"These feet were made for talking!"

Hello

Who would have thought it?

Yes...

It’s almost a fairy story come true.

Carlo Lorenzini was born to poor parents in1820 and took the name Collodi from the nearby village where his mother had been born.

Having written several plays - his first children’s book Giannettino was published in 1876.

Then...

In 1881 he wrote a story for “Il Giornalini dei Bambini” and his ‘now famous’ character was born. The story was called: “Avventure di un Burattino” (the adventures of a puppet)

You see...

The puppet in the story was called – Pinocchio and ever since his creation and subsequent appearance in the 1940 Walt Disney movie – his name has become synonymous with - telling lies.

To bring us...

Smack up to date an American friend of mine, Christopher Dillingham has just released his latest book titled after the Collodi character. It’s called: “Dissecting Pinocchio” And not surprisingly it’s all about lying.

I love the subhead...

The definitive guide to understanding a liar’s body language from head to toe! Beautiful!

And so...

For this Monday message I thought it would be fun to take a look at just one area of the body and see just how much it has to say to us:

The feet!

Yes – take a look around at a lower level than perhaps you might have in the past – focusing on people’s feet. You’ll be fascinated and perhaps occasionally surprised just how loudly they say what’s on their mind.

The kicking – that’s taking place when the face is smiling

The pointing to the door to clearly shout “I want to leave” when the voice (and upper body) proclaims the very opposite

The tremble whereas the rest of the body exudes an icy confidence

And so...

Perhaps today you might have some fun, with a serious intent, as you walk and sit with eyes riveted (albeit casually) to the floor – to see just what’s really being said.

Go on then 

Peter Thomson

Editor and Signed Up Publisher

tgiMondays

Oh by the way if you’d like to get hold of your copy of Christopher’s new book: “Dissecting Pinocchio” You can get it at: http://www.lieseeker.com/  I don’t make any commissions on it – I just know it’s a spellbinding read.

Please do email me with any feedback or comments.

peter@tgimondays.com