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In-Versing Your Life23. Why we’re so divided?🗳️ Elections are close and people find it harder to talk to one another. 0:43🧐 Looking through different lenses showed me something different. 1:34👂 'Sound principles' a poem from 'Please Use This for Children and Not for War and Guns' book. 2:46🧠 What kind of lenses had people who made fun of smart girls? 5:06🧨 Why are we so divided and have so different lenses to look at the world? 6:27🕶️ All the lenses we need to get rid of. 7:55📖 Poem 'Number Three' from a book 'Between Tahlequah and Tulsa' 9:16⛩️ When you live in different places. you have to remove lenses to understan...2020-11-0216 minIn-Versing Your Life22. A Caring Community🏙️ 00:15 There is always somebody to help you in Tulsa.🐦 01:06 Canada geese's community spirit is strong.🪁 01:53 Poem: "Migration"💞 04:15 The poem is based on a true story - wild geese sacrifice for the one who is not as strong.♿ 04:55 Mr. Gustavson, who is in a wheelchair, is often helped by others, too.👨👩👧👦 05:36 "And that's what I wish for you, that you have a community."⛑️ 05:59 "We need one another. We need to care for one another."🧒 06:20 Visit Cynthia at http://cynthiagustavson.com and find out more about her book, Please Use This for Children and Not...2020-10-3006 minIn-Versing Your Life21. Loss✝️ 00:15 There are funerals where nobody shows up and funerals where there are many friends and relatives.⛪ 01:23 Not all the relatives could get to the funeral of Cynthia's Dad because the church was full.🥀 01:54 "Loss has so many ramifications to it."📖 01:58 Cynthia introduces a poem from her therapy book "In-Versing Your Life", which can also be found in her e-book, "I Don't Write Love Poems"🌧️️02:25 Poem: "Loss"🩹 04:07 We have to learn to live through the loss, it's inevitable.🧶 04:54 Small losses help us deal with major losses.🔗 05:37 Visit Cynthia and find out m...2020-10-2906 minIn-Versing Your Life20. Double Helix Twisting🏥 00:15 Both Cynthia's mother and sister are breast cancer survivors. She wrote a poem about that.📕 01:06 The poem can be found in the book "Re-Versing Your Pain"👩⚕️ 01:27 Poem: "Double Helix Twisting"👙 07:56 Remember to check yourself regularly!🌱 08:15 Visit Cynthia at http://cynthiagustavson.com and find out more about her books, at https://www.bloomingtwig.com/Authors/Cynthia-Gustavson.2020-10-2708 minIn-Versing Your Life19. What I Hunger For🍁 00:15 It's a privilege to live out at the lake house. It is so quiet and the fall is beautiful.⛰️ 00:38 Cynthia talks about what inspired her book, "Between Tahlequah and Tulsa."🧅 01:14 Poem: "Number Two"🙃 03:10 Do you think that you are approaching things from upside down?🎯 03:39 Are you direct when you want something?👁️ 04:01 What are you hungry for?🤗 04:25 Think about the time when what you had was enough in your life.📚 05:10 Watch for Cynthia's new book and, in the meantime, visit her at http://cynthiagustavson.com and find out more about her othe...2020-10-2005 minIn-Versing Your Life18. The Grid in My Brain🥶 00:15 Cynthia muses about how it finally got cold in Oklahoma.🧭 00:51 Today's poem is a new one, exploring the symbolism of the sides of the world using the "grid".🌐 01:38 The "grid" exists everywhere - you always know the sides of the world.️🎙️ 02:00 Poem: "The Grid"🧩 03:10 This week's question: how do you see the entire world through the grid of your first home? 🏫 04:17 "...as we get older, the only way that we learn something new..."❔ 05:10 Is that working for you?📲 06:02 Visit Cynthia at http://cynthiagustavson.com and find out more about her...2020-10-1906 minIn-Versing Your Life17. How Change Helps Us Grow?😇 What makes us change from day to day? 0:57😮 The whole concept of change is about nurture. 1:44🎙️ Cynthia reads a poem 2:43🪕 Music has always been a big part of Cynthia's life. 6:02🎶 Music her Dad played opened a door to a whole another world to Cynthia. 7:18🤔 What heritage did you own that made you different from other people? 9:41🤔 Who or what shaped you as a teenager? 11:10🌳 Each decade brings fresh changes—positive and negative. 12:53🦄 'I used to be, but now I am' exercise. 16:00🌷 'I used to be a flower but now I'm a broken stem.' 17:15💟 I am no...2020-10-0521 minIn-Versing Your Life16. Who am I? # 2: About the soil🧩 Poetry is a puzzle, and I make up my rules. 01:14📖 A poem from the book "Conversing with God, poetry for pastoral counseling and spiritual direction." 