“You’re never going to kill storytelling because it’s built into the human plan. We come with it.”
– Margaret Atwood
Stories have incredible power
Defining how we engage with the world
Affecting how we relate to one another
Wielding the power of life and death
Bringing us joy and fear and purpose
Stories are what we choose to repeat
From one generation to the next
Boxing us in or calling us forward
Deceiving us with impossible fantasy
Or pushing us out toward what’s possible
Stories shape reality.
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The experience was transformative, life-giving, and incredibly helpful for my personal and professional life. It reminded me how much I don’t know, and how important it is to always be learning.
It’s something I plan on doing again in 2020… maybe two a month this time 🙂
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