tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85473274921824400322024-03-19T01:12:54.244-07:00SOULspacean infinite space to explore the soul...
a finite space to tell its stories...
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SoulSpacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11919528093576625477noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8547327492182440032.post-10957701543367747222023-11-21T00:07:00.000-08:002023-11-21T00:07:13.879-08:00Just another day for you and me in Paradise - poem Pic - Fishes in a lake - they stay away from the sides fearing birds, all cramped together. Suddenly one fish flips to it's back and dies! - Oh just an ordinary day in our LIFE! Greed arrives in many forms, bearing gifts of clothes, jewels and food. I fail to resist and welcome them with eager desire.Ill will is a hazy person occupying my nether worlds, showing up at places and SoulSpacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11919528093576625477noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8547327492182440032.post-15585523072759690132023-07-05T20:09:00.000-07:002023-07-05T20:09:02.704-07:00Memory - a life of experiences<!--[if gte mso 9]>
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SoulSpacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11919528093576625477noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8547327492182440032.post-85355583287376582742023-04-06T01:07:00.003-07:002023-04-06T01:07:30.807-07:00Threaded Kolam in White! Why do I post my crochet? To bring awareness to the processFrom ideation, to choosing of yarn, needle and design, until the last slip stitch completes and closes the design...we must stay committed and enrolled in the task at hand.We envision how it will turn out (of coure this is not originl design) but as the needle follows a set pattern, some parts may be changed and altered SoulSpacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11919528093576625477noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8547327492182440032.post-82337348529735058472023-04-06T00:48:00.006-07:002023-04-06T00:48:30.163-07:00SoulSpace StoryScapades! Vol 1 :No 1 : 2023 Better late than never.Just recording some highlights of 21 and 22 SoulSpacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11919528093576625477noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8547327492182440032.post-67411707806640401842023-03-26T07:45:00.001-07:002023-03-26T07:45:32.371-07:00Perfect - Imperfect Perfection and ImperfectionHere and now in these petals are held.Words we assign to obectsDo they care? Each petal is...Each petal has been...Each petal will be...what it is always meant to be. Perfect and ImperfectHere and now in these petals are held. Words we assign to thingsDo they care? We make meaning in our headsWe make it what it is...We call it reality...SoulSpacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11919528093576625477noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8547327492182440032.post-72322239370685807982022-11-21T23:47:00.003-08:002022-11-21T23:47:29.369-08:00StorySpace - Kamakshi <!--[if gte mso 9]>
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SoulSpacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11919528093576625477noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8547327492182440032.post-51717029258189547452022-11-19T08:41:00.001-08:002022-11-21T02:45:03.814-08:00Verse-Space - Meeting an Elder - Tree in Conoor There in a corner you stoodTall and ram-rod straight!I would have missed youIf his shout had not made me run,Towards your majestic girth.1869 - I rub my eyes with wonder...A hundred and fifty years ago you were planted,To witness the passing time. Hello dear ancestor, I greet you with delight.Hello dear old tree, I hug you with tenderness.You, my evergreen have lived a long life,SoulSpacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11919528093576625477noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8547327492182440032.post-89993283024989600002022-11-10T08:11:00.002-08:002022-11-10T08:46:03.000-08:00The Bell of Justice - Manu Needhi Chozhan - Story of Compassion ( 3 min read) The loud and rhythmic sound of the bell ringing, galvanized the King. He hurried down the steps, across the path leading to the gate, built into the perimeter of the palace grounds. That is where the Bell of Justice was hung, for anyone who wished for justice from their fair King of the Chozha dynasty."Who needs me so badly? Who is ringing the bell with such urgency?"Thoughts racing throughSoulSpacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11919528093576625477noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8547327492182440032.post-36242488934784967832022-09-05T22:28:00.006-07:002022-11-21T01:50:20.261-08:00An Efficient Machine - The Human Body - a visual story told frame by frame! <!--[if gte mso 9]>
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SoulSpacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11919528093576625477noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8547327492182440032.post-26061112811336461572022-05-19T09:52:00.003-07:002022-11-10T08:46:21.532-08:00Memory - Remember - Elder Tree ( reimagined story) - (4 minute read) Once there was a girl who got her feet wet and cold.
How could this happen when it was a bright sunny day? Her mother undressed
her and made her lie down on the cosy bed with some warm ginger chai (tea), having added a dash of
turmeric, pepper and lemon grass. (Mother's feel better to add everything that
will make us feel better!).
