A Love Story for Humanity: Romance of Volcano and Ocean© Adapted, performed, and produced by Denise Valentine, Storyteller. Based on ancient Hawaiian folklore about the volcano goddess Pele, inspired by a version of the same title in the Storyteller’s Goddess, by Carolyn McVickar Edwards. Music tracks by Todd Porter. Link to this post!

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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti –– She is amazing her doctors, the 16-year-old choir girl who came close to dying but wouldn’t in the crumbled concrete graveyard of Port-au-Prince. More than two weeks after the earthquake brought down her school — and a day after she was lifted from the ruins — Darlene Etienne was eating yogurt, talking and [...]

Although we may not like to admit it, many of the sleep problems we experience are the result of bad habits and behaviors. We stay up late or sleep in late. We eat foods that disagree with us or enjoy a drink late at night, oblivious to their disruptive impact on our sleep rhythms. Over [...]

Imagine being born without arms. No arms to wrap around someone, no hands to experience touch, or to hold another hand with. Or what about being born without legs? Having no ability to dance, walk, run, or even stand on two feet. Now put both of those scenarios together� no arms and no legs. What [...]

Movie: Any Given Sunday Al Pacino giving great inspiration speech to his football team. Link to this post!

A 35-year-old man who said he had been trapped in a collapsed store since the major earthquake struck Haiti two weeks ago has been pulled out of the rubble. The man, identified as Rico Dibrivell, was covered in dust, wearing only underpants. He was found by the U.S. Army 82nd Airborne Division’s Delta Company on [...]

The story of how Death came into the world, and how grief and loss created the birth of both time and healing. Told by storyteller Dale Gilbert Jarvis Link to this post!

In his typically candid style, Richard St. John reminds us that success is not a one-way street, but a constant journey. He uses the story of his business’ rise and fall to illustrate a valuable lesson — when we stop trying, we fail. Link to this post!

Herdswoman is about three Sami women to whom reindeer herding is more than a mere occupation – it is a way of life, their culture. Aina, Elisabeth and Lisa belong to different generations. Their stories reflect life in Sápmi (Lapland) and the transition from nomadic existence to modern society.   Part 2: Part 3: Part [...]