core (noun):
1. the tough center of a fruit, containing its seeds
2. the dense, solid center of Planet Earth
3. the muscles of the torso, essential for balance
4. the depths of one’s being
5. the most important and essential part of something
core (noun):
1. the tough center of a fruit, containing its seeds
2. the dense, solid center of Planet Earth
3. the muscles of the torso, essential for balance
4. the depths of one’s being
5. the most important and essential part of something
This site’s name, “The Core Stories,” has held a whole lot of space. It has housed a tiny, handmade greeting card company; a wide spectrum of creative services and storytelling strategy; a personal portfolio and blog; and now, an astrology and coaching business. I might have named it after the Big Apple originally, but as I’ve uprooted and replanted myself and my work over the years, the title still seems to translate.
This is a space for getting to the core of things — to the tough center where the seeds of new growth are contained. To the solid, the essential, the heart of the stories we tell ourselves and each other.
This is a space of but/and, and asking why. A space to learn that there’s freedom in grounding, and conversely, that roots can be roving. A space to reroute and reroot in tandem.
This is a space for those hungry to reconnect with life’s lush mud and messy fruit.
The Core Stories is a space for exploring the concepts of growth and sustainability from every creative angle. It’s a space where self-development meets social advocacy, where the body has a voice, where we tend to what’s true. It’s where we dig, sow, and grow new narratives (for ourselves and our everyday ecosystems) that are rooted in heart — the kind of grounding that actually sets us all free.