'The Passionate Writer'
The Resurgence of Oral Storytelling and the Audio Book
(Post by NINA MUNTEANU) Griot. Raconteur. Bard. Jongleur. Seanchai. Skop. Troubadors and minstrals. Spinner of yarns. Any way you call them they are stoytellers. And storytellers have shaped our societies and reflected our cultures for all read more
Writing in Your Own Hand
(Post by NINA MUNTEANU) How many of you still handwrite? I don’t just mean a letter to a friend or relative (although handwritten letters are growing increasingly rare) or a reminder to do something or shopping read more
Choosing the Less Worn Path of Intuition
In the middle of the journey of our life I came to myself within a dark wood where the straight way was lost—Dante Alighieri, The Divine Comedy (Post by NINA MUNTEANU) Intuition is the ability to read more
Give Thanks and Remain Impeccable
(Post by NINA MUNTEANU) That’s the simple answer. Give thanks and remain impeccable. In her book The Magic, Rhonda Byrne shares how cultivating gratitude in all aspects of your life can empower you and provide you read more
Resonating With the Universe
(Post by NINA MUNTEANU) Does art imitate life or does life imitate art? Which came first? Story or reality? Do we dream about our past or of another reality? What is déjà vu…really? What came BEFORE read more
Female Heroes in Literature & Pop Culture
(Post by NINA MUNTEANU) For birthday a while ago, I went to the cinema to watch the popular—and somewhat controversial—Hunger Games. Well, controversial among some critics and followers of critics, anyway. I came across a particularly read more
Sensual Writing and Why I Love the Smell of Smoke
(Post by NINA MUNTEANU) Last week, as I was driving along a winding country road on my way to Bridgewater from Lunenburg, I ran across the smoke of a small fire. They were obviously doing some read more
Your Story, My Story
I am the only one who can tell the story of my life and say what it means — Dorothy Allison (Post by NINA MUNTEANU) Writing is power. Writing is motion. Writing is story. From the read more
Beauty is Truth and Truth Beauty
(Post by NINA MUNTEANU) “Love makes an object beautiful—Eliseo Lagano Ubi amor ibi oculus est (Where there is love there is vision)—Richard of St Victor Do you recall John Keats’ enigmatic last two lines in Ode read more
An Artist Lost in Paris
(Post by NINA MUNTEANU) On my third day in Paris, I got lost. I didn’t mean to; it just happened. I’d started early and joined the morning crowd at the Musée d’Orsay. After a breathtaking journey read more
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A film by Conscious Action Network.
How Do You Feel About Retirement?
I don't have a specific age for retiring. I think if I continue to lov
Digging Deep for Truths
I doubt anyone gets through life without a serious case of self-doubt.
Digging Deep for Truths
Thank you for this huge serving of food for thought. I am in the midst
The Resurgence of Oral Storytelling and the Audio Book
Listening to audio books is practical and it meets the busy lifestyle
Our Journey of Lessons Travelling in Southeast Asia
And thank you, Gary, for putting together such a wonderful forum where