Day 7 following CCI 2011. Like a total community development nerd, I have been inserting my learning whenever and whereever I can this week. At work, at home, at lunch & sometimes quietly in my head. I am sure that CCI is making me smarter, thats for sure. 

Back story here... Somtimes I think that I am really cool & even interesting, & sometimes I do not. Blame it on whatever you like, I didn't feel so cool or even mildly interesting this weekend. It was the Dance Festival week (http://www.neighbourhooddanceworks.com) & my husband(http://www.driedzic.com/) and his SUPER COOL collaborators were all over town installing & performing. Every meal was filled with cool art & dance conversation. Now I know a few things about art so I usually can hold my own- BUT- needless to say, I was feeling a little dull & maybe even lacking in cool. Not even my new red western boots were solving this dullness! So poor me right... Chris is so interesting and I am so dull bla bla bla I wish I had gone to Banff... 

 INSERT REPLAY OF PETER BLOCKS WORKSHOP WHILE BRUSHING MY TEETH...

WHAT STORY ARE YOU TELLING YOURSELF( a la Peter Block)? Deep belly laughter insued & the fog lifted. Plus my teeth were cleaner & that always makes one feel better right? I really did have a good laugh at myself; I stood taller, appreciated myself a little & realized that the story line running through my head was allowing me to be a fun-sucker! Thats right, a no good fun-sucker. And who likes fun-suckers? Not I. The day instantly imrpoved, we transplanted some lilies to a new spot in the garden. Then we attended 2 awesome dance performances at the mall & I laughed some more ( http://www.corpus.ca/en/). All is well & I have a new tool to turn myself around.

See I am getting smarter!?