How Schools Kill Creativity by Ken Robinson

September 18, 2013

My all-time favorite TED talk– a classic. You may have already seen it (it has nearly 18 million hits!) but if not, it’s worth watching. Ken Robinson is a funny speaker with deeply profound things to say about educating our children. If you have a few minutes to watch, click here.

Marci Darling

I lie here on my pink puffy bed in my pink silky pajamas, or pink flannel depending on my mood (the only thing you can bank on is that there will be chocolate smeared somewhere on my attire), with my pink feathered pen, writing my most delicious daydreams. Funny? Sometimes. Scandalous? Hopefully. Inspiring? Perhaps. Full of love? Always.

Welcome to my World.

Inspiration

The Go-Go’s and Siegfried and Roy
October 7, 2007

I was sitting backstage with my fellow dancers, Kina and Pleasant, while on tour with the Go-Go’s. They were talking about their first sexual fantasies, and I made the mistake of confessing mine. “My first sexual fantasy was Siegfried and Roy,” I stated. They stared at me before howling with laughter. The kind of laughter where you can’t breathe. “I know it’s crazy,” I said. “I went to see their magic show in Las Vegas when I was 12 years…

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Hope | Humor | Inspiration | Kim | Magical Moments | Travel Stories

Chasing Rainbows and Finding a Pot of Gold on the Isle of Skye
December 29, 2020December 29, 2020

There are songs and poems and endless legends about rainbows, and I love them all. In fact, I consider myself a bit of a rainbow connoisseur. I have seen my fair share of rainbows, but nothing prepared me for the day we saw thirteen rainbows in one day on the Isle of Skye in Scotland. THIRTEEN! My best friend, Kim and I were fairy hunting and researching my ancestry on the Isle of Skye. (This was 1995 before the internet,…

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Hope | Inspiration | Magical Moments | Travel Stories

Grief Journey with Winged Victory, Paris, and a Group of Blind Children
May 19, 2021November 11, 2023

Experts speculate which ancient battle Winged Victory was created for, but does it matter? We are all fighting our own battles in our own way every single day. The fact that we are here, out in the world, celebrating the majesty of the human spirit through art, creating our own art, walking through these treasured creations, letting their astonishing beauty wash over us, is a winged victory in itself. I wiped my tears off my cheeks with the back of my hand and walked on, with my shoulders rolled back and my dress rippling across my hips.

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Divorce Diva | Grief Journey | Hope | Humor | Inspiration | Travel Stories

Travelers: Packing Tips for Hats
December 21, 2021December 21, 2021

Packing tip: if you are traveling with large hats, don’t pack them, wear them.
Wouldn’t it be dreamy if people started wearing large hats while traveling? Out with sweatpants and messy buns… in with large hats and beautiful travel attire!
Whenever I enter a hat shop while traveling, my fantasy world kicks into overdrive, and with each one I try on, I become different characters dropped into fantastic worlds.
I inevitably fall in love with the biggest, most ornate ones, and I’m overcome with that feeling of “My life will not be complete without you, oh darling hat!”

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Inspiration

A Doozy of a Day
February 23, 2010

Today was what we, in Babyworld, would call “a doozy.” I was baking away as usual and Annabelle became entranced by the container of flour on the table. She ran to her own little kitchen and pulled out her little pots and pans and started mixing away. I figured it would be messy, but I was happy she was getting some tactile stimulation–usually she doesn’t like to get her hands dirty. A few minutes later I glanced behind me and…

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Hollywood | Hope | Humor | Inspiration | Magical Moments | Travel Stories

I Won A Trip to Hawaii on The Dating Game!
December 3, 2020February 12, 2021

I love to travel and my lack of funds led me to some very interesting places. First stop? The Dating Game in1988 where I won a trip to Hawaii!

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