As a child, there was nothing I loved more than stories. Whether it was watching The Sleeping Beauty, reading a storybook before bed, or listening to my mother tell her story of the very first time she met my dad; stories gave me hope, excitement and most importantly, stories made me feel loved.
Historically, storytelling served as a way for people to gather, to share love & sacred moments, to provide hope & meaning to the world, and to connect. It is through our shared experiences of our deepest moments of love, of hurt, of grief, of adventure and of sorrow that we find commonality in the beauty and complexity of the human experience. Through storytelling, we come together and share our humanity.
In today’s overpopulated world, with mass consumerism, overstimulation and way too many distractions, we are ironically lonelier than ever. In a moment of contemplating my own loneliness, I gathered up recollections of connection in my life. They were a combination of moments; moments of gathering, of storytelling, moments of being carefree; of silly jokes, of dance and laughter, moments of curiosity, of exploring my truth and unique essence, as well as the truths and experiences of others around me.
What bound these moments was that in each of them, we had bared a bit of our souls; we had gone beyond the surface and taken the time to dive deep into the sea of emotions and stories that lies within each of us.
Given the physical and emotional distance we have experienced over the last two years, I felt like a lot of us needed a catalyst to bring us together, make us share our experiences and connect at a deeper level. And so, I created Under The Sea, a game of connection, which comprises a curated set of questions designed to forge the strongest bonds for life. This is a game you can go back to over and over again. It contains 200 questions and with each group of people you play it with, you discover more about them and yourself.
This game is available on this website as well as on Qiyorro and I hope that those of you who play it, find it as enriching as I & my circle of friends do.
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