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Website of Dr. Tyra Manning, author of memoir Where the Water Meets the Sand. See info on Where the Water Meets the Sand book, speaking engagements and more.

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Celebrating Our Precious Hands

October 26, 2017 Leave a Comment

My musical blog yesterday focused on a sculpture of my left hand that I made recently. I have always loved hands. As a small child, the image of God’s hands was prevalent in the books given to us at the beginning of each term in our Sunday school classes. Our hands reveal so much about us: our age, our race and, for some, the kind of work we do. PaPa, my mother’s father, had hands that were large, strong, ruddy and gnarled but, at the same time, gentle and loving when he prayed and played … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: art, clay, hands, memories, Menninger, Rodin, sculpting, sculpture, The Menninger Clinic

Musical Memories: Put Your Hand in the Hand

October 25, 2017 Leave a Comment

I’ve always been fascinated by hands; they reveal so much about an individual’s character. In fact, I often make a point of tightly clasping the hands of those I first meet, discreetly glancing down to check out the unique pattern of wrinkles, scars, callouses or arthritic bends etched in their skin. These imperfections offer an amazing view into the kind of life that person has lived. This fascination with hands goes back many years, to when I was a patient at The Menninger Clinic. As part … [Read more...]

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An Update On My Blog – A Brief Hiatus

October 21, 2020 Leave a Comment

It goes without saying that this year has been full of many ups and downs, and unfortunately a few … [Read More...]

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Fall One-Year Anniversary Book Sale from She Writes Press

October 15, 2020 By tyramanning Leave a Comment

I recently shared a review that my book, Your Turn: Ways to Celebrate Life Through Storytelling, was … [Read More...]

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