Down The Rabbit Hole, and Up With the Dreams…
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Dear John, A Daughter’s Wish and Moments of Awakening…
My daughter recently stated that she hopes that my husband and I live to a ripe old age and that we die together, much like Noah and Allie in the movie based on The Notebook, by Nicholas Sparks. My daughter had just finished reading Spark’s novel, now a movie, Dear John.
That’s the great thing about reading books. They awaken us to parts of ourselves, hopes dreams and wishes, and those held for us by loved ones.
That my daughter, not yet 25, could offer me such a gift I find astounding. Most children, and rightfully so, want their parents alive for as long as possible.
Saying this to my daughter, she responded with, “I can handle my life, take care of myself as long as I know that you and Daddy are together somewhere in the universe, even if I’m not with you.”
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Mythic Structure and Story
All stories consist of a few common elements. These elements constitute all stories, fairy tales, dreams, movies, and myths. These elements also form what Christopher Vogler describes in The Writer’s Journey–Mythic Structure for Writers, as The Hero’s Journey. The Hero’s Journey becomes not only a universal myth for human kind, but also offers a blueprint
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Swimming
During vacation I made a point of making sure I went into the ocean each day, just wading. Marine therapy is so good for the body and soul. I also went swimming during that time. It was great. Exercise and deep breathing deepens my sleep. I slept a lot during our vacation. I dreamed a
The Dollars and Sense of Writing
Why should I read this book? This is the question every reader holds when cracking open the pages of any novel, or work of fiction and deciding whether to invest money and time into purchasing and reading it.
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Imagination and Life
Who is your imagination and what makes it tick? Every artists owes it to her or himself to contemplate her or his imagination, what energizes it, what it craves, what stifles it.
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