great way of enhancing your lessons. Have a great time and see you soon…
Tobi