Finding the Child Within
A two-person warmup for acceptance in its rawest form. One asks only suggestion-questions, the other answers only "yes!". The pace and shared momentum build up gradually.
Players
2
Full description
Setup and Launch
Stand facing each other. Agree on who starts with questions, who with "yes."
Play
- The asker poses a suggestion-question: "Let's go to the park?"
- The answerer: "Yes!"
- The asker keeps going: "Let's feed the ducks?" — "Yes!" — "Climb a tree?" — "Yes!"
- After a minute or so, switch roles.
- After two passes, debrief: where you caught the urge to say "no" or qualify — that's where your block on acceptance lives.
Key rules
The question must contain a proposal for action: "Let's go to the park?", "Let's feed the ducks?"
The answer is only "yes!" or "let's go!". No "no, better," no qualifications.
The asker trusts the flow — takes the first thing that comes, doesn't judge.
The pace grows. By the one-minute mark you should have a light, absurd adventure on your hands.
Context
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