Hope is Faith in Yourself
Trenton is a "boy-writer". In his book The Word Warrior, his mother tells
him, "Trenton... hope is faith in yourself. Do you know what I mean?"
"I think so," he replies.
"As I write my stories and read them, I get to know myself, who I really am. And I like the
person inside of me. We become friends."
"What then, Trenton?"
"Because he is my friend, I trust him; I put my faith in him. But I'm really putting faith
in myself."
"And you are able to...?"
"Have hope! I have myself at my side as a word warrior!"
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The Word Warrior is a 4-part series of short stories by Trenton at
ages nine, ten, eleven, and twelve. They are:
Once Upon My Summer Camp Dream
Once Upon a Hamster
Once Upon a Bully
Once Upon the Land of Second Shells
NOW BACK TO HOW THE IMAGINATION WORKSHOP LAYS THE GROUNDWORK TO HAVE FAITH IN YOURSELF!
The Imagination Workshop approaches expression by invoking a causal relationship beginning with looking and listening.
The next guidepost is internalizing while your inner self melds the first two stimuli into a personal, visual and emotional
reaction. The final manifestation is executed through your hand. Keeping as holistic as possible, empahaizing interpretation,
a kindly, self-appreciation emerges as you believe, "I really like what I did."
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Using wooden expressions, our "forest faces" does the same!
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