Just then there came a knock at the door. It SoulSpacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11919528093576625477noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8547327492182440032.post-79431748481954684642022-04-17T08:33:00.010-07:002022-11-21T02:06:40.079-08:00IKIGAI - Positive Psychology & Storytelling - Module 14
Video : https://youtu.be/t5ostmROJ3U (Links to an external site.)Story 14 – The Artist - Folktale from GujaratTaken from the Collection of Folktales by AK RamanujamStory Based Reflection –Why do you think Saralatha’s took this mission or purpose?What is a passion of yours that doesn’t let you sleep? ~~ Knowing IKIGAI:
IKIGAI is a Japanese SoulSpacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11919528093576625477noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8547327492182440032.post-602926966000119842022-04-17T08:31:00.008-07:002022-05-19T08:53:00.521-07:00Gratitude : Positive Psychology & Storytelling - Module 13
Video : https://youtu.be/P1_mLT0MxGg (Links to an external site.) Story 13 : Banyan Tree and Kusha Grass - adapted from story The Blossom Tree (adapted by Odds Bodskin for Spirit of Trees Website)Story Reflection Task : 1)
Draw out or write about the relationship between the Kusha Grass,
Chameleon and the Banyan Tree. SoulSpacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11919528093576625477noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8547327492182440032.post-45973931703781628242022-04-17T08:29:00.006-07:002022-05-19T08:52:49.638-07:00Humour - Positive Psychology & Storytelling - Module 12
Video : https://youtu.be/AFsilk1VsN0 (Links to an external site.) Story 12: Nasiruddin and the coat Nasiruddin is a teacher Nasiruddin on the pumpkin patch Story Reflection Task : 1) What kind SoulSpacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11919528093576625477noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8547327492182440032.post-61568333728546962942022-03-31T07:17:00.011-07:002022-05-19T08:52:38.305-07:00Sense & Meaning Making - Positive Psychology & Storytelling - Module 11
Video : https://youtu.be/LLtW6SxwnR0 (Links to an external site.) Story 11 : The Elephant and the bird - a short fableStory Reflection Task :What does the story mean to you?How do you make sense of the size of the animals that have been chosen? What meaning does it bring to the story~ Knowing Meaning Making :
In Psychology Meaning SoulSpacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11919528093576625477noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8547327492182440032.post-66021751919503706342022-03-28T02:00:00.005-07:002022-05-19T08:52:28.023-07:00Wabi Sabi - Positive Psychology & Storytelling - Module 10 Wabi Sabi
Video : https://youtu.be/eYrQXUkOVtY (Links to an external site.) Story 10 –The Cracked Pot - Indian FolktaleStory Reflection Task:Who is the water bearer in your life? A person who sees your flaws but accepts you unconditionally. Are you a water bearer in someone else's life? ~ Knowing Wabi Sabi :  SoulSpacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11919528093576625477noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8547327492182440032.post-19279176042035706422022-03-28T01:38:00.007-07:002022-05-19T08:52:14.313-07:00Resilience - Positive Psychology & Storytelling - Module 9Resilience :
Video : https://youtu.be/Qs3gNn8ZuJ8 (Links to an external site.) Story 9 – Story of the Bird and the Hunter - Retold from the version The Freedom Bird by David Holt. Story Reflection Task: Who does the Hunter represent? In your life what or who are the Hunters (adversities) challenging you?What resources does the bird have?SoulSpacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11919528093576625477noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8547327492182440032.post-13958201687655419232022-03-28T01:34:00.005-07:002022-05-19T08:51:53.994-07:00Forgiveness - Positive Psychology & Storytelling - Module 8 Forgiveness:
Video : https://youtu.be/krqvU73vRFo (Links to an external site.)Story 8 : Crossing the Bridge of Forgiveness Story Reflection Task :Draw a river to represent your life. Identify moments when you forgave yourself. Draw a bridge for that moment. (use one colour)Draw
a bridge using a different colour for a Person you need to forgive (SoulSpacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11919528093576625477noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8547327492182440032.post-82096065679837447512022-03-28T01:31:00.004-07:002022-05-19T08:51:43.156-07:00Character Strengths& Virtues - Positive Psychology & Storytelling - Module 7 Character Strengths & Virtues
Video - https://youtu.be/-aCKzuIGp2g (Links to an external site.)Story 7– The Boy and the Star Fish Story Reflection Task:What do you think is the greatest strength of the Young Boy? VIRTUES:
Virtues is considered as the quality of being morally good. The word
Virtue comes from the Latin root of Virtus, which refers toSoulSpacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11919528093576625477noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8547327492182440032.post-69724923724564812372022-03-28T01:28:00.008-07:002022-05-19T08:51:33.158-07:00Values - Positive Psychology & Storytelling - Module 6 Values:
Video – https://youtu.be/272ImBEvsX4 (Links to an external site.)Story 6 : What a Woman Wants - adapted from King Arthur and the Riddle. Story Based Reflection :Which part of the story connected with you?What do you value the most?If you were to ask yourself what does a woman want -What will your answer be? Knowing Values:
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