Glenda Bonin

Want to learn how to tell stories? Find a good storyteller near you & ask for help. Storytellers are some of the nicest folks on the planet.

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The National Storytelling Festival by @storyconnect is full of great tales, and also great workshops on how to improve your own storytelling and use it in ways you never thought of. Visit https://t.co/gIy9kwPBCV for info and tickets!

[Glenda Bonin @glendabonin]

Listen to one of my favorite personal stories, “Buddy and the Bear” about fishing on a Wyoming lake with my Grandpa Al in 1946.
https://t.co/WCOQNsLjbk

[Glenda Bonin @glendabonin]

This is the time of year when I usually share Father's Day stories with my senior living community audiences. Unfortunately, the pandemic prevents this right now. So, I’m sharing this audio of the tale for folks who might want to hear it.
https://t.co/75jKQ6bnhh

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Connected Virtual Conference Pay What You Can https://t.co/Ap3dVJkyYw

[Glenda Bonin @glendabonin]

I’d like to share this audio of a story I told during a 2018 Goodyear, AZ show presented by Sean Buvala and the good folks from StoryRise.
https://t.co/sKuSTHr6RO

[Glenda Bonin @glendabonin]

This thoughtful TED Talk is about the mental health benefits of storytelling for health care workers. While it focuses on physicians, it seems to me that anyone in the health care field can easily identify with the benefits mentioned.
https://t.co/dHeuNABidX

[Glenda Bonin @glendabonin]

I usually share Mother's Day stories in May with my assisted living & memory care audiences in several senior living communities. I miss bringing these tales to my friends, but this stressful time prevents it. If your mom is still around, let her know how much you care.

[Glenda Bonin @glendabonin]

I miss sharing stories & delightful conversations with my assisted living and memory care audiences during this health crisis, but keeping everyone well and safe right now is far more important. Here is a sweet view of a garden for those who cannot get outside.

[Glenda Bonin @glendabonin]

Stories warm the heart and soul and can be a bit like sharing homemade cookies with a loved one over tea or coffee. We all can use a bit of comfort right now. Call a family member or a friend to connect and share a story with them today. You will be glad you did!

[Glenda Bonin @glendabonin]

Finding new ways to address changing times takes a willingness to explore options. I am working on a virtual storytelling idea for assisted living/ memory care sites. I see this as an in-house activity for program directors to deliver & keep folks engaged, occupied and connected.

[Glenda Bonin @glendabonin]

I've been thinking about how imagination and story come together to create a tale worth telling. I really miss my senior living community audiences. During this time of seclusion, I will be thinking about new stories to share when things return to normal.

[Glenda Bonin @glendabonin]

It is good we can connect through on-line #storytelling events during this time. Everything old is new again!!

[Storytelling Arts @Storytellingart]

"If you haven't been to a #storytelling event lately, you might think of storytelling as old-fashioned, or something they did 'back in the day' — but the sense of community that storytelling creates is as vital now as it ever was."
#StorytellingIndy

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[Glenda Bonin @glendabonin]

There is nothing as grand as a group of attentive 6th grade students listening to Greek myths and Aesop tales. I love my job!

[Glenda Bonin @glendabonin]

For a change of pace, I will be telling Greek Myths for middle school classes this week. I love my job!!

[Glenda Bonin @glendabonin]

Stories about resiliency are very important for humanity. This determined little daisy group is a perfect example of strength and the will to overcome. I love being a storyteller!

[Glenda Bonin @glendabonin]

My father's band, The Powder River Ramblers, was quite busy in Portland, Oregon during the 1950s. Here is an ad when Willie Nelson was on the bill. When Willie was young, he lived in Portland and often worked with my Dad's band.

[Glenda Bonin @glendabonin]

"My Father was a Singing Cowboy" is the title of my next storytelling shows for senior living community audiences. I've found that stories about what life was like in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s are wonderfully received by older adults. I love my job.

[Glenda Bonin @glendabonin]

This short video is absolutely wonderful. It is about why the arts are so important. https://t.co/wOdxMPefVz

[Glenda Bonin @glendabonin]

Storytelling is a wonderful way to entertain and involve people who live independently, residents in assisted living or memory care sites, and folks enjoying daycare services. By adding an artifact, listeners are often inspired to share a story, too.

[Glenda Bonin @glendabonin]

I have a jar to hold scraps of paper with noteworthy moments that might be lost over time. When I have writer’s block and need to develop a new story, I just reach into the jar - in no time at all I have a story idea to consider. I love my job!