2:05🐦 About the poem Catbird 1609 C 2:24😊 Cynthia reads a poem. 3:54🤓 Birds are so programmed. 5:40🌱 Exercise: What is growing on my soil? 7:20👨👩👧👦 Are our siblings growing in the same soil as we are? 10:04🤩 Exercise: using your name as an acrostic poem to describe yourself. 14:292020-10-0217 minIn-Versing Your Life15. Dialysis🥇Cynthia's first poem was published in a national publication in 1984. 0:14😇Dialysis is a poem of hope. 0:59🎙️Cyntia reads the poem Dialysis. 2:54🍂Enjoy the colors of autumn. 3:48https://cynthiagustavson.com/books-music/ 2020-09-3004 minIn-Versing Your Life14. Body Image📂 "Perfect and terrible" categories of body image you push yourself in. 0:17📖 Cynthia reads her poem `Image` 1:11✌️ Thin is in but also is sexy. And being your own woman. 2:34👀 Life seems easy for models on the TV. 3:41🧚 Take care of yourself. 5:02🔥 Body image: think health, don't think model. 6:09💎 Workbook for Eating Disorders: https://amzn.to/3iea2d3https://cynthiagustavson.com/2020-09-3007 minIn-Versing Your Life13. How I Move Forward?🚴 Using a riding on a bicycle as an extended metaphor. 0:20📖 Poem: "How I move forward?" 1:01😇How do you move forward? And do you think about your spirituality? 2:52🌎 I try to lessen my footprint on the earth. 3:11🫂 Using poetry with sexual abuse victims. 5:12📚 Bully: https://amzn.to/2F4vmnV📚 In-Versing: Self Discovery and Healing: https://amzn.to/2F4IPMt📚 https://amzn.to/3hlKZ7y2020-09-2306 minIn-Versing Your Life12. Yoga and Poetry🌧️Rain is so wonderful, it extends green colors in nature. 0:18🧘Just like yoga stretches, poetry stretches you inside towards unreachable places. 0:50📖Reading: Poem about Yoga. 1:25🤔Thinking about what we have hidden inside that's still giving you a trouble.2:55😓Poetry cuts like a knife to find what is hurting inside. 3:24✍️Write poems to heal yourself. 3:42😊https://cynthiagustavson.com/books-music/📗Book: https://cynthiagustavson.com/2020/08/15/between-tahlequah-and-tulsa/2020-09-2105 minIn-Versing Your Life11. I Want to Play the Drums🏡Working out in September and using onomatopoeia in writing. 0:19🥁A story for children; "I Want to Play Drums" 1:41👂Thinking about sounds in your world. 6:54🧒Using poetry as therapy for children who've been bullied, but also for bullies: 📗https://cynthiagustavson.com/2020/08/15/bully-the-big-book-about-bullies-and-the-bullied/2020-09-1508 minIn-Versing Your Life10. At the Beach🏖️ Hope you have been to the beach this summer, haven't you? 00:15☯️ Two kinds of people in the world, according to various dichotomies. 00:45⌛ [poem: "Walking on Sand"] 01:41🤔 Have we ever considered that we are the "top dogs"? 06:18🙏 Visit Cynthia at http://cynthiagustavson.com and find out more about her books at https://www.bloomingtwig.com/Authors/Cynthia-Gustavson.2020-09-1406 minIn-Versing Your Life08. Merry Mary at the Fair🔠 Following is a new children's story, where many homonyms are used. 00:15🎢 ["Merry Mary at the Fair and the Unfair Merry-Go-Round Fair - A Story in Homonyms"] 02:08🎙️ "Being a poet, I love the sound of language." 05:47🖥️ Visit Cynthia at http://cynthiagustavson.com and look up Cynthia's books at https://www.bloomingtwig.com/Authors/Cynthia-Gustavson 06:35 2020-08-3107 minIn-Versing Your Life09. The Real You🌅 The most beautiful August ever! 00:15👉 Introducing the poem. 00:35💇♀️ [poem: "Split Ends"] 01:16❓ Split ends as a metaphor and what it means. What are the remaining hairs? 02:243️⃣Three things that make up your braid, and what escaped the braids. 03:14🙏 Visit Cynthia at http://cynthiagustavson.com and find out more about her books at https://www.bloomingtwig.com/Authors/Cynthia-Gustavson. 04:062020-08-3104 minIn-Versing Your Life07. Summer Retreat🛖 We all have our own special connections to log cabins, don't we? 00:15🍂 [poem: Knotty Pine and Cozy Dark] 01:39🌱 Find your unwinding time and place, so you can find yourself, again. 04:45🙏 Visit Cynthia at http://cynthiagustavson.com and find out more about her books at https://www.bloomingtwig.com/Authors/Cynthia-Gustavson. 2020-08-3005 minIn-Versing Your Life06. Ask yourself: Who Am I?🤔 Who am I? There are so many ways to answer this question. 00:32👴 [Cynthia introduces and reads a poem about her grandfather, Mr. Knoblauch] 02:56👶 Children are born with their temperament, their personality. 05:57⤴️ We are often compared to certain family members. 06:24👩🍼 On mothers' and babies' temperaments, and an experiment. 