Hey Reader,

This might look messy, but it's actually the picture of me falling back in love with an old passion. It's bringing me alive. You'll see what I mean in this week's letter.

Dear Creativity,

It’s funny how we can forget.

I was thinking about us, twenty years ago. I was just starting out as an educator, and the thing that truly lit me up was digital storytelling. It felt like I’d found a secret language. With a few simple techniques in iMovie, I could help people make their stories breathe.

I remember taking that class at the local public TV station. You were there, of course. And when I brought you back with me, you spread through the school like a wind of inspiration. You weren't just in the stories on the screen; you were in the courage of the students, the excitement of the adults. Through connecting with you, we found a way to connect with each other.

And now, here we are again. Different tools, same spark. I'm taking that old passion and giving it a new costume: Canva, micro-casts, fun animations. It's still me, the storyteller. It's still you, the spark. Our partnership, reimagined.

It’s more than just fun; it feels like a homecoming. It's igniting something in me, that old desire to imagine and share and connect in new ways. It makes me wonder... what other old loves have I packed away in boxes, just waiting for a new way to be worn?

What if the greatest innovation isn't inventing something new, but finding a new way to connect with a part of ourselves we thought was gone?

Innovatively yours,
Dr. Abigail 💛

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