Our whole lives are surrounded by story. We ourselves are living a story within billions of others living their stories all over this world. All of us with our little personal stories make up a larger story, a very real and true story. Who can say what this larger story is about, and do we see hints of it’s theme in real and made up stories we tell today. A lot of people, me included like stories about real people, but there are also those of us who like the made up stories. I’m sure there have been many people who ask, why people like made up stories so much, why don’t they just stick to reality. There are many incredible stories that are true stories, ones that bring hope, and joy, they bring justice, and peace and they give us motivation to fight for the good things of life. I think, the truth of it is, that made up stories have truth about life in them. They may be made up, but they speck of things in life that are true. Mostly I think it tends to speck to the longing in all our hearts for hope in a better life. I know for sure it does for me. I have recently spent time in the world of Inkheart written by: Cornelia Funke some of the best times I’ve had in the last 7 years has been getting caught up in a book that I couldn’t put down. I have not always been aware of the draw of a good book; in fact, I would say that I didn’t discover books until I was in my late 20’s. My love for fiction has grown sense then. I think the one story that I was told as a young girl was the fairy tail stories. The ones where there is magic, and the princess falls in love with the prince. Now, later on in my adult years I have often heard people say that these stories brain wash our children, and give us these unreal ideas about life, a kind of fantasy, or expectation that isn't real. I was relieved to read an essay by: C.S. Lewis entitled on three ways of writing for children, in which he address the topic of fairy stories, and people’s criticism of them. I was glad to see that he said a bunch of things that helped me understand why I like them so much, and why he feels they are important for children, and for adults. One key idea, or theme, and the one that rang true with me is: HOPE. I recommend this little essay.
I said yes, when my friend asked me if I wanted to go dancing at a downtown café in Denver. My friend assured me that there were lessons before hand, and you didn’t need a partner. I grew up listening to the greats, Count Basie, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Duke Ellington, Frank Sinatra, Glenn Miller, and Benny Goodman. But, until the night that I went dancing with my friend, I hadn’t fully appreciated what I loved listening too so much. The cover charge was seven dollars, and that included an hour of east cost swing lessons, and a live big band performance following, where I practiced what I had just learned in the lesson. It was a welcoming community of people those dancers. I met a few men that had been dancing for years, and said how exited they were that the young people were starting to really dance again. One gentleman in particular named Max, who, I noted, could kick his legs up higher than I could, and never seemed to tire. He danced every dance, and on that first n...
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