07:03🧶 [Cynthia introduces and reads a poem titled "Four Generations of Women"] 11:39👪 Think of something in your life and relate it to somebody who raised you. 14:31🧬 How do genetics and environment relate to this week's question of how we are 15:192020-08-3018 minIn-Versing Your Life05. What do you think of when you hear the word “tomatoes”?📖 Two tomatoes-related poems from the book "Con-Versing with God". 00:15🍅 Cynthia receives the "August Tomatoes" 00:57🪖 Cynthia reads the second poem, "Tomatoes in Cages" 01:42🌡️ Tomatoes as a metaphor and the weather in Oklahoma 02:45🙏 Visit Cynthia at http://cynthiagustavson.com and find out more about "Con-Versing with God: Poetry Workbook for Pastoral Counseling" at https://www.bloomingtwig.com/book/Con-Versing-with-God 03:25 2020-08-2404 minIn-Versing Your Life04. Interview with publisher of Blooming Twig Books📚 Kent explains the origin of his publishing company name and its tagline 01:16🪖 Soldiers getting used to reading through comic books and how that resonates with writing books that people want to read. 03:17💝 All of the publishing is driven by money. Don't let that stop you from creating something beautiful. 05:33👃 The sense of smell. 06:41🖍️ Talking about the illustrations from "Bully! The Big Book About Bullies and the Bullied" from the previous episode of the podcast. 08:48👊 Kent talks about bullying and Cynthia talks about how it was like for her as a parent. 11:05🪕 Kent talks about his pets and bigg...2020-08-2124 minIn-Versing Your Life03. Why do we judge others?⚖️ How do we judge what matters and what does not? 01:21🎛️ The system and its influence on what we think matters. 01:50🤼 "Bully! The Big Book About Bullies and the Bullied" was written for both the bullies and the bullied. 02:11🪞 [Cynthia introduces and recites her poem "Moles"] 03:12👾 Being judged because of your age, gender, ability and the family you came from. 05:31🤷♀️ Think of what is it about you that someone could judge you about and that you have absolutely no control over! Put yourself into one of those boxes. 10:06🤐 "What happens if you're a thinking person, and someone tells you yo...2020-08-2014 minIn-Versing Your Life02. In'Versing Your Life🌀 Cynthia introduces the podcast as a workshop for listeners to discover who they are. 00:15🔛 Inversing your life for the better 00:49💪 Poetry as therapy 1:43✍️ Poem introduction and structure 2:52🎙️ "Addiction" poem 3:23🤹 The assignment: describe your "circle" 4:40https://www.facebook.com/cynthia.gustavson 2020-08-1205 minIn-Versing Your Life01. On Turning Forty2020-07-3102 min
Poetry and Inspiration Podcast1/9/14 - Ghosts of your past - Cynthia GustavsonWho in your past has influenced you? Do you feel their presence, or are they only in the past?2014-01-0905 min
Poetry and Inspiration Podcast1/9/14 - Ghosts of your past - Cynthia GustavsonWho in your past has influenced you? Do you feel their presence, or are they only in the past?2014-01-0905 min
Poetry and Inspiration PodcastDecember 2013 - Bless All the Dear Creatures - Cynthia GustavsonHere is my Christmas poem for 2013.2013-12-2604 minPoetry and Inspiration PodcastDecember 2013 - Bless All the Dear Creatures - Cynthia GustavsonHere is my Christmas poem for 2013.2013-12-2604 minPoetry and Inspiration PodcastDecember 2009 — Christmas Hymn — Cynthia GustavsonChristmas and holiday greeting to you all. Listen to my podcast of a new poem I have written called "Christmas Hymn."2013-12-2203 min
Poetry and Inspiration PodcastDecember 2009 — Christmas Hymn — Cynthia GustavsonChristmas and holiday greeting to you all. Listen to my podcast of a new poem I have written called "Christmas Hymn."2013-12-2203 minPoetry and Inspiration PodcastMay 2008 — White Pine Arts Festival — Cynthia GustavsonI will be at the White Pine Arts Festival in Stillwater, MN June 17 - 22. It is a fabulous festival of poetry and music in the gorgeous setting of the St. Croix Valley. I have written a book full of poems since I was there last year, and I will be reading them at Belwin Nature Center on Sunday June 22nd at 11am. The poem I read on this podcast is the title poem from that collection. It relates how I used to walk that land until it became a private nature center, and now sometimes I sneak in, and love i...2013-12-2206 min
