Changing with the times, the old “West Valley Tellers of Tales” is revamping, sprucing up, renewing its vigor, and getting ready to Enrich the lives of our listeners, Encourage each other as well as storytelling aspirants, and most of all Entertain those who would like to discover the age old but newly revived art of telling stories!
Well, NEWS FLASH! Cliff Hicks and I have liked each others’ stories so much that we have teamed up as the Tale Travelers! We are both excited about this association and hope to be appearing together once and a while. Look for us at the Prescott Folk Festival! Cliff is a native Arizonan (truly native because his father was Apache), and tells wonderful tales of his childhood. If you ever have a chance, make sure to hear his “Sear’s and Roebuck Christmas.” I will be telling “A Soldier’s Secret” during this time with Cliff. It is a true story of a Civil War soldier who carried many secrets as a spy but also some very sensitive personal secrets. Come and enjoy!
I am happy to announce that I will be telling stories on both Saturday and Sunday, October 1st and 2nd, at the Prescott Folk Festival in the Sharlot Hall Museum. I will be appearing Saturday with the West Side Storytellers from 1:30 to 3pm on Saturday, with Cliff Hicks Sunday from 1 to 2pm, and solo from 3:15 to 3:45pm in the Blue Rose Workshop. Come on out and enjoy the fun! Most of the acts will be musicians but there are a few other stroytellers as well. My solo slot will feature my “Take a Ride on the River” show, and will include some of the stories I used to tell as a river guide on the Colorado River from Glen Canyon Dam to Lee’s Ferry. My book “Take a Ride on the River” will be launched there also. I will be featuring a slide show with many of the fantastic pictures from those trips and the new book! HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!
A house is made of walls and beams…
A home is made of love and dreams
I am in the process of making a new home and enjoying it.
Barb and I have been shopping for floor tile, paint, doors and more.
The contractors have been frustrating but soon we will have our new home.
Finding this home, the Realtor, the home inspector, finding the contractor to make the improvements and even the homeowners insurance agent – all led by Spirit and each one intuitive / spiritual.
Proof just trust in Spirit and let them lead the way !
I am right in the middle of my next creation – A Full color book and DVD called “Take A Ride On The River”.
They contain Colorado River Stories with information about Riding the Colorado River and special details from a river guide.
The book will be released by Oct 1st and the DVD by November. Stay tuned . . . .
Your not too late to catch – Hotter than Hell Speed Dating Event
Tonight at LSN – Hotter than Hell Singles Night w/ Express Match Dating! 1VCC,
4442 N 7th St, Phx, 7:00 – 10:00 PM.
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Look at it this way:
Your outer world is a reflection of your inner world.
If you know who you are, if you are comfortable in your own skin, if you love how your Creator created you, if you’re happy just being you, if you wouldn’t want anything in the world but to be you, if you can’t imagine being anybody but you … then you will transcend the need to “think positive.” You will move beyond reminding yourself to “think positive.” You won’t need to avoid negative news, negative talk or negative e-mails. And your outlook will be authentically and automatically positive.
You will know how you being you will prevail — no matter what happens. And that, in itself, will make you positive — no matter how much negative news or negative talk there is around you.
PURPLE MIST
I was mesmerized by this story. In the story I begin to notice a light and an energy outside my home that looks like a purple haze. I mention it to my husband, Joe, who does not see it. I eventually step outside, into this light. It is amazing and feels wonderful. Joe does not see it. He begins to think that this is crazy. One day there is a knock at the door. Someone has come over to see the “purple haze” and soon many others follow.
Eleven of us eventually gather at my home. Joe thinks we’re all crazy and leaves. We are becoming transformed by this beautiful light and energy. What was so amazing about this story is that those who do not resonate energetically anymore simply leave. Although I do not have a husband, Joe represents the people who no longer are a good fit for me, so to speak. In actuality, a number of people have dropped out of my life in the somewhat recent past. My dream is to have a lovely group of people, a community, that I am connected to in the most beautiful way. The amazing thing is that this is what was created in the story!!
Victoria Glod, Phoenix, AZ
I will be at the Prescott Folk Festival sharing my Colorado River Stories and giving My Keeper of the Story Workshop Overview on Sunday afternoon and on Saturday I will be telling with my group The WestSide Storytellers some of my Folk tales and historical stories. – Details below . . .
Saturday and Sunday
October 1 and 2, 2011
10 AM to 5 PM
Sharlot Hall Museum, Prescott, AZ
http://sharlot.org/folk-music-festival
A landmark UCLA study suggests friendships between women are special.They shape who we are and who we are yet to be. They soothe our tumultuous inner world, fill the emotional gaps in our marriage, and help us remember who we really are.
By the way, they may do even more. Scientists now suspect that hanging out with our friends can actually counteract the kind of stomach-quivering stress most of us experience on a daily basis. A landmark UCLA study suggests that women respond to stress with a cascade of brain chemicals that cause us to make and maintain friendships with other women. It’s a stunning find that has turned five decades of stress research–most of it on men–upside down.
