http://scottjeffrey.com/2009/05/draw-with-your-purple-crayon/ Thu, 17 May 2012 12:46:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://scottjeffrey.com/2009/05/draw-with-your-purple-crayon/comment-page-1/#comment-76 scottjeffrey Tue, 19 May 2009 19:16:47 +0000 http://scottjeffrey.wordpress.com/?p=283#comment-76 That's awesome, Todd. The Purple Crayon can definitely be a powerful metaphor for your daughter entering college. It's easy to lose sight of our creative potential when we feel the pressure to conform to social groups as well as the stress of figuring out what you want to do with the rest of your life. (Last time I checked, most post-graduates are still trying to crack that code ;-) That’s awesome, Todd. The Purple Crayon can definitely be a powerful metaphor for your daughter entering college. It’s easy to lose sight of our creative potential when we feel the pressure to conform to social groups as well as the stress of figuring out what you want to do with the rest of your life. (Last time I checked, most post-graduates are still trying to crack that code

]]> http://scottjeffrey.com/2009/05/draw-with-your-purple-crayon/comment-page-1/#comment-75 Todd Alexander Tue, 19 May 2009 14:52:37 +0000 http://scottjeffrey.wordpress.com/?p=283#comment-75 Thanks for bringing appropriate context to this book! My daughter is starting college this Fall and the way I introduced the concept of the Purple Crayon to her was in the following admonition; "Become what you were meant to become." I will now give her this book as one of her "leaving home" gifts and watch her begin her own Hero's Quest. Thanks for bringing appropriate context to this book! My daughter is starting college this Fall and the way I introduced the concept of the Purple Crayon to her was in the following admonition; “Become what you were meant to become.” I will now give her this book as one of her “leaving home” gifts and watch her begin her own Hero’s Quest.

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