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  “Fairy tales are more than true: not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten.” — G.K. Chesterton “Myth is the public dream, and dream is the private myth.” — Joseph Campbell Thoughts: Folk tales are survival kits disguised as entertainment. The old stories are not old — they are timeless. We turn to fairy tales not to escape reality, but to understand it. A Question for you:  What story did you love as a child that still holds meaning today?

“I am my mother’s daughter, and the drums of her heart are within me.” — Rupi Kaur  “The stories we tell literally make the world. If you want to change the world, you need to change your story.” — Michael Margolis In every culture, women have carried stories at the hearth, the bedside, the kitchen table. Women’s stories often survive in whispers before they become public truths. When a woman tells her story, she claims her power. A  Question for you: What’s a story you inherited from a woman in your family? If you want to, you can share it in the comments.

What others have said: “Listening is an act of love.                                                                                                                                                                  Dave Isay “To listen is to lean in, softly, with a willingness to be changed by what we hear.”                                                                                  ...

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?