Author Archives: Jim Herbert

About Jim Herbert

I've been wanting to write my whole life. By age 45 it had amounted to nothing more than a storage locker of half full journals and a lot of unfulfilled dreams. Then Paris in the fall of 2011 happened. It was the catalyst I needed to consistently blog. At first I had a hard time hitting the publish button, but now two blog sites and over 300 posts later I'm hitting my stride. I'm also a budding speech writer. I've recently been heavily involved in the Chicago Storytelling scene and have also won the Chicago Toastmasters Area 66 International Speech Contest. Check out our website at www.emergingintojoy.com for more details about the amazing things that are happening in my life. A book or two are nearing completion. With another Paris trip on tap for Easter of 2015 I can only imagine that there are Infinite Possibilities on the horizon!!!

Three Pink Squirrels and An Old Wizard

I bet you’re wondering where in the world my mind is going after that crazy title, aren’t you? Allow me to shed some light. For the last six months or so I’ve been studying with a gentleman named Ron Young … Continue reading

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A Bottle with a Story and a Twist

At the beginning of 2021, I started writing a serial story blog for the group that I email each weekend. When I started, I had no idea that would be a eight and three-quarter chapter journey that would take me … Continue reading

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A Bottle with a Story and a Twist

For the past six months I’ve been doing a weekly story blog through my mailing address instead of posting on this blog site. Last week I started a story that I’ll be telling in chapters much like great authors of … Continue reading

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Have you Any Dreams You’d Like to Sell

Have you seen the viral video of Nathan Apodaca singing Fleetwood Mac’s Dreams while riding his longboard and drinking Cran-raspberry juice? If you haven’t seen it yet, you might be the last person left on the planet to be missing out on … Continue reading

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Riding In Place

It’s like riding a bike… That is until it isn’t like riding a bike and you can’t remember how to do it at all, but then just like that you realize that it’s still a bike but it’s a whole … Continue reading

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Building a Snowman on the 4th of July

Close your eyes for a moment and imagine the most perfect snow storm of your childhood. The one that kept you home from school. The one that came up to your knees, or maybe even your waist as you frolicked … Continue reading

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Another Friday #12 – Fishing for Halibut and Playing Croquet

 Friday, May 29th The temperature has dropped 20 degree. I slept for six hours straight for the first time in over a month. Neither of those things should be particularly newsworthy, but under current circumstances they both matter a great … Continue reading

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Another Friday #11 – Building a Box of Dirt

Last week I wrote a lengthy post about the fact that I always seem to recognize when it’s Friday even during this time of quarantine when the days run together. In that post I summarized my feelings and emotions for each of the Fridays since … Continue reading

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Another Friday – Thank God & the Helpers

Have you ever uttered the phrase “Thank God it’s Friday?” I have. According to multiple sources on the Internet, the phrase was originated by a radio DJ named Jerry Healy from Columbus, Ohio. Aside from the fact that Mr. Healy … Continue reading

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10 Things I Miss About my Former Life that I Used to Complain About

It’s Monday. I’m watching Daniel Tiger and eating oatmeal with my two-year-old daughter Emma. The episode that’s playing is one that we’ve seen dozens if not hundreds of times. Daniel meets a new friend named Elena who has braces on … Continue reading

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