The other week I posted my favourite quote at the moment "Relax – Nothing is under Control" … Ok, so let’s say we accept that as true. Nothing is under control. But what if your situation feels more extreme than usual. If things really are spinning away differently from how we ‘planned’ or ‘assumed’. How [...]

"Relax… Nothing is Under Control"  – Mr. Booja-Booja     via Scott (thank you!) who connected with me via Booja Booja and boojabooja’s cards – see this post… And here are a few more of the older original cards – courtesy of Scott again…     thanks also to PW for the first booja-booja scent! [...]

The other day I thought "Mondrian". And as I sat to write today it came back…  At the same time, this very morning, I mapped out my family story project "the family forest" as if it was a patchwork quilt.   The quilt/grid I mapped out by hand had 24. 4 rows, 6 columns. I [...]

"A little light dispels a lot of darkness…" – The Talmud Sometimes we only need a tiny bit of light to see things differently. Sending you a little light to brighten up your day(s)!  And some images, too.   PS In keeping with the theme around a little light – all images here are taken [...]

Once upon a time… McLuhan’s ghost is at work again. There is an oddly disturbing yet fascinating emergence in storyland "The Proppian Fairy Tale Generator" – based on the work of Russian structuralist Vladimir Propp…(thanks Paul and others) His idea, and the idea behind the generator is that all fairytales have basic elements – so [...]

Verba Volant / Scripta Manent = Spoken words fly away / but writing remains  via The Treehouse  – Naomi Wolf  “…This is one of the … words. Its roots sink deep and stretch out far…There is a great moving force therein. A great moving force and yet again, only a lost sound. It is a [...]

                                Image: Perseverance (c) Harry Araten  Backstory / Story with image  Please note: not all this backstory relates to image/notion above – you may prefer to scroll down to ‘related stories‘ section…   *** "When is the best time to plant [...]

In conversation with Chaim yesterday he mentioned, almost in passing, letting go to "life’s intricate dance". I’ve been thinking about his words – and thought you might also like to. As I sit and write I also recall a line from Dr. Seuss’s Oh The Places You’ll Go "I’m afraid that some times you’ll play [...]

I just saw this image and was reminded of something I wanted to blog about almost 2 years ago – "everyone can draw" If you ask a child if they can draw they will likely say ‘yes’ and grin. They will also likely go draw you something and expect you to see what it is [...]

"Sound is the rubbing of notes between two drops of water,  the breath between the note and the silence, the sound of thought – To write is to note down the music of the world" – Helen Cixous This quote was just emailed to me by a dear friend and storyteller Kaja – telling me [...]