Welcome to DUZIE
Hi there my name is Dan and I'm Suzie and together were a DUZIE! We are "The AMAZING EduTainers". Thank you for taking time to stop by DUZIE.com. Here you can learn more about DUZIE, discover ways we could serve you and explore valuable resources that will better equip you and your community to grow in Creativity, Communitcation and Connections. DUZIE is committed to helping people of all ages, Create Unforgettable Moments!
Our book “conneXellence” is now avaliable
Finally our book "conneXellence - the Lost Art of Creating Unforgettable Moments" is available NOW. Select shipping location below for price including shipping. Select Shipping Location: within USA $20.00 out of USA $25.00 Over the past 20+ years we have explored the next generation on a global scale. We have spoken to more than 1 million teens, youth workers, parents, teachers and pastors from over 60 countries. Even more importantly is we have listened to several thousand of them speak to us about their desire to declare their message clearly, or their desire to have an unforgettable message declared to ...
ELIOT’S 99 BALLOONS
ELIOT’S 99 BALLOONS Have you ever had one of those moments when you knew you had just witnessed something so tragic and yet so wonderful at the same time? These moments are simultaneously longed for and held off at a great distance. Recently we were with Bryce, a great soundman, photographer and friend who we have worked with several times around the world. This night after our show, he invited us behind his massive sound desk to watch a “YouTube” video. Normally this event was followed by laughter and the question, “Do you want to see another great one”? But tonight was ...
LIVING LIFE ON LABOR DAY
LIVING LIFE ON LABOR DAY Once again we take a long weekend to celebrate the end of a wonderful summer and the beginning of a new school year. All this festivity is located under the cause of “Labor Day”. But what is “Labor Day”? The first “Labor Day” was celebrated on September 5, 1882 in New York City. The merriment was for the workers, but only celebrated locally. The national celebration of this “Labor Day” came as the result of a great conflict between the strong labor unions and the mighty railroad. It all began in Pullman, Illinois. When over 120,000 railroad workers walked ...
TIME FOR A GAME “IN THE NEWS”
TIME FOR A GAME “IN THE NEWS” Is it party season for your family and friends? Are you getting ready to go off to a reunion or throw an end of the season block party? If not then plan one . . . a big one! Everyone needs a great party from time to time. The first question, after “Who is going to be there?” is “What are we going to do? What will you do to create a great moment for those who attend? Don’t let the guys just go off to watch TV this time, they need ...
Wait 30 Seconds
WAIT 30 SECONDS In the tense room together stood Dad, Mom, Son 1 and in the corner sat Sibling 2 (the names have been changed to protect the innocent). Son 1 had not reached the acceptable performance level at school, or at completing his chores, or at the “un-won” sporting event (the specifics have been ignored to protect the guilty). There are words that grow louder than the Friday morning garbage truck and more than garbage is verbally being flung around the room. At this point in the discussion, argument or you might even say fight, a parent (who’s gender ...
PERSPECTIVE
PERSPECTIVE Try this at home. Stand with your feet about shoulder width apart. Reach upward with your right hand and extend your pointer finger towards the sky. You should look like John Travolta dancing. Keep looking at that one finger throughout this exercise and make sure your finger always remains straight up and down and your wrist below. Looking up at your finger, begin to move your hand in a circle going in a clockwise motion. Move from 12 o’clock, over to 3, down to 6 around to 9 and back up to 12. In your mind see ...
Amaze Your Friends
Amaze Your Friends This week we welcome you to a “DUZIE creative crash course”. It is time to amaze your friends. Not with a Top Hat Rabbit or uncle Charlie’s “pull my finger” trick, but with something really amazing! We are taking you into the highly guarded secret of the once near sacred “Paperclip Wedding”. Have you ever opened your desk drawer and found two paperclips obviously linked by some kind of magical force? After years of investigation we have discovered how this takes place, as well as how to experience this age-old mystery in your own hands. First you ...
SCRATCHING STONES
Scratching Stones Leaving a God Mark on the Next Generation By DUZIE (first published 8 April 2008) Do you ever stop and wonder about the next generation and God? Do you find yourself looking around at the world today and evaluating our version of the “Christian mission”? Does the success or failure of our visions, plans, programs and desires ever cause you, like us, to question what we do? In the last few weeks, these and other questions have brought us to the place of “Scratching Stones.” Recently on a trip to Ireland, not long before Saint Patrick’s Day, we were in a ...
Give PASSION A Place
Give PASSION a place The show was about to begin and we found our seats in the grand stand oval. Around us there was a buzz created by people of all ages, speaking various languages. In the center of the arena was a flowing river and several exotic birds flew overhead. Three Zookeepers dressed in Safari Khaki and one huge crocodile entered the “Crocoseum”. We had spent the day at the Australia Zoo outside of Brisbane, Australia. We had walked among crocs, kangaroo, koala, and cheetahs. But now came the highlight of our day. This was the ...
