on Oct 9, 2021 •
The stories we tell ourselves matter a lot. They make a huge difference in our own lives…whether the story is about the universe itself, our place in the Universe, about the planet, about our lives, who we are and what we’re here for…or whether the stories are just for fun. The stories we tell ourselves...
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!, is where an octopus goes from being a villain to a celebrated hero. Here’s the skinny. 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...
on May 21, 2009 •
If you’d like to order Becoming now, just go to The Write Room New Titles. You won’t regret it! We are continually choosing filters and frames for our lives, whether we know and acknowledge it or not. Don’t make the mistake of underestimating or minimizing the power of stories: they resonate throughout our whole being....
on May 17, 2009 •
“Words are how we think: story is how we link. Memory is the story of what happened and is where the meaning resides. Story is a map: the map that got one person through gets the next person through.” (Christina Baldwin) We are continually choosing filters and frames for our lives, whether we know and...
