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True Stories, Honest Lies: Still breathing
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True Stories, Honest Lies. Meanderings and meditations by a storyteller, writer, dreamer. Http:/ wordsaboutwater.blogspot.com/. Http:/ www.whoelsa.com. Http:/ sunnydelightsrandomness.blogspot.com/. Friday, August 7, 2015. Writing about grief has helped me understand my own mourning process. Each time I sit down and come up with something to write I have to examine my own feelings and reactions with greater clarity than I might otherwise. Thank you for continuing to indulge me. I am still alive. I am ...
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True Stories, Honest Lies: The Telling Life: Community and isolation
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True Stories, Honest Lies. Meanderings and meditations by a storyteller, writer, dreamer. Http:/ wordsaboutwater.blogspot.com/. Http:/ www.whoelsa.com. Http:/ sunnydelightsrandomness.blogspot.com/. Wednesday, August 5, 2015. The Telling Life: Community and isolation. It's hard. It's also powerful. I have found that all of this alone time is very important, but I need to be mindful that I still require contact. Contact. A need to be alone co-exists with a need for connection. What is most vital for me in ...
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True Stories, Honest Lies: Life after death
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True Stories, Honest Lies. Meanderings and meditations by a storyteller, writer, dreamer. Http:/ wordsaboutwater.blogspot.com/. Http:/ www.whoelsa.com. Http:/ sunnydelightsrandomness.blogspot.com/. Friday, July 24, 2015. It was a hard conversation though vitally important. Helped, because it forced me to look at the physical things in my life and make choices. What was helping me? What was holding me back? There were ripples. What patterns of behavior were helping me? Who do I want to be? Kevin loved me ...
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True Stories, Honest Lies: Bravery
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True Stories, Honest Lies. Meanderings and meditations by a storyteller, writer, dreamer. Http:/ wordsaboutwater.blogspot.com/. Http:/ www.whoelsa.com. Http:/ sunnydelightsrandomness.blogspot.com/. Friday, July 31, 2015. Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death. When I have I felt the need to be brave? I was brave when I stood up and walked out of the room he died in, walked away from his body, walked into an uncertain and undesired future. I have found bravery is necessa...
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True Stories, Honest Lies: August 2015
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True Stories, Honest Lies. Meanderings and meditations by a storyteller, writer, dreamer. Http:/ wordsaboutwater.blogspot.com/. Http:/ www.whoelsa.com. Http:/ sunnydelightsrandomness.blogspot.com/. Friday, August 28, 2015. And in the end. I have always paid attention to the songs that get stuck in my head. When Kevin was dying I found this song playing over and over and over again. No wonder. Give it a listen. This is not only because of Kevin, not only because of the ways he loved me and taught me to lo...
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True Stories, Honest Lies: March 2015
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True Stories, Honest Lies. Meanderings and meditations by a storyteller, writer, dreamer. Http:/ wordsaboutwater.blogspot.com/. Http:/ www.whoelsa.com. Http:/ sunnydelightsrandomness.blogspot.com/. Saturday, March 28, 2015. Kevin M. Brooks, loved. Kevin was a gift to the universe. I am so sad he is gone, I doubt this wound will ever heal but that's okay. I am so grateful for him. I am so grateful for his life, for his love, for his being. I remain awed by the mere fact that he loved me. Kevin, thank you.
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True Stories, Honest Lies: The Telling Life: Continuing Education
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True Stories, Honest Lies. Meanderings and meditations by a storyteller, writer, dreamer. Http:/ wordsaboutwater.blogspot.com/. Http:/ www.whoelsa.com. Http:/ sunnydelightsrandomness.blogspot.com/. Wednesday, July 29, 2015. The Telling Life: Continuing Education. The National Storytelling Conference. Starts tomorrow, right here in Kansas City. I'm looking forward to it; it's an opportunity to see people I care about, do a little work and learn a few things. My performances on Wednesday. Function as conti...
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True Stories, Honest Lies: The world through my eyes: Summer 2015
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True Stories, Honest Lies. Meanderings and meditations by a storyteller, writer, dreamer. Http:/ wordsaboutwater.blogspot.com/. Http:/ www.whoelsa.com. Http:/ sunnydelightsrandomness.blogspot.com/. Sunday, July 12, 2015. The world through my eyes: Summer 2015. A few images from around Kansas City, Philadelphia and Atlantic City. As always, images are not adjusted. I'm starting to play with Lightroom so that will change. All images and text (c) 2015 Laura Packer. I loved the contrasting colors here. Permi...
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True Stories, Honest Lies: The Telling Life: Vulnerability
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True Stories, Honest Lies. Meanderings and meditations by a storyteller, writer, dreamer. Http:/ wordsaboutwater.blogspot.com/. Http:/ www.whoelsa.com. Http:/ sunnydelightsrandomness.blogspot.com/. Wednesday, July 15, 2015. The Telling Life: Vulnerability. Performance storytelling, at its best, is about connection. It's about creating a piece where the teller can say here is something I know to be true. But how does this happen? And take 20 minutes. I'll wait. This is really just a way to describe a set ...