Tag: secret powers

  • Heart-Lifting for Disheartening Times – Storytelling  Builds Your IMAGINATION

    Heart-Lifting for Disheartening Times – Storytelling Builds Your IMAGINATION

    It’s all so overwhelming and it seems everyone is tired, discouraged, maybe angry or cynical or depressed, maybe confused or disheartened…just weary. Each day during this April A-Z Blogging Challenge I’ll offer a short musing on an aspect or two of the many ways the ancient-yet-very-contemporary experience of storytelling – both listening…

  • Heart-Lifting for Disheartening Times – Storytelling for ESCAPE, and EMPATHY

    Heart-Lifting for Disheartening Times – Storytelling for ESCAPE, and EMPATHY

    It’s all so overwhelming and it seems everyone is tired, discouraged, maybe angry or cynical or depressed, maybe confused or disheartened…just weary. Each day during this April A-Z Blogging Challenge I’ll offer a short musing on an aspect or two of the many ways the ancient-yet-very-contemporary experience of storytelling – both listening…

  • Meaning-Making

    Meaning-Making

    “Story allows us to make information productive. Without Story, information is nothing but a lot of bricks lying about waiting for someone to make constructive use of them.” – Aidan Chambers STORIES MAKE MEANING FOR US That’s what stories do.  And that’s why humans tell stories.

  • Do You Know This “Secret Power” of Story?

    Do You Know This “Secret Power” of Story?

    It was a glorious Colorado autumn day! Ohhhhh, let me throw open the door and step out into the blue-sky bright-sunshine lovely-fresh air! Glorious! Deep breath, big smile…