J.M. Barrie: “Come in, come in. The glade is quiet tonight, and you’ve arrived just in time.”I once wrote about a boy who wouldn’t grow up. Not because growing was wrong, but because something breaks when we forget how to fly—not with wings, but with wonder.You see, long ago I learned something: the world is filled with invisible things. Fairies, yes, but … [Read more...] about Always Be A Little Kinder Than Necessary: Barrie & the Fairy
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Mother Teresa TED Talk: Love Anyway in a Broken World
Desmond Tutu: (Lights low. A soft glow centers the stage. Archbishop Tutu walks slowly to the microphone, hands folded in front of him, voice gentle and certain.)There are some people whose very presence reminds us that God has not given up on the world.My dear friends, today you will hear from such a soul.She walked the alleys where others held their … [Read more...] about Mother Teresa TED Talk: Love Anyway in a Broken World
Literary Giants Discuss Storytelling: Character, Plot & Philosophy
William Shakespeare:"Friends, wordsmiths, and seekers of truth, gather ye now to this grand symposium where words shall weave magic and thoughts shall shape destinies. We are here to explore the very essence of storytelling—the alchemy that transforms ink into worlds, characters into souls, and plots into journeys of the heart and mind.Stories are more than mere … [Read more...] about Literary Giants Discuss Storytelling: Character, Plot & Philosophy