Finding Your "Howl"

In his article entitled "Finding Your Howl" Jonathon Flaum tells how one is able to find their own voice, or howl, through two stories. In the one story, Flaum recalls a 5th grade peer who wrote a 10-page short story that served as a commentary on life. In this story, there is a tiger who attempts to escape his cage by jumping out the top. He succeeds, only to find himself in another cage at another zoo. The point Flaum wants us to draw from this is that this situation of imprisonment dwells inside of us and will follow us wherever we go unless we get rid of our old, comfortable life to make room for the new.

Here is an audio clip where I read this Ralph Waldo Emerson quote: "To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and to endure the betrayal of false friends. To appreciate beauty; to find the bes tin others; to leave the world a bit better whether by a healthy child, a garden patch, or a redeemed social condition; to know that even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded." and explain why I like it so much. This audio clip hosted on my tumblr which can be found here.