Last October, my friend and coach, Gail Larsen--author and founder of Transformational Speaking--encouraged me and challenged me to present 80 inspirational storytelling talks during my 80th year.
Challenge accepted! So far, I’ve spoken at a church, a new age spiritual center, the Rotary Club, a travel book store, a dinner party for young businesswomen, and two Zooms! Additional talks are in the planning/scheduling stages. From time to time, I endured the embarrassing consequences of talking too much. In the third grade---I my desk was moved to SIBERIA---at the back of the room, away from all my well-behaved, rule-following classmates. These thoughts and memories bring me to this Blog, on this website, where I plan to write about talking--and talk about writing--and do my best to make sense, through storytelling and speaking, to communicate the truth, beauty, ideas, adventures, and lessons that have tsunami-ed me to this exciting 80th-year benchmark. |
TWO BIG WORDS
The word “Still” can be an adjective, adverb, conjunction, noun, or verb. Its versatility intrigues me; resonates with me. The word “Talking” is also a versatile word. In one form or another, it defines or captures the essence of me. I have been---currently am---and always will be a capital “T” Talker. Talking is my modus operandi. It has catapulted me in and out of opportunity and trouble over and again. Since childhood!
On this blog, with the remaining segments of my Still Moving life, I plan to share some of the adventures, lessons, and ideas that have delivered me to HERE.
The word “Still” can be an adjective, adverb, conjunction, noun, or verb. Its versatility intrigues me; resonates with me. The word “Talking” is also a versatile word. In one form or another, it defines or captures the essence of me. I have been---currently am---and always will be a capital “T” Talker. Talking is my modus operandi. It has catapulted me in and out of opportunity and trouble over and again. Since childhood!
On this blog, with the remaining segments of my Still Moving life, I plan to share some of the adventures, lessons, and ideas that have delivered me to HERE.
THE SPARKLE CHRONICLES
In the 60's two "no-where girls" from New Jersey met as New York Playboy Bunnies. We became fast friends, shared homes, wanderlust and adventures. Similar dreams led us to diverging paths. Here I share 50 years of our unique friendship.
EVERYTHING ELSE
Some of my stories and thoughts are salty. Others are sweet. May some or all be worth savoring.
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Linda Durham is a human rights advocate, adventurer, author of Still Moving, The Trans-Siberian Railway Journey, An Art and Friendship Project, and a Sixties Manhattan Playboy Bunny. She is the founder and director of Santa Fe's Wonder Institute, which sponsors art exhibitions, lectures, workshops, and salons focused on discovering and implementing creative solutions to contemporary social and cultural issues. For more than three decades, Durham promoted New Mexico-based artists as the hands-on owner of contemporary art galleries in Santa Fe and New York. |