by Shannon Turner | Jul 30, 2017 | Blog
Did you know that birdsong begins at 4 a.m.? You may not be up early enough to hear it, but birds do not wait for dawn to begin their chorus. They actually sing the day awake. If you think about the churning of the earth, there’s this steady song that’s in constant...
by Shannon Turner | Jul 24, 2017 | Blog, brain science, workshops
I’m a huge fan of Seth Godin. Read his blog faithfully. Listen to every podcast he guests in on. I find him to be one of the most progressive, interesting, innovative thought-leaders we have today ~ right up there with Brené Brown, Neil DeGrasse Tyson, and...
by Shannon Turner | Jul 12, 2017 | Blog, happy stories
Perhaps you know the scene. Periodically, you get pulled into quiet, furtive conversations. These conversations take place privately in a living room. Sometimes they pop up over the dinner table during dessert and conversation. They might take you by surprise, coming...
by Shannon Turner | Jul 6, 2017 | Blog, happy stories, happystories
“Show me a man with a tattoo and I’ll show you a man with an interesting past.” ― Jack London If there were a “type” of person to have a tattoo, Penelope Starr doesn’t really come off as that type. Yet, her most prominent tattoo sits there on her wrist like a...
by Shannon Turner | Jun 27, 2017 | Blog
At the latest Carapace, one of our monthly chances to practice true, personal storytelling here in Atlanta ~ the first, I might add, and where I got my start ~ we had the shortest storyteller in all our 7-year history. I’m not picking on her size. She’s...