Storytellers

“That you are here, that life exists and identity,

That the powerful play goes on, and you may contribute a verse.”

 Walt Whitman, from Leaves of Grass (1892)

Each of us has a story to tell, a story to share with the world. You understand that.

Poets, Artists, and Writers are in the storytelling business. And yet we all have different ways of telling and sharing our stories.

The master carpenter tells their story by carving and hanging a wooden door so well-crafted that it swings shut gently on its own. Can you see the stories in the things around you? 

The tackle shop owner sells bait, hooks, and sinkers and tells people where to fish and about the big one that got away.

The quilter tells their story by commemorating important moments from their life in bedspreads that are colourful works of art. 

Each of us has a story to tell and our own way of sharing it with the world. Stories and storytellers are everywhere.

It comes out through our words, through our work, and through simple actions of our daily life.

Listen to the stories of the people around you.

Listen with your soul.

Learn to value without judging and listen with an open heart to the beauty of each story and the importance of the storyteller.

When you hear, see or sense the underlying stories all around you, you can be transformed.

And learn to value and appreciate the story you are living now.

Awake to the storyteller within and share your story with the world.

Tell it with joy and flair.

Commit to telling it with love and passion.

Tell it through living your life fully, doing your work well, and creating the best life you can.

It’s not a competitive field. Be who you are and live being that.

If you live your life from your heart and share from your heart, your story will touch and heal people’s souls.

—
Andrew.