Do The Small Things Well
Do The Small Things Well By DUZIE also known as Dan & Suzie Potter July 20, 2010 Have you ever noticed how in our Christian churches and missions, we have this longing, if not lust, to do things BIG and BIGGER than before! It is as if we believe that bigger really is better. We seem to be following an unwritten business principle that we must be GREAT in size if we are to accomplish the GREAT commission. When was the last time you sat around a committee table with a vision to do something small that would dramatically change the lives ...
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Welcome to DUZIE
Hi there my name is Dan and I’m Suzie and together were a DUZIE! We are “The AMAZING EduTainers”.
Thank you for taking time to stop by DUZIE.com. Here you can learn more about DUZIE, discover ways we could serve you and explore valuable resources that will better equip you and your community to grow in Creativity, Communitcation and Connections.
DUZIE is committed to helping people of all ages, Create Unforgettable Moments!
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Finally our book “conneXellence – the Lost Art of Creating Unforgettable Moments” is available NOW. Select shipping location below for price including shipping.
Over the past 20+ years we have explored the next generation on a global scale. We have spoken to more than 1 million teens, youth workers, parents, teachers and pastors from over 60 countries. Even more importantly is we have listened to several thousand of them speak to us about their desire to declare their message clearly, or their desire to have an unforgettable message declared to them.
We began to interview, experiment, write, listen, and rewrite about how one effectively communicates to this generation. The results have birthed a book of moments called: “ConneXellence – the Lost Art of Creating Unforgettable Moments”.
Young people rarely remember meetings. They live for moments, the unforgettable life changing moments of Interaction, Interest, Involvement and Inspiration. We have included “conneXellence” moment 41 and 56 here for your exploration and enjoyment.
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ELIOT’S 99 BALLOONS
ELIOT’S 99 BALLOONS
Have you ever had one of those moments when you knew you had just witnessed something so tragic and yet so wonderful at the same time?
These moments are simultaneously longed for and held off at a great distance.
Recently we were with Bryce, a great soundman, photographer and friend who we have worked with several times around the world. This night after our show, he invited us behind his massive sound desk to watch a “YouTube” video.
Normally this event was followed by laughter and the question, “Do you want to see another great one”? But tonight was very different. Read the rest of ELIOT’S 99 BALLOONS »
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LIVING LIFE ON LABOR DAY
LIVING LIFE ON LABOR DAY
Once again we take a long weekend to celebrate the end of a wonderful summer and the beginning of a new school year. All this festivity is located under the cause of “Labor Day”. But what is “Labor Day”?
The first “Labor Day” was celebrated on September 5, 1882 in New York City. The merriment was for the workers, but only celebrated locally.
The national celebration of this “Labor Day” came as the result of a great conflict between the strong labor unions and the mighty railroad.
It all began in Pullman, Illinois. When over 120,000 railroad workers walked off the job because of a drop in wages. This strike rallied workers across the country and within days over 250,000 workers in 27 states joined the strike. This national action by the workers or laborers brought the railways to an almost complete stop. Read the rest of LIVING LIFE ON LABOR DAY »
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TIME FOR A GAME “IN THE NEWS”
TIME FOR A GAME “IN THE NEWS”
Is it party season for your family and friends? Are you getting ready to go off to a reunion or throw an end of the season block party?
If not then plan one . . . a big one! Everyone needs a great party from time to time.
The first question, after “Who is going to be there?” is “What are we going to do? What will you do to create a great moment for those who attend? Don’t let the guys just go off to watch TV this time, they need to do more than keep the couch down. It is time for a great game!
Please understand that Suzie loves to play games. Dan on the other hand seems to always have something better to do than play a game. But on a recent trip to a rather large island down under we found a game that we both enjoyed. It is called “IN THE NEWS”.
Start by dividing your large group into smaller groups, 4 or more groups is best, with 4 or more people in each. You will need to go buy duplicate newspapers, for every group will need to have their own newspaper (of the same date as the others). You will also need a paper for a person who will be named “the caller”. Read the rest of TIME FOR A GAME “IN THE NEWS” »
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Wait 30 Seconds
WAIT 30 SECONDS
In the tense room together stood Dad, Mom, Son 1 and in the corner sat Sibling 2 (the names have been changed to protect the innocent). Son 1 had not reached the acceptable performance level at school, or at completing his chores, or at the “un-won” sporting event (the specifics have been ignored to protect the guilty). There are words that grow louder than the Friday morning garbage truck and more than garbage is verbally being flung around the room.
At this point in the discussion, argument or you might even say fight, a parent (who’s gender will remain classified), says in their uncontrolled emotion, “You are so stupid!”
These word fall like tons of cement on a leaky oil well, land heavy on a young soul, plugging and sealing something very valuable inside . . . perhaps forever.
Have you ever been the uncontrolled emotional word slinger that wins the battle, but looses so much more? We have . . . and it feels so good for about 29 seconds, then regret feeds well upon our disconnected soul.
What if we were to wait 30 seconds? Read the rest of Wait 30 Seconds »
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PERSPECTIVE
PERSPECTIVE
Try this at home.
