Love May Be Our Only Way Out - One Story Away - Part Two | Successful Aging

Swallowed with Fresh Hope

The year 2020 is in the books and the world is ready to collectively turn the page to 2021. (Click here to listen to me read this New Yea...

The Lion and the Bird

As I prepared to write a review of the children's book, The Lion and the Bird, a timeless story about loneliness and friendship by the Fr...

The Unwinding by Jackie Morris

The mysterious woman asked "Do you dream when you are awake? do you imagine in words, in images? Her name is only known to a handful of p...

Suggestion for a Day-Timely Words

This is a poem that I'd like to read over the PA system of this country today. Listen to the words of poet, Rosemerry Trommer, as I read ...

Learner and Teacher

With all of the turmoil surrounding the presidential election, it's easy to become distracted by the news and social media. Rosemerry Tro...

What is Saving You Lately?

Keating wrote: We don't read and write poetry because it's cute. We read and write poetry because we are members of the human race. And t...

"Little Bird", a Story of Belonging

Enjoy the award winning story of "Little Bird", a children's story of belonging and connection for all ages.

The Only Sin is Distance, Refusal

Jane Hirshfield's poem, "Salt Heart" hold the secret of living in true communion with all that is. - Pay attention. "I begin to believe t...

The Medicine of Ancient Language

When I need a quick break, I step outside in my front yard and listen. On windy days I love to hear the trees move and the gentle sound o...

One Tree Can Start a Forest

One tree can start a forest, One bird can herald spring, One smile can begin a friendship, One hand can lift a soul, One star can guide a...

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