Author Archives: Becky Dingle

About Becky Dingle

I was born a Tarheel but ended up a Sandlapper. My grandparents were cotton farmers in Laurens, South Carolina and it was in my grandmother’s house that my love of storytelling began beside an old Franklin stove. When I graduated from Laurens High School, I attended Erskine College (Due West of what?) and would later get my Masters Degree in Education/Social Studies from Charleston Southern. I am presently an adjunct professor/clinical supervisor at CSU and have also taught at the College of Charleston. For 28 years I taught Social Studies through storytelling. My philosophy matched Rudyard Kipling’s quote: “If history were taught in the form of stories, it would never be forgotten.” Today I still spread this message through workshops and presentations throughout the state. The secret of success in teaching social studies is always in the story. I want to keep learning and being surprised by life…it is the greatest teacher. Like Kermit said, “When you’re green you grow, when you’re ripe you rot.”

Simple Spirituality

Dear Reader: I love sometimes to look back on earlier blogs or sometimes they just pop up when I go “surfing on the internet.” Yesterday I found a little story/incident I had written about a few years back but then … Continue reading

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“Those Darn Car Keys” and other aging Problems

Dear Reader: Ambika knows me so well after all these years of being blog-buddies and posts-connected…particularly my flawed “If it can be lost I can lose it” segment on life. She received a downright funny episode on aging and forgetfulness … Continue reading

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Our Own Mobile Blueprints for Life

Dear Reader: I had another epiphany yesterday, after all our recent discussion on taking time to drink in segmented “swallows” of knowledge consistently, while not wasting the precious waters of knowledge by allowing it to overflow…with nowhere to go. I … Continue reading

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Getting to the Heart of the Matter

Dear Reader: Saturday as I walked down Old Country Club road…I smiled when I got to the end and saw the hearts (flag) in front of the last house before the dead end. Goodness…before we know it Valentines will be … Continue reading

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Rainy Days and …Sundays?

Dear Reader: It was Karen Carpenter who sang about “Rainy Days and Mondays always got her down.” But Sundays? Yesterday actually made me happy…in the sense of content to snuggle in and just enjoy the rainy day. The gardener in … Continue reading

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Staying Young by Staying Open to New Ideas and Possibilities

  Dear Reader: I emailed Anne yesterday and told her that the story in the blog today centered around the central theme of hot tea and its symbolism to learning… Would she mind letting me use one of her teacup … Continue reading

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Resurrecting our Thoughts and Actions

Dear Reader: Isn’t this resurrection fern on the oak tree gorgeous? I saw it on my walk last Thursday.  My own little resurrection fern, lodged in my Bradford tree, bit the dust, during the snow/ice storm. (And no, I did … Continue reading

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Another “Lil Tink” Mystery Solved

  Dear Reader: Half-awake I slowly walked down the stairs yesterday morning into my “Happy Room.” I blinked my eyes slowly and then rubbed them…the beautiful lights from the early morning sun’s rays, peeking through the shutters, created a dazzling … Continue reading

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“What? Already?”

Dear Reader: Maybe it is just this time of year…or the fact that a lot of changes and unforeseen circumstances have taken place since New Year’s Eve…but I find myself wondering about time and remembering mother and my aunts lamenting … Continue reading

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Every Day is a Winding Road…

Dear Reader: Another beautiful day yesterday (didn’t start out that way but ended up that way)…a perfect day to extend my walks from my neighborhood of Miler to adjoining neighborhood… Tea Farm next “door.” And speaking of doors…this was my … Continue reading

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