I’ve been thinking a lot recently on the power of stories.
Every one of us is living out our own story. We are putting pen to paper as we live the day to day, make decisions, set forth on adventures, find love, lose love, and find love once again in something unexpected. Every now and then, I’ll look back on the chapters in my life story and reminisce of fond memories, remind myself of lessons learned, and plot the high points and lows. This is all done so that I can ensure that when my life story is complete it can be looked upon as something rich with meaning, adventure, joy, and fulfilling relationships.
This story would be no fairytale, however, it would be real and raw, exposing the low points where poor decisions were made, pain was felt, and experiences of self-doubt, inadequacy, and vulnerability overcame myself. When I think about sharing my story with others, these are always the chapters that I want to keep to myself because of the pain and shame that is evoked during those times. However, as hard as these memories may be to share with others, these are where I allow others to peer into the caverns of my soul, helping people to learn through my own experience. That makes my story powerful.
We all have a story. It may not be like the tale of Frodo Baggins of Lord of the Rings or Jake Sully in Avatar but it doesn’t mean our story isn’t any less important to relay to others. Each of us holds a powerful story and it is when we communicate this that we see this power our life story can exhibit.
We are all storytellers. Let us all be storytellers and change lives through sharing the stories that are written inside our hearts.
DOPE! DOPE! DOPE blog entry man! It’s crazy because I was just thinking the same thing. You put it well when you said:
“This is all done so that I can ensure that when my life story is complete it can be looked upon as something rich with meaning, adventure, joy, and fulfilling relationships.”
I hope that when my time has come to depart, I too can look back and say “I’ve done everything I possibly could to make a difference”
This is the story I have written inside my heart to raise awareness and end GLOBAL HUNGER w/ @Gatorade @acfusa @NFL : http://www.actionagainsthunger.org/g-movement/miles-craigwell
I completely agree. I was thinking about this the other day as well. We all have such powerful stories! I would love to go around the world to hear people’s story if I had the time. They would all be so different, but I bet you we would be touched by everyone’s story. =]
Well said. You are my cousin…Bonnie is my Mom. There is a lot of history, it shapes us all. The trick is to grow from it instead of using it as an excuse or as a crutch.
You are shining, rock on!
Diane
Brett: This is truly inspiring. Letting othere “peer into the caverns of our soul” is a challenge that is beautifully written, albeit hard to put into action… Good for you for setting this example!
Hi Brett,
I’m a huge fan of you from watching survivor:Samoa. I really love what you wrote up there and it was really deep! You’re totally right!
Actually,I’m only 14 and Im from hong kong,but my family moved to live in Israel…
You sortta inspired me and you are a great role model….