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I love this poem. It shows us that there are positives that come from the most seemingly negative situations. I started off well, but as the days progress, the loneliness is becoming a problem. Makes me realize how easy it is to fall into depression. New awareness!
Commented Apr 9, 2020 on The Plague by Nancy Allen Wolter at Tell Me Something Good
The Plague by Nancy Allen Wolter
Spring break this year we visited New York City, had plays lined up every night of the week. Suddenly, mid-week, theatres closed. Museums too. We booked a flight out a day earlier than planned, wandered through the city for the remaining day or two. The night we came home, my husband Ted was s...
Wow. It is so crazy how our lives changed so quickly. I wonder how many alternative procedures will remain post-pandemic?
Commented Apr 9, 2020 on Doctor’s Appointments in the Time of Coronavirus 2020 by Myranette Robinson at Tell Me Something Good
Doctor’s Appointments in the Time of Coronavirus 2020 by Myranette Robinson
I had a doctor’s appointment; I wasn’t sick just a checkup. I was surprised when I was told that the appointment was still on. (Isn’t there a shortage of PPE ?) Upon arrival, there were two nurses at a table outside. There you filled out a check list of Covid-19 symptoms with a place for your ...
Tim and I moved fourteen times in his career. Each time when friends asked me how I could do it, I responded that I was taking my best friends with me-Tim and the kids! Now that I am on my own, I am still taking my best friends with me wherever I go-God and myself!
Commented Apr 9, 2020 on There's No Place Like Home by Marilee Lasch at Tell Me Something Good
There's No Place Like Home by Marilee Lasch
In the movie The Wizard of Oz Dorothy is whisked away by a tornado, and lands up in a beautiful color-filled land, full of interesting and adventurous people, but is she happy? Nope. All she can think about is that she wants to go home. After being given the red slippers by the good witch, s...
I love the idea of "get to" as opposed to "have to." This minute difference impacts so may areas of our lives. Any time we change the message from "I have to.." to "I get to..." the results are amazing. I am so happy to "get to" spend Wednesday nights with you!
Commented Oct 31, 2019 on Evolution by Mindy Tarquini at Tell Me Something Good
Evolution by Mindy Tarquini
In his fantastical work, The Island of the Day Before, the notable Italian writer, Umberto Eco, said “To survive, we must tell stories.” We must. We must share them, repeat them, adapt them to a new generation, a changing world. We must keep them authentic, yet malle...
I love the "buffet of stories" analogy. I too love arriving at the table each week looking forward to the inventive, delicious, and very satisfying dishes I know will be served.
Commented Oct 31, 2019 on Gifts from the Stories I have Heard By Anna Blocher-Rubin at Tell Me Something Good
Gifts from the Stories I have Heard By Anna Blocher-Rubin
I began my journey with storytelling when I was in college. I took a mythology class and my teacher taught using a story format. He was so awesome with his delivery. It was as if he was an Entertainment Tonight newscaster, telling the class about the latest drama in the world of Greek and Roman...
I have so enjoyed your TestiStories! And I thank you for giving me the confidence to tell a few of my own.
Commented Oct 31, 2019 on Storytelling: The Healing Water by Shequan Palmer at Tell Me Something Good
Storytelling: The Healing Water by Shequan Palmer
I was 30 years old when I was introduced to ACEs: Adverse Childhood Experiences. I had experienced a great deal of trauma in my childhood and it was starting to show itself in my adulthood. All I could think was “What in the world is happening to me!" I noticed that I was growing in many diffe...
When my husband and I bought our catamaran in preparation for our sailing retirement adventures, we chose to name her SVQ4 representing the fourth quarter of our lives in which we would allow ourselves to live for us-not parents, children or grandchildren. The adventure was cut short, but I will always treasure the four months we spent living for us. I am sure you will too!
Commented Oct 31, 2019 on Giasera by Angela Perrone at Tell Me Something Good
Giasera by Angela Perrone
My journey as a storyteller probably began the minute I could talk. I am told that by second grade I was spinning tales at the dinner table that sometimes seemed never-ending. We had lovely tenants living two floors up and Joe loves to tell the story of how he could hear my dad through two floo...
So well said. I found that in my classroom with my students listening often turned into seeking to understand. It is so important to take the time and energy to totally focus on someone's story so that you are not only listening but understanding too!
Commented Oct 31, 2019 on You’re Either Listening or You’re Not by Sharon Gilbert at Tell Me Something Good
You’re Either Listening or You’re Not by Sharon Gilbert
When I began my first storytelling classes I noticed that every teacher began with a listening exercise. Sometimes, it was turning to a partner and interviewing them and then introducing them to the class from what you learned. Each time, the teacher emphasized the importance of listening. This...
We are two peas in a pod (pardon the vegetable reference). I also had to recently learn to live in a new normal world. And like you, storytelling has become not only a positive experience, but in some ways these classes have become a lifeline for me. I am so glad to share the experience with you.
Commented Oct 31, 2019 on Maybe Next Week I’ll Try the Jicama by Gloria Scheeland at Tell Me Something Good
Maybe Next Week I’ll Try the Jicama by Gloria Scheeland
I have some childhood memories of family dinners. Most of those memories are really just me, sitting alone at the dining room table. I sat alone because I had not finished my dinner. Without fail, the part of my dinner still sitting on my plate was green. Decades later, I am still learning t...
David,
I think everyone has a story about their first car. Your story brought back memories of mine-1964 Mustang Convertible my Dad bought me for my 16th birthday in 1974. Thank you, Rhonda
Commented Oct 10, 2019 on If Cars Could Talk by David Doyle at Tell Me Something Good
If Cars Could Talk by David Doyle
Man, oh man – I’m glad cars can’t talk! When my parents told me that we were going to Grandmother’s and Granddad’s to look at a used car FOR ME, I about came out of my skin. In 1974, I was 17 and a junior in high school; about half of my friends had cars, but I was still hitchhiking home from ...
As with people, we need to be open to the stories put in our path. You never know the lesson we may be able to learn or teach by sharing our stories.
Commented Oct 4, 2019 on Friend Zone or Life Partner? by Vanessa Thomas-Wilson at Tell Me Something Good
Friend Zone or Life Partner? by Vanessa Thomas-Wilson
My story telling began with personal stories. I’d been unknowingly around storytellers all my life. I was officially introduced to South Mountain Community College’s Storytelling Institute several years before I joined in. Liz Warren’s Personal Storytelling class came into my life...
As a retired teacher, I would be so thankful to have a student contact me years later to tell me I made a real difference in their life. Please consider trying to find him.
Commented Oct 3, 2019 on Gifts from the Stories I have Heard By Anna Blocher-Rubin at Tell Me Something Good
Gifts from the Stories I have Heard By Anna Blocher-Rubin
I began my journey with storytelling when I was in college. I took a mythology class and my teacher taught using a story format. He was so awesome with his delivery. It was as if he was an Entertainment Tonight newscaster, telling the class about the latest drama in the world of Greek and Roman...
Marion,
I am so glad to be in this class with you. We have created a safe community in which we can all practice and hopefully perfect our storytelling skills.
Commented Oct 3, 2019 on Making Progress by Marian Nance at Tell Me Something Good
Making Progress by Marian Nance
Hello novice and expert storytellers! Welcome to my progress blog in the Art of Storytelling II at the South Mountain Storytelling Institute taught by Liz Warren. There are ten of us, all eager to perfect our story telling techniques, to increase our storytelling confidence and to develop a p...
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