Stand with your feet about shoulder width apart. Reach upward with your right hand and extend your pointer finger towards the sky. You should look like John Travolta dancing. Keep looking at that one finger throughout this exercise and make sure your finger always remains straight up and down and your wrist below.
Looking up at your finger, begin to move your hand in a circle going in a clockwise motion. Move from 12 o’clock, over to 3, down to 6 around to 9 and back up to 12. In your mind see the numbers your finger is passing. Continue moving your hand in this direction with your finger straight up. With each turn spiral your hand down until you are looking straight ahead at your finger moving in and out, still going in a circle.
Continue to corkscrew your hand towards the earth, as your straight finger remains traveling around the clock.
Now, look down at your finger, pointing up at you. Notice that your finger is now going counter clockwise. See it moving now from 12 to 9 to 6 to 3 and back to 12, and yet you never changed the direction of your spiral. You only changed your perspective of the turning point? Nothing was altered except for your viewpoint. Read the rest of PERSPECTIVE »
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Amaze Your Friends
Amaze Your Friends
This week we welcome you to a “DUZIE creative crash course”.
It is time to amaze your friends. Not with a Top Hat Rabbit or uncle Charlie’s “pull my finger” trick, but with something really amazing! We are taking you into the highly guarded secret of the once near sacred “Paperclip Wedding”.
Have you ever opened your desk drawer and found two paperclips obviously linked by some kind of magical force? After years of investigation we have discovered how this takes place, as well as how to experience this age-old mystery in your own hands.
First you will need a new $100 bill. You don’t expect these clips to work for nothing! They belong to the local steel paperclip union, you know. OK times are tough, a $20, $10 or even a $1 will work, as long as it is pretty new. Read the rest of Amaze Your Friends »
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SCRATCHING STONES
Scratching Stones
Leaving a God Mark on the Next Generation
By DUZIE (first published 8 April 2008)
Do you ever stop and wonder about the next generation and God? Do you find yourself looking around at the world today and evaluating our version of the “Christian mission”? Does the success or failure of our visions, plans, programs and desires ever cause you, like us, to question what we do?
In the last few weeks, these and other questions have brought us to the place of “Scratching Stones.”
Recently on a trip to Ireland, not long before Saint Patrick’s Day, we were in a shop looking at various crosses. We found both large and small, those carved in wood, stone and others made in China. A local man told us the “legend” of how St. Patrick made the first cross in Ireland. The more he spoke, the more “legend” the story became. He referred to a moment in time when the not yet saint Paddy, was out converting the heathens. So far so good! Patrick was shown a sacred standing stone. Not like the ones in the cemetery, along the road, or those made in China, but one mysteriously marked with a circle or hole. It was symbolic of the “moon goddess” or was it the “sun god”? Use your imagination! Read the rest of SCRATCHING STONES »
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Jul 10
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Give PASSION A Place
Give PASSION a place
The show was about to begin and we found our seats in the grand stand oval. Around us there was a buzz created by people of all ages, speaking various languages. In the center of the arena was a flowing river and several exotic birds flew overhead. Three Zookeepers dressed in Safari Khaki and one huge crocodile entered the “Crocoseum”.
We had spent the day at the Australia Zoo outside of Brisbane, Australia. We had walked among crocs, kangaroo, koala, and cheetahs. But now came the highlight of our day. This was the show that Steve Erwin . . . “the Crocodile Hunter” had created to expose his “PASSION” to the world.
“PASSION”, what comes to your mind when you hear the word “PASSION”?
Does “PASSION” conjuror up for you an image or object of intense interest? Do you think of a young man’s “PASSION” for fixing cars or crocs? Perhaps your grandmother’s “PASSION” for baking pies rushes into your mind. This “PASSION” focuses upon a person’s doing. Read the rest of Give PASSION A Place »
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Do The Small Things Well
Do The Small Things Well
By DUZIE also known as Dan & Suzie Potter
July 20, 2010
Have you ever noticed how in our Christian churches and missions, we have this longing, if not lust, to do things BIG and BIGGER than before! It is as if we believe that bigger really is better. We seem to be following an unwritten business principle that we must be GREAT in size if we are to accomplish the GREAT commission.
When was the last time you sat around a committee table with a vision to do something small that would dramatically change the lives of only a few? Normally this is not worth the time it takes to gather together.
Two thousand years ago (give or take a few years) Jesus received His to do list from the Father. It was huge in scope, “save the world”. But He honestly didn’t do anything that big. He started with a baptism out in the country and then went alone into the wilderness, where he than found four young fisherman, a tax collector, a zealot, a guy who liked money along with five others . . . and began walking. There was no press agent, office staff, or yearly budget plan.
Together they moved in small places, preached good news to the poor, proclaimed freedom for prisoners, recovered sight to the blind, released the oppressed and proclaimed the year of the Lord’s favor. Honestly, for the most part, this was all done under the radar. He even told miracle holders not to tell anyone. They had no buildings or building projects, no books on the back table, no camps or congresses, not a single program except to love God and people. Most of it was so small that it was not even written about . . . but it worked! Read the rest of Do The Small Things Well »
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