TCC Storytime

Once upon a time in T’ai Chi Chih Land there was a rocking motion at daybreak. And the bird flapped its wings. The people cooked a big meal for breakfast and ran around the platter in serving everybody, then ran around the platter with variation. Heard off in the distance was the resonant tone of the big bass drum. The children, knowing that the circus was coming, ran towards the sound: one daughter on the mountain, the other daughter in the valley. They all came back carrying the ball, pushing and pulling it and having a great time, bringing in the energy.

They ran over to the taffy machine, and started pulling taffy. They pulled like anchor taffy, circles taffy, and perpetual motion taffy. They noticed that in the back of the machine there was a pulley. All the children started working the pulley, pulling up the light at the top of the head, and then down to the light at the temples. The sky darkened and they noticed the passing clouds, and made beautiful healing sounds to help brighten the day again. At the end of the day, they settled down in their cosmic consciousness pose; and slept happily ever after.

– Art Herman
Santa Barbara, CA