Inspirational power of stories
by Christine Martell on August 19, 2007
in Storytelling
I am so blessed. I get to work with the VisualsSpeak tools all the time. The absolute best part of it is hearing the stories. Have people pick photographs, and they respond with amazing stories. I get to laugh and play with people in the most incredible ways through the images. Shed an occasional tear with a few. But I never tire of it. Each session teaches me so much about how incredible people are.
Here are two stories which have touched me. Not from VisualsSpeak this time, but from two blogging colleagues. Both of them have really enhanced the power of the stories they are telling with the photographs they included. You’ll have to visit their blogs to see them, but it will be worth it.
The first is from one of the blogging challenge participants. We have been working to improve our blogs. The Indian Blogger shares a story of Dashrath Manjhi who moved a mountain, literally. You have to see what he did.
The second one is from Patti Digh. She is a colleague who teaches experiential learning techniques, particularly as they pertain to diversity through The Circle Project. I have had the pleasure of taking classes Patti teaches, and they are fantastic. Her blog is one of my favorites, and she is probably the main reason I am blogging today. She has inspired me over and over and her blog is full of stories. One of my favorite of her stories is about a man she met on a plane.
Storytelling has been used to teach since the dawn of time. Do you have any favorites to share?
Thanks Christine for telling us about this wonderful site of Patti. I think her entire blog is very inspirational.Thanks for mentioning my post also ! So nice of you.
Inspiring stuff. I like your blog a lot.
It reminds me of one incident from a programme I conducted for kids. One activity was to express themselves and what they are through something they pick up from their surroundings. One girl came up with a piece of a mirror. She simply held up the mirror as her presentation. Her statement was simple. I am what you are to me. I am reacting to you, responding to you. Quite a profound thought from a 7 year old.
Thanks Eklavya and Vidkut for the compliments. I am pleased you like the stories.
Vidyut, Aren’t kids amazing? Thanks for sharing another example and such wisdom for living