Poetry and Inspiration PodcastMay 2008 — White Pine Arts Festival — Cynthia GustavsonI will be at the White Pine Arts Festival in Stillwater, MN June 17 - 22. It is a fabulous festival of poetry and music in the gorgeous setting of the St. Croix Valley. I have written a book full of poems since I was there last year, and I will be reading them at Belwin Nature Center on Sunday June 22nd at 11am. The poem I read on this podcast is the title poem from that collection. It relates how I used to walk that land until it became a private nature center, and now sometimes I sneak in, and love i...2013-12-2206 minPoetry and Inspiration PodcastApril 2006 — Sudoku — Cynthia GustavsonCheck out my newest podcast about the latest craze of sudoku, and my poem about it.2013-12-2203 min
Poetry and Inspiration PodcastApril 2006 — Sudoku — Cynthia GustavsonCheck out my newest podcast about the latest craze of sudoku, and my poem about it.2013-12-2203 minPoetry and Inspiration PodcastDecember 2006 — Christmas Poem — Cynthia GustavsonHere is a poem I wrote last Christmas about the color red and babies and fresh starts. Hope you enjoy it.2013-12-2204 min
Poetry and Inspiration PodcastDecember 2006 — Christmas Poem — Cynthia GustavsonHere is a poem I wrote last Christmas about the color red and babies and fresh starts. Hope you enjoy it.2013-12-2204 minPoetry and Inspiration PodcastNovember 2006 — Stress Management — Cynthia GustavsonIs your life dominated by unwelcomed stress? Are you exercising, eating right, sleeping well, prioritizing your to-do list? Still too much stress?2013-12-2204 min
Poetry and Inspiration PodcastNovember 2006 — Stress Management — Cynthia GustavsonIs your life dominated by unwelcomed stress? Are you exercising, eating right, sleeping well, prioritizing your to-do list? Still too much stress?2013-12-2204 minPoetry and Inspiration PodcastOctober 2006 — Breast Cancer Awareness Month Poem — Cynthia GustavsonTune into my October podcast and hear me read my poem called "Double Helix Twisting," dedicated to my mother Dorothy Jorgenson and my sister Roxanne Bieber, both breast cancer survivors.
It is a long poem about my experience with doctors and waiting and fear of breast cancer. Hope all of you out there check yourselves often for lumps. This is a mostly curable disease if you catch it early.
Take care. Cynthia2013-12-2208 min
Poetry and Inspiration PodcastOctober 2006 — Breast Cancer Awareness Month Poem — Cynthia GustavsonTune into my October podcast and hear me read my poem called "Double Helix Twisting," dedicated to my mother Dorothy Jorgenson and my sister Roxanne Bieber, both breast cancer survivors.
It is a long poem about my experience with doctors and waiting and fear of breast cancer. Hope all of you out there check yourselves often for lumps. This is a mostly curable disease if you catch it early.
Take care. Cynthia2013-12-2208 minPoetry and Inspiration PodcastSeptember 2006 — Dialysis — Cynthia GustavsonIt is September and the time of year when we enjoy gorgeous leaves, but the joy is oftened lessened because of the thought of the coming winter.
This time of year especially reminds us of the cycle of life. I have related that cycle to the death of the leaves, and the waiting of the trees for the nourishment of spring, and the rebirth of life.
Hear Dialysis read and talked about on my podcast.2013-12-2204 min
Poetry and Inspiration PodcastSeptember 2006 — Dialysis — Cynthia GustavsonIt is September and the time of year when we enjoy gorgeous leaves, but the joy is oftened lessened because of the thought of the coming winter.
This time of year especially reminds us of the cycle of life. I have related that cycle to the death of the leaves, and the waiting of the trees for the nourishment of spring, and the rebirth of life.
Hear Dialysis read and talked about on my podcast.2013-12-2204 min
Poetry and Inspiration PodcastAugust 2006 — August Tomatoes — Cynthia GustavsonHere is a podcast of me reading two very different poems I have written about tomatoes (Both from Con-Versing With God: Poetry for Pastoral Counseling and Spiritual Direction.)
One celebrates the sweet taste of tomatoes and gifts from the garden, and the other talks about tomatoes in cages, and living in a time of war. Enjoy your August tomatoes.2013-12-2203 minPoetry and Inspiration PodcastAugust 2006 — August Tomatoes — Cynthia GustavsonHere is a podcast of me reading two very different poems I have written about tomatoes (Both from Con-Versing With God: Poetry for Pastoral Counseling and Spiritual Direction.)
