on Sep 20, 2019 •
The stories we tell…thereby by hangs a tale! 🙂 So many learnings, so many contexts, so many teachings come to mind when I think about “the stories we tell”. The inspiration for this post was a talk by Kurt Vonnegut, about the Shape of Stories. Listening to Kurt, whom I find mildly curmudgeonly, but also warmly avuncular...
on Oct 24, 2017 •
What if Einstein was wrong? “The world is made up of stories, not atoms.” Poet Muriel Rukeyser once said just this!  So what’s your story?  Here are a few points to ponder, enjoy, laugh about, share… as we consider stories, their importance, the role they play in our lives — and bring awareness to our personal answer to...
on Apr 16, 2012 •
I mentioned in my last post that one story of transformation, one with personal appeal and meaning to me!, Â is where an octopus goes from being a villain to a celebrated hero. Â Here’s the skinny. Â My dad told my brother, Jim, and me, when we were little, an exciting story about an octopus named Baghead....
on Apr 8, 2012 •
Happy Easter, or Spring, or Passover, or whatever you like to celebrate in April as the world is transforming, out of the dark, sometimes dreary, sometimes cozy, envelope of winter, into the explosion of life and transformation that is spring! And Happy Birthday (in Japan) to Gautama, the Buddha, and also to the provocative novelist, Barbara...
on Aug 4, 2009 •
“Today, August 4, is President Obama’s birthday. As we wish Happy Birthday to Barack, we may remember how the world stopped to watch him step into this office… What an overwhelming job he’s tackled. He needs us, those people– those many among us– who are willing to help slay the dragons, yet we cannot slay...
