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Interesting Thoughts “The shortest distance between two people is a story.” — Patti Digh “Stories live in your blood and bones, follow the seasons, and light candles on the darkest night.”                                                                                                                                  — Patti Davis Some thoughts A memory untold slowly fades; a memory shared becomes a story. We carry our ancestors not in our blood alone, but in their words. Storytelling is not about recall — it is about meaning. Question What’s a memory you’ve shared so often it has become more story than fact? Please share that memory with us in the comments.. ...

  Somethings to think about: A story is not only what is told — it is what is remembered. The listener shapes it as much as the teller. Every family has “that one story” that gets told again and again. Pay attention to it — it is carrying a truth your people want to keep alive. Folktales endure because they give us permission to imagine beyond the ordinary. Sometimes a fairy tale is the most honest way to speak about life. Quotes from others “Stories are a communal currency of humanity.” — Tahir Shah “Those who tell the stories rule the world.” — Hopi Proverb A Question for YOU What is the one story from your childhood that still echoes in your life today?