One celebrates the sweet taste of tomatoes and gifts from the garden, and the other talks about tomatoes in cages, and living in a time of war. Enjoy your August tomatoes.2013-12-2203 min
Poetry and Inspiration PodcastJuly 2006 — Think Globally Act Locally — Cynthia GustavsonIn this podcast I discuss Al Gore's documentary, An Inconvenient Truth, and read a poem from my book Con-Versing With God. The poem is a tongue in cheek commentary on our use of lawn chemicals, but it addresses our current situation on this globe we call our mother.2013-12-2204 minPoetry and Inspiration PodcastJuly 2006 — Think Globally Act Locally — Cynthia GustavsonIn this podcast I discuss Al Gore's documentary, An Inconvenient Truth, and read a poem from my book Con-Versing With God. The poem is a tongue in cheek commentary on our use of lawn chemicals, but it addresses our current situation on this globe we call our mother.2013-12-2204 min
Poetry and Inspiration PodcastJune 2006 — Abuse And Neglect Podcast — Cynthia GustavsonMy husband, pediatrician Dr. Ed Gustavson, has worked in the field of child abuse and neglect for years. I have heard the worst horror stories anyone could imagine. As a therapist, I, too, have heard those stories, and they never fail to knock the air out of me. In my children's book, "Fe-Vers", as well as in the "Fe-Vers" book for teens I have a chapter with poems designed to enable children to talk or write about abuse and neglect issues. People ask why there is such an epidemic of this horrendous condition, and I say it has something to...2013-12-2203 minPoetry and Inspiration PodcastJune 2006 — Abuse And Neglect Podcast — Cynthia GustavsonMy husband, pediatrician Dr. Ed Gustavson, has worked in the field of child abuse and neglect for years. I have heard the worst horror stories anyone could imagine. As a therapist, I, too, have heard those stories, and they never fail to knock the air out of me. In my children's book, "Fe-Vers", as well as in the "Fe-Vers" book for teens I have a chapter with poems designed to enable children to talk or write about abuse and neglect issues. People ask why there is such an epidemic of this horrendous condition, and I say it has something to...2013-12-2203 min
Poetry and Inspiration PodcastMay 2006 — Fibromyalgia Podcast — Cynthia GustavsonFibromyalgia In my new podcast I talk a little about fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome and chronic pain, and read a poem from my poetry therapy book Re-Versing Your Pain, a poem called Dangling. It’s fishing season and this poem is about the worm on the hook.2013-12-2203 minPoetry and Inspiration PodcastMay 2006 — Fibromyalgia Podcast — Cynthia GustavsonFibromyalgia In my new podcast I talk a little about fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome and chronic pain, and read a poem from my poetry therapy book Re-Versing Your Pain, a poem called Dangling. It’s fishing season and this poem is about the worm on the hook.2013-12-2203 min
Poetry and Inspiration PodcastApril 2006 — April Love — Cynthia GustavsonCheck out the new podcast with the poem I wrote for my daughter’s wedding.2013-12-2203 minPoetry and Inspiration PodcastApril 2006 — April Love — Cynthia GustavsonCheck out the new podcast with the poem I wrote for my daughter’s wedding.2013-12-2203 min
Poetry and Inspiration PodcastMarch 2006 — Children and Strangers — Cynthia GustavsonMy second podcast is available. It is dedicated to two little girls, Ella Childs, budding radio emcee, and Ella Karmanos, my grand niece. Their generation are being taught to fear strangers. This podcast talks about the difficulties that creates, and ends with my poem, "The Ballad of the Rag Man" from my book Fe-Vers, Feeling Verses for Children. Tune in and be a child once more.2013-12-2204 minPoetry and Inspiration PodcastMarch 2006 — Children and Strangers — Cynthia GustavsonMy second podcast is available. It is dedicated to two little girls, Ella Childs, budding radio emcee, and Ella Karmanos, my grand niece. Their generation are being taught to fear strangers. This podcast talks about the difficulties that creates, and ends with my poem, "The Ballad of the Rag Man" from my book Fe-Vers, Feeling Verses for Children. Tune in and be a child once more.2013-12-2204 min
Poetry and Inspiration PodcastFebruary 2006 — What You Need To Know — Cynthia GustavsonFriends, Please join me for my first podcast. It is the day between Lincoln's birthday and Valentines Day and a good day to reflect on what we need to know before we hitch up with someone, whether in marriage or a long term relationship.2013-12-2203 minPoetry and Inspiration PodcastFebruary 2006 — What You Need To Know — Cynthia GustavsonFriends, Please join me for my first podcast. It is the day between Lincoln's birthday and Valentines Day and a good day to reflect on what we need to know before we hitch up with someone, whether in marriage or a long term relationship.2013-12-2203 min
