Life is a treasure hunt for story. We’re constantly searching for symbolic dramas that are relevant to our own, ones that run parallel and fill in the missing gaps of our adventures. We are the story tellers of the world. Human connections are deeply natured in the field of story.
Story plays upon our mind like a symphony activating different feeling tones and fancies from both within time and without. When we join Great Story we align our lives with evolutionary forces that carry us beyond old agendas and into new ways of being. We hitch ourselves to the coat tales of the truly great and in turn are carried along by the rhythm of that greatness.
Story is a time release capsule. It works deep within us as a potent structuring force. It is the oldest form of teaching and the basic vehicle of transmission of culture from one generation to the next. Before the invention of writing all human knowledge was conveyed from generation to generation by storytellers who were the sacred minstrels and wise ones of the people.
Unfortunately today, many have lost this knowledge of deep meaningful stories. Our stories have become too small – they are not big enough to provide opportunity for growth into the full potential of our becoming. As a result we are wedded to tales of trivia. Sometimes in moments of despair or grief our stories seem empty of meaning, unable to carry us through our times of deepest need. If we can remember to surround ourselves with great vessels of transformative story then its grace will carry us through our wounded moments gifting us with a deeper journey filled with patterns of connection and meaningful engagements.
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