DIVING IN THE MOON DIVING IN THE MOON HONORING STORY, FACILITATING HEALING © Cooper Braun Once upon a time, a young soldier returned to the shores of America from the jungles of Vietnam. In the city where he found himself discharged, he had no friends and no family. And he found that the people there did not […]
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DIVING IN THE MOON HONORING STORY, FACILITATING HEALING © Mike Seliger The Healing Story Alliance (HSA) recently posted a new section on its website: “Healing Story and Social Justice.” Still a work in progress, this initiative encourages contributions of stories, links, articles, commentary, and announcements of relevant events (concerts, workshops, etc.). It seeks to address a need
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DIVING IN THE MOON HONORING STORY, FACILITATING HEALING © Gemma B. Benton I went to sleep believing that the morning would provide new hope and a positive new direction. Instead, I awoke to what I considered an inconceivable nightmare and devastating reality. I was stunned. More than anything I felt a deep betrayal. I felt betrayed
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DIVING IN THE MOON HONORING STORY, FACILITATING HEALING ©Joseph Andrecjahk Galata There is a saying in the professional marketing arena – “Anytime that you can easily and inexpensively distribute your product that the public wants, then you have a chance for success. ”Both novice and experienced storytellers can more readily than not – either in
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DIVING IN THE MOON HONORING STORY, FACILITATING HEALING © Loren Niemi After she had the last top tooth pulled… (For reasons not worth going into) She said she was excited to get dentures Not for the eating but for the lipstick They could again be framed by. Forget the possibility of a red smear on
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DIVING IN THE MOON HONORING STORY, FACILITATING HEALING © Lenora Ucko, PhD A Storytelling Organization StoriesWork, a Durham, North Carolina non-profit founded by Lenora Ucko in the year 2000, developed a program for group discussion of folk stories to encourage insight and provide tools for coping with life’s challenges. How do we do this? We use the magic and
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DIVING IN THE MOON HONORING STORY, FACILITATING HEALING © Mike Seliger This poem evolved from a lengthy correspondence between Mike Seliger and Phyllis Blackstone. Phyllis was frustrated by the mechanically proficient but personally distant performance of tasks by care-persons at a nursing home where one of her loved ones was in residence. She initially wanted to send an angry,
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DIVING IN THE MOON HONORING STORY, FACILITATING HEALING ©Lani Peterson “There’s no way you’re gonna make me do this thing. No way.” I looked out across the seated group of eight adolescent girls. Their high school guidance counselor had referred them to this after school “Finding Your Voice” storytelling workshop. Most of the girls were
DIVING IN THE MOON HONORING STORY, FACILITATING HEALING © Olga Loya A long time ago, I was in a difficult relationship. I didn’t realize how hard it was at the time. He was very smart. He never hit me or my daughters because he knew that would be the end of us. Oh, he broke
DIVING IN THE MOON HONORING STORY, FACILITATING HEALING © Mike Seliger The Sky almost Danced tonight. Maybe it was just Clouds, Gliding along on the wind Illuminated lightly by a hidden Moon. Maybe if I’d never seen them, The Northern Lights caressing the Sky, And never felt the Infectious Joy Of Dancing beneath their Dancing
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