Poetry and Inspiration PodcastDecember 2007 — Quiet Christmas — Cynthia GustavsonDo you control your holiday, or does it completely take over, and get out of control? Tune in to my podcast, called Quiet Christmas, and hear a poem about my childhood Christmas, and a discussion about how to bring the holidays under control again. Have a wonderful holiday.2013-12-2206 minPoetry and Inspiration PodcastDecember 2007 — Quiet Christmas — Cynthia GustavsonDo you control your holiday, or does it completely take over, and get out of control? Tune in to my podcast, called Quiet Christmas, and hear a poem about my childhood Christmas, and a discussion about how to bring the holidays under control again. Have a wonderful holiday.2013-12-2206 min
Poetry and Inspiration PodcastNovember 2007 — Thanksgiving And Food — Cynthia GustavsonListen to the podcast to hear a discussion about comfort foods, and the use and misuse of food at holidays. What are your comfort foods? Do you control your intake of them, or do they overpower you? What are you thankful for? Do you believe the phrase, "moderation in all things"?2013-12-2207 minPoetry and Inspiration PodcastNovember 2007 — Thanksgiving And Food — Cynthia GustavsonListen to the podcast to hear a discussion about comfort foods, and the use and misuse of food at holidays. What are your comfort foods? Do you control your intake of them, or do they overpower you? What are you thankful for? Do you believe the phrase, "moderation in all things"?2013-12-2207 min
Poetry and Inspiration PodcastOctober 2007 — Loss — Cynthia GustavsonIn this podcast I read a poem called Loss, and discuss what loss means to us in our culture, and how we are expected to “get over it.”2013-12-2205 minPoetry and Inspiration PodcastOctober 2007 — Loss — Cynthia GustavsonIn this podcast I read a poem called Loss, and discuss what loss means to us in our culture, and how we are expected to “get over it.”2013-12-2205 min
Poetry and Inspiration PodcastSeptember 2007 — Body Image — Cynthia GustavsonWhat do you think about your own body? Too fat? Too thin? Satisfied? What is healthy for you? Do you have an eating disorder? Listen to my podcast where I read my poem "Image," from my book Re-Versing the Numbers: A Poetry Workbook for Eating Disorders, and discuss the ramifications of body image.2013-12-2207 minPoetry and Inspiration PodcastSeptember 2007 — Body Image — Cynthia GustavsonWhat do you think about your own body? Too fat? Too thin? Satisfied? What is healthy for you? Do you have an eating disorder? Listen to my podcast where I read my poem "Image," from my book Re-Versing the Numbers: A Poetry Workbook for Eating Disorders, and discuss the ramifications of body image.2013-12-2207 minPoetry and Inspiration PodcastAugust — At the Beach — Cynthia GustavsonHave you been to the beach this summer? Listen to my podcast and hear my poem called Walking On Sand, and a discussion about people walking on the beach, and how observant they are. Do you see what is going on in the part of the world which is separate from you? Do you care? Do you feel as though you are Top Dog when it comes to all the creatures of this earth? What does that mean, and how can we see the world differently as only one of many of God's creatures?2013-12-2206 min
Poetry and Inspiration PodcastAugust — At the Beach — Cynthia GustavsonHave you been to the beach this summer? Listen to my podcast and hear my poem called Walking On Sand, and a discussion about people walking on the beach, and how observant they are. Do you see what is going on in the part of the world which is separate from you? Do you care? Do you feel as though you are Top Dog when it comes to all the creatures of this earth? What does that mean, and how can we see the world differently as only one of many of God's creatures?2013-12-2206 minPoetry and Inspiration PodcastJuly 2007 — Going Home Again — Cynthia GustavsonListen in to my podcast about driving home to Minnesota in July to be a poet in the White Pine Festival in Stillwater, MN, my home town. How did the home you grew up in form the way you translate your experience? I read my poem, “Prism,” in this podcast.2013-12-2204 min
Poetry and Inspiration PodcastJuly 2007 — Going Home Again — Cynthia GustavsonListen in to my podcast about driving home to Minnesota in July to be a poet in the White Pine Festival in Stillwater, MN, my home town. How did the home you grew up in form the way you translate your experience? I read my poem, “Prism,” in this podcast.2013-12-2204 minPoetry and Inspiration PodcastJune 2007 — Glorious June — Cynthia GustavsonTune into my podcast about the wonders of the month of June, and hear me read my new poem, Tiger Lily. Do the lilies really “neither toil nor spin”? Find out about worrying. Is it harmful or helpful?2013-12-2205 min
