the terey summers podcast

I did a double take of a friends face book post. It presented his truth, that forgiving himself might be the hardest thing he had ever tried to do.

Uhhhhhhh. I was frozen for a few seconds. I guess I may have trouble forgiving myself too.

How about you? Join us in this conversation, full of F words.

Forgiveness. Now, that's an F word for ya.

Serving up some deep thankfulness, straight from the heart.

The Day after tomorrow we will celebrate Thanksgiving 2021. In great part that was the prompt for this series we are in, titled, A Series Of Thankfulness; Family & Friends, Creative & Courageous. In a nutshell, some of the big things I have been lending my braincells to think on are my friendships, my family, the creative, and the courageous. There is one person prominent in my mind and on my heart that embodies all four of these. It's my niece Camryn. A beauty through and through, if there ever was a time to give her a platform, its this month, this year, and this Tuesday with Terey. Or Bobo as she would say. 

She is a special one, oh so very very special to me. My friend, My family, creative and courageous. Thats Camryn. My Camy-Apple. 

"Perhaps I may yet die with my boots on." Wild Bill Hickock said that. I didn't know him personally, but my guess is that he meant something kinda like, if he were blessed enough in life he would leave this earthly place someday, doing what he loved to do, living the way he loved to live. It just might be a charge for us all. Grab those boots, y'all.

My guests on this episode are brothers and I do know them. I knew them in HIghschool, and only well enough to know that they were good guys. And good guys they were and good men they are. Thanks to social media, we have connected again, and I have been welcomed by their warmth into their fold. 

These two brothers, along with a band of others, can say they are living with their "boots on". Join us for a wild adventurous look at living wilding authentic, and loving the wild at heart that exists within longing to be set free. 

The month of November is one of my favorite months. I start feeling like I have come into my own once October arrives, and by November I really settle in as the fall of fall feels like a comfy pair of jeans and a sloppy cable knit sweater with flip flops.  But November is also one of my favorite months because of our Thanksgiving holiday, and the narrowing focus it brings me around to, a nudge to look closer at all and for all I am thankful for. This month I have a series that has formed in and around this thankfulness that  will unfold each Tuesday this month.

I am thankful for so much, but in particular, this year I feel extra love and gratitude for my friends, family, creativity and courage. This very podcast came to be because of all of those things, friends, family, creativity and courage. I would be remiss if I didn't throw some attention and love the way of my friend Brian Cole and our episode together.

Brian was my first guest and is as close as it gets to family without the blood factor. As far as friends go, he is long suffering and a friend through and through. His creativity sharpens mine, and with Brian cheering me on as he does, courage roars within me like a lion. Cowardly on my own most of the time, but still.

Enjoy this episode as I harken back to celebrate my creative partner, Brian Cole. I am very thankful for him.

There's nothing like a good friend who is a gold mine of thoughts and wisdom and experience. Listen in on the second visit by David Patrick Stucky. He shares about creativity as a life source, and his is unbridled. 

In the wake of the loss of my friend Nikki, I have been stirring over a comment and a charge she put forth in a video that was made before she died. She commented that she was showing up for herself. I got the phrase, but what on earth did it mean? She added to that, a charge for all who viewed this video, and that was to be intentional with our lives. Being intentional and showing up for oneself have to be blood relatives. This episode is all about what Nikki unearthed in me, and it's just the start of the conversations we will likely have, here on the podcast.

I wish you were here Nikki. I have questions for you.

Thank you.

Tim Tackett was my High School drama teacher. He was smarter than smart. He still is. I don't think I realized until I had worked professionally in theatre, the gold mine I had in his instruction and direction as a 14 year old, young budding actress. The dude knows what he's talking about.

And all while he is managing a rather talented group of high school aged theatre students, he was being invited to instruct in material arts circles all around the world. A house hold name of sorts in and beyond the martial arts circles, Tackett knew his stuff and still does.  

He is one fascinating person, and I still feel honored that I hung with him for four years of my formative life. I am grateful beyond measure.

Treat yourself to a little under an hour of conversation with a wonderfully captivating man. 

Not too far back, in a previous episode I spent time with one amazingly inspirational person. Nicole Brown, Nikki, Megans mom, Wonder Woman, you pick one, she knows her true name. She is the daughter of God. This past Wednesday, Nikki traded her just under two year painful match with Ovarian Cancer, for the eternity with God she new was waiting for her. 

Listen if you didn't the first posting. Listen again to let your heart be warmed and moved.

Goodbye for now Nikki. Till we meet again. 

High kicks, Toy Soldiers, and Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. There's but one thing I can imagine that has those things in common, and one of them is here today. Iconic for decades, The Radio City Rockettes are synonymous to NYC as the Empire State Building. My friend Heather Langham has been living out her childhood dream for 12 seasons as a Rockette, bringing holiday cheer to thousands upon thousands. It doesn't get any better than that. Enjoy your time visiting and let the jingle of the holiday season tease you. It's just around the corner.