Laurie McLaughlin
My life has been an evolution of dreams -
As a teenager, growing up in Cleveland, Ohio I decided what I wanted to do more than anything was to eat, sleep, breathe and live theatre - not onstage but backstage. I worked backstage on my first community theatre production when I was fifteen. By the time I was thirty, I had reached the pinnacle of my technical theatre career as the Production Manager of the three theatre, fifty-two million dollar Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center. I've worked with dozens of famous people, done opera, ballet, musical theatre, classics, dramas and comedies- I figure I've had my hand in over five hundred different productions and loved every second of it.
Back in Cleveland, in my thirties, my dream evolved to a fascination with archiving and research and narrowed from an interest in researching aviation, to women in aviation (working for the International Women's Air and Space Museum) to the life and disappearance of Amelia Earhart, to the men in Amelia's life, especially her husband, George Palmer Putnam. I have recently finished the historical novel called A Hero's Husband: The Memoirs of George Palmer Putnam.
I am writing for a website called www.allexperts.com on the subject of Buddhism. I write also for www.helium.com and am working on a musical on the relationship of Amelia Earhart and George Putnam with music and lyrics written by Claudia Schmidt.
Now my dreams are evolving into ones of a more spiritual nature. I have become fascinated by religions, especially the Gnostics, am totally fascinated with reincarnation and have become deeply involved practitioner of Mahyana Buddhism, for the past eight years, having taken several Empowerments, including the Kalachakra Highest Yoga Tantric Empowerment with Ven. Kirti Tsenshab Rinpoche.
To be able to share these dreams and experiences in words with the world is extremely exciting.
Latest Articles
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Quickhit - Online Football Game - How to play Tips and updates
Quickhit Football - Free online game improves with new update for more excitement and fun. Plus get tips to improve your own game
Jan 4, 2011
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Play Quickhit Online Football. Coach Your Own NFL Team to Victory
Quickhit football brings authentic football action to the internet with a coaching strategy roll playing type game where players manage their own NFL team.
Dec 27, 2010
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Spirituality and Religious Beliefs in the Wizard of Oz Movie
Many of the great world religions and spiritual paths of our day find truths embedded in the timeless movie classic The Wizard of Oz.
Dec 2, 2010
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Cleveland, Ohio Attractions
Cleveland's unique history has created a city where visitors can experience glorious gardens, famous gangsters and aviators and of course Rock and Roll on a shoestring.
Mar 16, 2010
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Stand-up Comic Eddie Izzard - His Life and Work
How growing up has shaped the comedy of Eddie Izzard to be rich not just with wit but wisdom
Mar 6, 2010
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Deciding to Become A Buddhist
When one believes one is truly ready to follow the Buddhist path as a their religion, one's next step is to take the Refuge Vows
Sep 3, 2007
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Colonel Roscoe Turner
From the days of the Barnstorming Era, there emerged perhaps the greatest combination daredevil, racing, showman pilot that ever lived
Aug 27, 2007
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Choosing the Right Lancing Device
Because there are more and more types of lancing devices available, diabetics can now pick a device that best meets their needs
Aug 9, 2007
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Pilot Deaths And Air Shows
Are air races and air shows in American dangerous? Are they getting more dangerous? If so, why have them at all?
Aug 3, 2007
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The Four Noble Truths
By following Buddha Shakyamuni's four steps, it is possible to identify what causes us to suffer and train our minds to bring our suffering to an end
Jul 23, 2007
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