Poetry and Inspiration PodcastJune 2007 — Glorious June — Cynthia GustavsonTune into my podcast about the wonders of the month of June, and hear me read my new poem, Tiger Lily. Do the lilies really “neither toil nor spin”? Find out about worrying. Is it harmful or helpful?2013-12-2205 min
Poetry and Inspiration PodcastApril 2007 — Tomatoes in Cages: April and War — Cynthia GustavsonI read the poem Tomatoes In Cages, from my book Con-Versing With God, on this podcast and discuss the relationship between spring planting and pruning, and the insanity and influence of war.2013-12-2204 minPoetry and Inspiration PodcastApril 2007 — Tomatoes in Cages: April and War — Cynthia GustavsonI read the poem Tomatoes In Cages, from my book Con-Versing With God, on this podcast and discuss the relationship between spring planting and pruning, and the insanity and influence of war.2013-12-2204 minPoetry and Inspiration PodcastFebruary 2007 — Valentine — Cynthia GustavsonA special poem for valentine’s day, and a reminder of what it means to love one another.2013-12-2204 min
Poetry and Inspiration PodcastFebruary 2007 — Valentine — Cynthia GustavsonA special poem for valentine’s day, and a reminder of what it means to love one another.2013-12-2204 min
Poetry and Inspiration PodcastJanuary 2007 — Psalm 36, Love and Justice — Cynthia GustavsonHope your holidays were wonderful. I have a new CD out for 2007 called When Love Is Real available at CDBaby.com. On it I sing several of my favorite songs including When Love Is Real which I wrote for my husband when he was in the hospital after an almost fatal car crash. Another song on the CD is Your Love Reaches to Heaven, based on Psalm 36. Listen to a discussion about these songs on my podcast.2013-12-2204 minPoetry and Inspiration PodcastJanuary 2007 — Psalm 36, Love and Justice — Cynthia GustavsonHope your holidays were wonderful. I have a new CD out for 2007 called When Love Is Real available at CDBaby.com. On it I sing several of my favorite songs including When Love Is Real which I wrote for my husband when he was in the hospital after an almost fatal car crash. Another song on the CD is Your Love Reaches to Heaven, based on Psalm 36. Listen to a discussion about these songs on my podcast.2013-12-2204 minPoetry and Inspiration PodcastDecember 2008 — Winter Meditation — Cynthia GustavsonThis is the time of year when the earth rests under the snow, the tree doesn’t have to perform, and the lilies rest in their bulbs safely underground. Tune into this podcast where I read my poem Snowy Morning in Oklahoma, and discuss the earth’s, and our, cycle of cutting back.2013-12-2204 min
Poetry and Inspiration PodcastDecember 2008 — Winter Meditation — Cynthia GustavsonThis is the time of year when the earth rests under the snow, the tree doesn’t have to perform, and the lilies rest in their bulbs safely underground. Tune into this podcast where I read my poem Snowy Morning in Oklahoma, and discuss the earth’s, and our, cycle of cutting back.2013-12-2204 min
Poetry and Inspiration PodcastOctober 2010 — Helping Others — Cynthia GustavsonHear a poem about Canada Geese caring for an injured gosling. Shouldn’t we do the same?2013-12-2206 min
Poetry and Inspiration PodcastSeptember 2010 — Values Grid — Cynthia GustavsonListen to my podcast where I read a poem called The Grid and talk about how we know what “true north” is.2013-12-2205 min
Poetry and Inspiration PodcastAugust 2010 — Summer Retreat — Cynthia GustavsonHow do you unwind in the summer. Do you go somewhere special, or cut down on your activity level, or do you increase your busy-ness? Listen to this podcast to hear a poem about my special place to relax and find myself amidst all the hubbub of living.2013-12-2205 min
Poetry and Inspiration PodcastJuly 2010 — Manna From Heaven — Cynthia GustavsonTune in to hear me read a poem from my latest book, Please Use This for Children, and Not for War and Guns. The poem is called “Manna” and is about the flannel quilts my grandmother used to make. What “manna” do you have in your life?2013-12-2205 min
Poetry and Inspiration PodcastJune 2010 — Questions On A June Morning — Cynthia GustavsonListen in to a podcast about June wildflowers, strangers and my poem “Questions on a June Morning.”2013-12-2205 min
