Tag: storytelling
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Internal Imagery – It’s So Not Just “Pictures!”
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So here’s a story… I was eager to return. The previous storytelling workshop at the seminary had been so well-received, so well-attended, everyone expressed excitement at scheduling a follow-up a few months later. I planned on really exploring the importance and variety of internal imagery in storytelling. In our culture,…
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Hands – “Creating the universe in the palm of the storyteller’s hand”
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“Behold the hands… …how they promise, conjure, appeal, menace, pray, supplicate, refuse, beckon, interrogate, admire, confess, cringe, instruct, command, mock and what not besides,
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Gratitude, Gratefulness…Great Fullness!
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“My dad traveled a lot when I was a little girl; he was an insurance agent for Employers Mutual of Wausau (Wisconsin). He missed several birthdays, school programs, etc. – but never ever ever felt like an ‘absent father.’ When he was home there was full presence and love and…
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Faeroy – my family’s tiny Norwegian island
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“What’s your favorite story to tell?” – One of the most common questions asked me during Q&A sessions over the years. I used to demur about how I love ALL my stories; that’s why I tell them. But…a favorite one has indeed emerged in recent years:
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Ducking, Diversions and Detours
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Can’t…help…myself…Must…use…great…photo…of…ducks… What in the world does THIS have to do with “storytelling’s power to create connection,” anyway?! (- my theme for A-to-Z April Daily Blogging Challenge) I’m determined to make a connection!…Just a dab of wordplay…Follow along…
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Breathe!
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“REMEMBER TO BREATHE!” – I tell them… They always laugh! But I’m dead serious when I tell them that!
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Andalusia – Stories That Connect Us
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The year was 711 CE. A Berber army under Arab leadership crossed the Straits of Gibraltar from Morocco for yet more raids on the last of the Visigothic kingdoms in Spain. The invaders took the capital city, Toledo… And so began a 700-year presence of Islam in Europe – and…
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5 Reasons Why We Need Storytelling in Schools [Part 1 of At Least 2]
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This wonderful blog about why poetry is NEEDED in schools has been circulating on the internet. It’s true, I love it, I agree with it. …And all the way through reading it, I kept wanting to replace the word “poetry” with “storytelling.” So I did.
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How My Dog Reminded Me: “Storytelling” is Not Just a Compliment
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Yesterday – it was 70 degrees, blue-sunshiny, the ducks were paddling in the stream and the owls were hooting back and forth…the old doggie was enjoying stretching out on the still-dormant grass and soaking in the welcome early spring-ish warmth. Today – it’s been snowy-blowy out there, big flakes swirling…
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In Writing and Storytelling: Anecdotes are Great – Stories are Even Better
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He was 12 and I was 7. Yep, Mark was old enough to occasionally be my babysitter on the early Friday evenings when our parents had bowling league and our older high-school-aged brother and sister had other plans. And he knew how to make the food of the gods: buttered…