…Ray Charles was shot down / But he got up…
-Van Morrison
What family stories do your kids know?
What stories do you remember from your grandparents?
Which grandparent stories do you think your grandchildren should know?
These are important questions simply because knowing the family narrative is a key to resilience in children and young adults…and likely all of us.
Continue reading Story of Stories #2 - ResilienceYou can read a prettier version of this on Medium. Please ‘Clap’ if you do.
[This article is, also, available on Medium. If you read there, I would appreciate some Claps. Thanks.]
There’s a lot of focus on stories now. Ads or pitches must tell a story…or so the story goes.
I’m uninterested in the story Pepsi tells you or in learning how to craft such stories.
I am interested in the stories that your grandmother told you.
I’m interested in the stories you choose to tell to friends and family because, without understanding exactly why, they feel important.
This is the first in a series of posts that aim to tell the Story of these Stories. I begin with the genesis of my love of storytelling. Continue reading The Story of Story #1
My own tale of a life disrupted and rebuilt and the roots of my fascination with meaning, myth and story are told on my story-trading site, OutInUnder:
My Life in Stories: Intro to the ‘Story of Stories’ Conversation
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