Poetry and Inspiration PodcastMay 2010 — Caring For Others — Cynthia GustavsonHere's an example from nature of birds caring for one another. Can we do as well? I read my poem "Migration" and compare the caring of Canada geese with the care my husband got after his car accident. This poem is in my just published book: Please Use This For Children and Not for War and Guns (Blooming Twig Books, 2010.)2013-12-2206 min
Poetry and Inspiration PodcastApril 2010 — Redemption — Cynthia GustavsonIt's the week after Easter and I read a poem about redemption, how something "not right" can be "redeemed." This is a poem about the farm that was given to my Grandmother as a gift from her step-father, who bought it when the neighbor lost it in the depression. What does love have to do with making things right?2013-12-2205 min
Poetry and Inspiration PodcastMarch 2010 — Reclamation — Cynthia GustavsonIt’s flooding in the northern U.S. and it brings to mind a poem I wrote about the “flood of the (20th) century” when I lived in St. Paul, MN. What does a flood suggest to you? Being overwhelmed? What does the word “reclamation” mean to you?2013-12-2206 min
Poetry and Inspiration PodcastFebruary 2010 — Homeland Security Valentine — Cynthia GustavsonFebruary is the month when we think about love, all kinds of love, for children, parents, friends, lovers. What does love have to do with the security of your home? Who makes your home secure? And do those feelings of security travel with you where ever you go?2013-12-2203 min
Poetry and Inspiration PodcastJanuary 2010 — Winter Poem — Cynthia GustavsonWhat do you think of winter? Does it strengthen us or deplete us of energy? Is it friend or foe? Tune in to my reading of the poem, “Winter” from my long-awaited poetry book which will be coming out in the spring.2013-12-2204 min
Poetry and Inspiration PodcastJanuary 2011 — Beginning Again — Cynthia GustavsonTune in to hear me read my poem called Beginning Again. How is January a time of new beginnings for you?2013-12-2203 min
Poetry and Inspiration PodcastJanuary 2012 — The Finding Day — Cynthia GustavsonTune in to this podcast to hear the poem I wrote for my granddaughter’s first birthday. It’s called Finding Day. What will you find on this one precious day?2013-12-2204 min
Poetry and Inspiration PodcastNovember 2011 — Sibling Bullying — Cynthia GustavsonTune in to hear a poem about sibling bullying. How did your sisters and brothers treat you? Did your parent intervene? What can be done?2013-12-2204 min
Poetry and Inspiration PodcastOctober 2011 — Sick-a-War Tree — Cynthia GustavsonListen to the story of the sick-a-war tree of Middleville. Are you sick of war, fighting, hatred? Listen in!2013-12-2208 min
Poetry and Inspiration PodcastAugust 2011 — Merry Mary at the Fair — Cynthia GustavsonThis is a children’s story I wrote using dozens of homonyms. See how many you can find.2013-12-2206 min
Poetry and Inspiration PodcastSeptember 2011 — I Want to Play the Drums — Cynthia GustavsonThis is a story full of onomatopoeia, writing down the sounds I hear. Enjoy! Try writing down your favorite sounds.2013-12-2208 min
Poetry and Inspiration PodcastJuly 2011 — July Fireflies — Cynthia GustavsonListen to the story of the “Firefly Who Wanted to be a Fire Fighter.” It is a children’s story I wrote for the month of July, written using alliteration of the letter “f.” It asks, “What is your dream?”2013-12-2206 min
Poetry and Inspiration PodcastJune 2011 — Day Lilies — Cynthia GustavsonTune in to hear my poem, The Whole-Day-Life-of-A Lily, about how day lilies live their entire life in one day’s sun cycle. How does that relate to your life, and where you are in the cycle?2013-12-2205 min
Poetry and Inspiration PodcastMay 2011 — The Month of May — Cynthia GustavsonListen to a children’s poem I wrote called “I Can’t Stay Inside on a May Day.” I discuss what the month of May brings as well as the conflict with the end of school.2013-12-2204 min
Poetry and Inspiration PodcastApril 2011 — Spring and Tulips — Cynthia GustavsonListen to Cynthia reading a poem about Tulip Lulu, a children’s poem about spring and new beginnings.2013-12-2205 min
Poetry and Inspiration PodcastMarch 2011 — The Blustery Bullying Wind — Cynthia GustavsonListen to a children’s poem about how the March wind feels like a bully, and the discussion about bullying.2013-12-2205 min
Poetry and Inspiration PodcastFebruary 2011 — Inner Strength — Cynthia GustavsonHow do we cultivate inner strength when the world is exploding around us? Listen as I read my poem, “Under Nature’s Wing,” and discuss finding that strength and freedom to follow your own chosen path.2013-12-2205 min
Poetry and Inspiration PodcastDecember 2012 — Christmas Red — Cynthia GustavsonTune in and hear Cynthia read a poem about Christmas and the color red. What does Christmas mean to you?2013-12-2204 min