“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,…
Category Archives: Mind-Body
LOVE! LOVE! LOVE!
(Here’s to Tess Marshall for opening my world to LOVE! this month. Tess, you are amazing and I thank you from the bottom of my heart. I appreciate you!) How sweet that our RAOKA (random acts of kick arse) posting for August landed on September 1st. September also happens to be my birth month (Sept…
Describe Your Awesomeness
I write every day. I have stories to tell. Sometimes I craft just a few pages in the morning (a la Julia Cameron’s morning pages). Sometimes I write much more: short stories, blog posts (obviously), or poetry. And, like many authors, the goofy shit I’ve done in my life—adventures, wrong turns, and walls climbed—inform much…
Closer to Fine
Having been recently grilled in a spicy milieu by the barbecue master Tony Single, many of his questions put me in a reflective mood. Tony is a master of the art of the interview, by the way, and I was honored to be put in the hot seat by him. He and Cassy are awesome!…
No Tom Toms in Trottersville
Hey lovlies! I hope your weekend was mah’velous! I wished I would’ve had my camera with me this weekend, I live in a beautiful area by the coast and there were weddings galore! I must have seen ten blushing brides being photographed in one afternoon. Something about seeing Frisbees tossed between youngsters, families picnicking, and…
Chocolate Truffles, A Fine Wine, and Melting Butter
Happy day everyone. Tomorrow Jannie Funster will be here on the Front Porch if you’d like to say hello. In the mean time, I thought I’d share this ditty with you. I happened upon a comment yesterday and the last line stuck in my mind like glue. I can’t stop thinking about it so I…
RAOKA: Trust
July Theme: Trust (chosen by Gayze) Driving or walking in a busy area A visit to the dentist (sharp tools!) Buying an item online (sharing credit card numbers) Banking Living on a fault line (earthquakes!) All of these things I do without much thought. But, wow, think about the trust I implicitly give to others…
Front Porch: Dreams, Laughter, and Comic Inspiration
If you follow this blog, you know I host the Front Porch series about everyday stories—stories friends exchange on front porches, back yards, or in break rooms in snippets throughout our days. Here’s another installment, perfect for summer fun! I have ants-in-my-pants excitement to have a special guest with me today. He’s Tony Single—an artist,…
Your Body is a Fortress, Part 10 – Training for Old Age
Warning: this post is longer than my usual ditties. The articles in my Your Body is a Fortress series are meant to be more meaty with heft and breadth. So, come back when you have more time if you’d like to learn more about your beautiful body electric. I enjoy reading research results that support…