Story is a powerful way to build compassion and bridge understanding between cultures. Story has the power to heal as well as teach.

Beyond Boundaries · Essays and Tidbits from Nancy Bo Flood

Walking on Earth & Touching the Sky

Let your imagination soar

October 5, 2021

I would like to share my favorite poem which I read to my writing students every workshop I teach. Let your imagination soar.

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Entagled Life by Merlin Sheldrake

I Am a Process

August 31, 2021

I am a process … not a thing, not a piece of matter. What do I mean? Try reading this profound paragraph and let it roll around in your brain.

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jaguar

The stillness of poetry

July 6, 2021

A poem for you to enjoy … let the words roll around in your mouth like candy … the images cause you to imagine … and smile

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Columbine

A Mary Oliver Poem

June 15, 2021

This summer, a tribute to some of my favorite poems and poets. from Mary Oliver’s poetry collection Devotions, an excerpt from “From the Book of Time”: I rose this morning…

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Read at Home

Read at Home

June 1, 2021

Remember when you were a child and how fun it was to have your very own copy of Highlights … or any children’s magazine? Children haven’t changed.  Research shows that…

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