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Whenever something really challenging would happen, the girl always knew what to do. She’d grab some paper and pens and draw the same shape, over and over: a heart in multi-coloured lines that would express her overwhelming feelings. Continue Reading The Old Wardrobe

A girl, teased for talking to a bird, discovers it warns of an impending volcano. Amidst ridicule, her intuition saves the tribe, emphasizing the power of tapping into inner wisdom for survival in uncertain times. Leo Sofer’s tale underscores the importance of cultivating intuition in our chaotic world. Continue Reading Listening to the Birds

I recently listened to all the stories on Palace of Stories. It was at times a gruelling experience. By the time I had finished, 40 of the 125 stories on the site had been ditched. It’s always difficult to listen to material that I thought was good at the time, but...

Here’s a story for children all about loss, that shows how to navigate these intense life circumstances while keeping our hearts open. We are all destined to lose everything that we love. For some of us this will happen all in one sudden moment, at death. For others,...

Here’s a story for children all about losing and finding. Although it’s a colourful tale all about a Princess and a Peddler, it actually has an underlying message that goes deeper. We are all from a larger place. We all emanate from a consciousness far vaster than the...

Where is magic to be found? In what you are already familiar with? No, magic turns up where you least expect it. Have you ever noticed that if you are really, really searching for something, you think you see it out of the corner of your eye? Your room is suddenly...

Here’s a story for children about the importance of honest leaders. A King came to a blacksmith’s forge. Handing him a large lump of gold, he asked the blacksmith to make him a crown for his son, saying he would return in a month. But a whole year went by, and when...

When the lockdown started, the words I often heard people using were “scary” and “frightening”. A few weeks later the word pinging around in my inbox was “bizarre”. Currently it looks like “the new normal” might be the phrase. I’m having a good lockdown. My current...