Everyone Is a Hero
Everyone is the hero of her own story, her own heroic journey. We only play secondary roles in other people’s journeys – guide, helper, obstacle,…
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Everyone Is a Hero
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Deeper into the Enchanted Woods We Go
Deeper into the Enchanted Woods We Go
A couple of weeks ago I wrote about Bruno Bettelheim’s The Uses of Enchantment: The Meaning and Importance of Fairy Tales (Vintage)Here are two more…
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The Path to Courage: Irena Gutowa’s Story
The Path to Courage: Irena Gutowa’s Story
Coming up soon is Yom Hashoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day, so my post is dedicated to one of my own heroes, rescuer Irene Gut Opdyke. About…
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The Briar Patch
The Briar Patch
“What are your favorite stories?” I ask my daughter. Without hesitation the answer always comes back, “Anansi stories.” Anansi the Spider is a trickster in…
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Stories Made Me
Stories Made Me
What fairy tales give the child is his first clear idea of the possible defeat of bogey. They baby has known the dragon intimately ever…
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The Journey Our Kids Are On
The Journey Our Kids Are On
If you don’t know the trees you may be lost in the forest, but if you don’t know the stories you may be lost in…
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Getting to the Heart of Courage
Getting to the Heart of Courage
The Merriam Webster (2010) dictionary defines courage as follows: “mental or moral strength to venture, persevere, and withstand danger, fear, or difficulty” (http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/courage, ¶1). It comes…
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