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DIVING IN THE MOON HONORING STORY, FACILITATING HEALING ©Srebrenka Peregrin and Erika Katačić Kožić The storytelling scene in Croatia is still in its fledgling state, but thanks to several dedicated storytellers scattered throughout the country, it is slowly starting to spread its wings. The two of us met at a local storytelling event in 2014, …

The Strong Women Project ~ Strengthening Our Communities through Storytelling

DIVING IN THE MOON HONORING STORY, FACILITATING HEALING Dear Reader, You will notice that the 2017 Diving in the Moon has a new feature. I have often in the past wanted to make some comments on the journal as we go about putting it together, and so here is my first crack at Editor’s Comments. …

Editor’s Comments and Letters to the Editor

DIVING IN THE MOON HONORING STORY, FACILITATING HEALING © Jane Valencia On the first day of herb camp I knew that one child was in a place of struggle. I felt immediately that a week outdoors with plants and friends might nourish her spirit in a potent way. It’s fairly well-known these days that time …

When the Plants tell the Tales

DIVING IN THE MOON HONORING STORY, FACILITATING HEALING © Mike Seliger The Sky almost Danced tonight.Maybe it was just Clouds,Gliding along on the windIlluminated lightly by a hidden Moon. Maybe if I’d never seen them,The Northern Lights caressing the Sky, And never felt the Infectious JoyOf Dancing beneath their Dancing Light, Maybe I wouldn’t have …

The Sky Almost Danced

DIVING IN THE MOON HONORING STORY, FACILITATING HEALING © Olga Loya A long time ago, I was in a difficult relationship. I didn’t realize how hard it was at the time. He was very smart. He never hit me or my daughters because he knew that would be the end of us. Oh, he broke …

No Excuse

DIVING IN THE MOON HONORING STORY, FACILITATING HEALING ©Eva Grayzel The spotlight is on the speaker. The audience is observing their outward appearance,gait, where they stand (behind the podium or in front of it). On some level, judgmentsare being made before the speaker even opens their mouth. I can guess what people think about me …

Turning Adversity Into Opportunity Through Story

DIVING IN THE MOON HONORING STORY, FACILITATING HEALING © Mike Seliger This poem evolved from a lengthy correspondence between Mike Seliger and Phyllis Blackstone. Phyllis was frustrated by the mechanically proficient but personally distant performance of tasks by care-persons at a nursing home where one of her loved ones was in residence. She initially wanted to send an angry, …

To The New Caregiver

DIVING IN THE MOON HONORING STORY, FACILITATING HEALING © Lenora Ucko, PhD A Storytelling Organization StoriesWork, a Durham, North Carolina non-profit founded by Lenora Ucko in the year 2000, developed a program for group discussion of folk stories to encourage insight and provide tools for coping with life’s challenges. How do we do this? We use the magic and …

StoriesWork And Unique Storytelling

DIVING IN THE MOON HONORING STORY, FACILITATING HEALING © Loren Niemi After she had the last top tooth pulled…(For reasons not worth going into)She said she was excited to get denturesNot for the eating but for the lipstickThey could again be framed by. Forget the possibility of a red smear on white,The teeth give the …

Melisande’s Lipstick

DIVING IN THE MOON HONORING STORY, FACILITATING HEALING ©Joseph Andrecjahk Galata There is a saying in the professional marketing arena – “Anytime that you can easilyand inexpensively distribute your product that the public wants, then you have a chancefor success. ”Both novice and experienced storytellers can more readily than not – either in a quiet whisper …

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