Knees shaking. Heart pounding. “What are you doing?!” my thoughts spin as I sit in the back row at a MOTH Story Slam. I just put my name in a hat to tell my most personal story in public. Like … read more...
Tag: romance/love/marriage
FULL CIRCLE by Terri Lyne Carrington
When I look back on my life there are a lot of instances where people, especially women, have told me how much I inspire them, seeing me as fearless and daring. This was not always comfortable because I always felt … read more...
MRS. SPOOK, SPAIN, 1965 by Lillian McCloy
Lillian McCloy was the wife of a deep undercover CIA officer during the Cold War. This is an excerpt from her memoir, Six Car Lengths Behind an Elephant: Undercover & Overwhelmed as a CIA Wife and Mother. Frank in … read more...
WHY I BECAME A BUDDHIST by Pema Chödrön (a story told on video)
In this six-minute video, Pema Chödrön candidly and humorously shares the story of her broken marriage and how it ultimately led her on the path to Buddhism.
Good Medicine by Pema Chödrön. Copyright © 1999 Pema Chödrön. All rights reserved. … read more...
GO WITH THE FLOW by Karen Wolf
My life’s headlines might read like a National Enquirer front page: KILLER BEES ATTACK SAILORS IN VENEZUELAN JUNGLE; HURRICANE FLOYD SWAMPS COUPLE IN NEW JERSEY MARSHES; SOUTH PACIFIC STORM TESTS SAILOR’S SKILLS. Such splashy journalism might reflect a landlubbers view … read more...
HOW DOES A FLOWER DARE TO BLOOM by Ilse Noir
How does a flower dare to bloom a million times over in a million strange places to a million different faces? And how is it that I see you and me, abloom in every new face on the street? How … read more...
FEAR CITY by Penny Ross Burk
The traffic going up Route 81 was a little heavy but pride kept me on the highway and passionately directed. I was scared to death, an introvert flying down the road trying to function in an extrovert’s world and heading … read more...