We invite you to respond to the story invitation that closes this chapter. With your permission, these little stories will be posted on the website for 30 days after our receiving them. Depending on the volume of response, we cannot guarantee all submissions will be immediately posted, but it is our intent to share many different voices responding to the same question. This is a place for honoring the voice of humanity; please write respectfully of your experiences and the people who have shared them. You have a contribution limit of 200 words in this dialogue box.

Learning to listen with the ear in the heart enhances our ability to become a Storycatcher. By making agreements about sharing conversation and the responsibility for listening, we help to hold the story space. Recognizing the need for deliberate conversation in place of speaking merely to hear the sound of one's voice increases the power of story for all participants. And writing takes the power of story onto the page, where we can practice the narrative of our lives, looking for what has heart and meaning.

When did you claim the right to speak or write your own life?
Let's start there.
Tell me that story.

Insert your story here...and please remember there is a 1500 character (approximately 200 word) limit. Thank you.