Welcome to my Blog!
Thanks for joining me on this brand new adventure!
I’ve decided I want a deeper connection with others.
But I’ve also come to realise that it’s not about waiting for others to come to me.
That was my old pattern.
Now I need to share more of me.
in a variety of settings.
But share a piece of me?
Tell you my story?
I’d rather have a root canal.
I teach the importance of creating a safe space for story,
for opening to sharing, and to listening.
I teach that only in sharing can we experience a true connection.
And I teach it because I need to learn it.
I’ve been very successful at avoiding sharing my own story.
Hiding it even.
So it’s time to walk my talk.
My friend Lynn sent me a copy of an article by Henning Mankell called:
The Art of Listening. The author tells this story:
Two men were talking about a friend who had recently died.
One of the men said: “I was visiting him at his home and he was telling me
an amazing story about his childhood. It was a long story and when night came,
we decided I should return the next day to hear the end of the story.
But, when I arrived the following day, he was dead.”
Both men were silent for a long while. Finally the other man spoke:
“ That’s not a good way to die – before you’ve told the end of your story.”
I love this powerful little story. It triggered something in me.
I saw the story as a reminder, and an invitation to share.
To share parts of my own story that I have hidden or buried,
or even quietly dismissed. They may be old childhood memories or
gentle reflections on my day, and anything and everything in-between.
So let me ask you: How much of your own story are you sharing with others?
This blog is an open invitation to share.
It’s an exploration with you dear reader/listener.
May we open and share our stories, our lives, with each other.
And in the sharing build true connection.
It is the best way I know to celebrate our beautiful humanity.
So here’s my invitation.
Let’s start together.
