Nothing is the same since Sandy. That’s not necessarily good or bad either. It’s different. There’s a lot of construction, everywhere. New businesses, new residences and new rules too. My hyper-local beachfront has been a real hub of activity. It seems like it’s the staging ground for the ongoing, never ending, beach replenishment. My most familiar beaches are more than triple the size they were last year. It all seems…
Category: <span>NJ</span>
Yoga is looking so different today from how it was represented when I first began to define the word. I’ve heard one of my personal guru’s say many times, “Yoga has become very popular, but what is popular is not yoga.”. That said, this weeks classes will focus on heart-openings, feels really appropriate given all the planets that are in water signs right now. While in CA, I participated in…
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What fun! Telling stories. Together. For an audience. I’ve learned so much telling my tales. It’s a process, like anything else. The wanting, the picking and choosing, the endless editing, the voice, the gestures, the eye-contact or lack thereof, the embellishments, the applause, it’s all part of a storyteller’s craft. Yes? It’s summertime here at the Jersey Shore and it’s time to lighten up a bit and laugh. I’m working…
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Heading to the NJ State Folk Festival this weekend where I’ll see one of my favorite harp teachers. I’m really excited to hear some current folk music. It’s been a while. As a “baby-boomer-extraordinaire” I spent countless hours listening to people like Joni Mitchell, James Taylor, and Tim something?…… It’s a maritime theme this year and I just attended a local photowalk and took these pictures (scroll down) experimenting with…
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Just opened an account @ soundcloud….they’ve really simplified all the uploading and downloading so amateur people like me can share some music……. So, here’s the tune The Factory Girl, at least part of it….. I tried to really slow it down and use very few notes so that you can feel the “bones of the song”. Story at 2pm. ……told under the auspices of a disseminating moon Om shanti. …
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Chinese New Year is coming and it’s the year of the goat. I don’t practice that particular astrological system, but I do practice Chinese Feng Shui, just about everyday. It’s a gift to know where and how to make a small adjustment to tweak the movement of chi in my life. I am grateful. Feng shui has brought amazing and noticable results in my personal life and for my…
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……I’ve given myself some time & space to write/tell some about my dear Aunt Em. She is a sister to my mother, and also to Uncle Sam….he’s the one I storytold about at the Hamilton Grounds for Sculpture. Blog post here. What’s so interesting is that since I told that story in September new information has come to me that sheds more light on my connection to civil rights issues… …
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I’m registered once again for the Harper’s Escape! I’ve attended it maybe 4 other times and it’s never failed to rejuvenate my soul. Oh, and my harp playing gets a little bit better too. The faculty will be different this year which is disappointing and exciting both. I will miss Grainne and her family. Watching the little ones dance to harp & fiddle is a sight to behold. I wrote…
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This Sunday I am hoping to participate once again at the monthly Circle Of Stories. It’s open to anyone and if you want the time/place details let me know. StoryTelling is a new art/hobby/practice for me and I’ve enjoyed watching the process that I put myself through to get from inspiration to presentation. It’s usually exhausting and exhilarating both at the same time. I wonder why am I doing…
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I came across this old post and thought you should re-read it now that the Cardinal Cross is here. Waking up to ice on my windshield on April 15 is a stunning reminder that things are indeed changing. …more later
