"If the world were merely seductive, that would be easy. It it were merely challenging, that would be no problem. But I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a desire to enjoy the world. This makes it hard to plan the day."
Elwyn Brooks White, 1899-1985 American Essayist and Author
I [...]

When was the last time you received a postcard in the mail?
Today I had the pleasure and joy of receiving a postcard with personal message from Emma.

The postcard followed a conversation with Emma, Rebecca and others about storytelling, and also, the various ways to bring people of all ages, including the 20-40year old set, to a Storytelling Festival in NY [...]

Overview Below please find a musing on the gift of silence, and a lesson learnt through conversation, and some tools and resources. Or perhaps, simply take this as an invitation to enjoy a moment of silence and enjoy that?
 
 
 
 
 
 
I (and other readers) would be interested in hearing your own experiences with silence, and anything - stories, tools, [...]

I know I talk a lot about story but it seems so is everyone else at the moment
Here is just some of the information that has come to me via friends, colleagues and internet-reading:
- Articles 

"Story will always be king, no matter how much we love the technology" Producer Ethan Marten - Fast Company Article on the digital [...]

I haven’t watched the TV news regularly for a good 2 years now. I do occasionally read the newspaper, but mostly enroute to crossword/sudoku…though I do listen to what people are talking about, and if need be will run a quick search and skim, for the most part, I find it easy enough to be well informed and live [...]

Google Blog Search :

Yet another addition to the search service offering by google, Google’s blog search is currently in Beta.
What do you think about this?
As I think about this search feature I see both "amazing" and "cause for concern": On one hand the individuals/groups usifg blogs/sites with a blog interface are able to make their mark more easily, and in many ways [...]