Bigger is Better? Not Anymore

Have you ever been involved in an experience where you suddenly became an observer of the moment rather than a participant?

That happened to me this week.

I first discovered the idea of becoming an “objective observer” when I read the play Our Town by Thorton Wilder. This play uses several metatheatrical devices such as “breaking the fourth wall” (i.e., speaking to the audience) and adding an additional narrative to allow the audience to have a personal interactive experience with the story on s...