Buddhism | Skywalker Storyteller Works

My Story and Poem of Meditation

Posted on March 31, 2013 7 Comments

I sat alone in the small dark Poettential Unlimited Poetry Theatre in Harlem with my eyes closed, resting in its silence when a circular light appeared in my mind’s eye. Years later, Grandmama, the woman in his home I was staying in Los Angeles, one morning handed me a tabloid sized journal. I did a […]

Free Write Friday

Posted on February 22, 2013 18 Comments

Thanks to Sean Bidd for introducing me to kellieelmore.com-free-write-friday-lyric-prompt/ This is my first time with this free writing, I look forward to more. The prompt is in quotes, my writing follows. “Oh yea, they say ‘life goes on’ long after the thrill of living is gone.” So the Buddhist says, the thrill of living is but […]

Celebrating Our Wedding Anniversary

Posted on January 11, 2013 12 Comments

Today Brian Payne and I celebrate our 15th wedding anniversary. We were married at Udiyan Maitreya Kosha, a Buddhist Center, in Denver, Colorado at 11:11, January 11th. Gretchen Groth, now a Lama, conducted the ceremony that Brian and I wrote. Even though, I’ve been spending the morning with head congestion and repeated sneezes, we’re having […]

May Peace Begin with Me

Posted on December 30, 2012 8 Comments

When my husband said we were going to watch Fahrenheit 9/11 my mind, seeking entertainment, thought he was referring to the 1966 François Truffaut feature Fahrenheit 451. When I saw that we were watching Michael Moore’s documentary, I didn’t want to watch it because we had seen it in the theater and I knew it […]

The Christmas Story to Soothe All Hearts

Posted on December 23, 2012 2 Comments

This morning as I was reflecting on this story, I thought of the children and adults who died on December 14. My prayer, from the day of this sadness, has been for these children and adults to be quickly reborn to share the grace and light gained from their sacrifices. Suddenly, I saw clearly that […]

REFLECTION

Posted on October 23, 2012 1 Comment

Every day, I pray to achieve enlightenment in order to help others likewise achieve enlightenment by recognizing the illusions caused by hatred, jealousy, greed, and ignorance. Those poisons must be cured, in each person, by the antidotes of compassion, patience, generosity, and love in order to create a peaceful world. These antidotes manifest in action. […]

Sarabha

Posted on September 29, 2012 Leave a Comment

This Buddhist tale is a Jataka Tale, a story of one of Shayamuni Buddha’s earlier lives. It is a touching story of compassion and kindness. Click on the link below to hear the story. http://storytellingtheater.com/storytellingtheater.com/PERFORMANCE/Entries/2011/9/30_sarabha.html

A Spider Story for Gardeners

Posted on August 11, 2012 7 Comments

When I was eight years old my sisters and I spent a semester living with Mother, our paternal grandmother. She was a large, round woman who ruled with an iron hand. Her large wooden house had a wide, screened back porch that ran the full length of the house. A well was on the back […]

WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION – THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE BOMBING OF HIROSHIMA

Posted on August 4, 2012 Leave a Comment

During the Cuban Missile Crises, I was in fifth grade and lived on Tyndall Air Force Base in Panama City, Florida. I remember we had to walk to school because the base was using our school buses to transport troops in case the President decided to take military action against the Russians. Anti-communism was at […]

CELEBRATE VISIONS OF FREEDOM AND EQUALITY

Posted on June 29, 2012 2 Comments

Before I began looking at my e-mails I was contemplating how I was going to write this Friday’s story because I wanted to write about the big day coming up, July 4th. Fortunately, I received an e-mail which gives an important message and have decided to share it in its entirety below. As we gather […]