Can someone please help me find my socks? They’ve been blown off my feet. My post today has two parts, a introduction to a very special author and her book, and a meet-n-greet with two women breathing change—while walking the walk. I couldn’t help but to spend time today glowing about these women. (Does the…
Monthly Archives: September 2010
Be a Storyteller Shaman ~ Start a Ripple
“When you tell a story, you tell it to all creation. It’s cosmic. It never goes away.” ~~~ Hugh Morgan Hill, a.k.a. Brother Blue Storyteller Hugh Morgan Hill regarded storytelling as a sacred duty and a path to universal harmony. I couldn’t agree more. Storytelling actors and performers on the stage aren’t the only storytellers,…
The Human Element (Gogyohka)
The Human Element Oxygen pushes past my nostrils—the lungs expand. Water pours down my back—the skin tightens. Fire burns the candle wick—the eyes focus. Wind brushes across my face—the lips savor. Your heart beats against my chest—the soul loves. The above poem is a version of Japanese-born poetry called Gogyohka. I’ve read that Gogyohka comprises…
Fiercely Caring
Take pride in what you do. The kind of pride I’m talking about is not the arrogant puffed-up kind; it’s just the just the whole idea of caring — fiercely caring. ~Red Auerbach I read this quote today and it set my soul on fire. The ends of my fingertips are still smoldering. Of the…