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A Story to Stand On
We each create a story of the self that begins with our birth story, and then continues with what we remember, speak, and write about our own lives. We decide throughout this process what we want our lives to include and what kind of a legacy we want to leave behind, and then we are challenged to act on this story — to become who we say we are.
In those moments when you are listening to the story of yourself, what do you reclaim?
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Readers' Responses:
"Like almost everyone, I feel I'm still creating the story of myself, and that many pieces of my character development are still yet to be written in their final form! I reclaim the right to continue expanding, to continue being surprised, to continue evolving, and I reject the notion that I must, now in my 40s, be "complete.""
Anonymous " I used to be brave...bold...fearless. These days, I think before I speak, pause before I move. Perhaps this slowing down has kept me out of trouble, but trouble was what used to give me energy and hope. Trouble made my heart beat faster, my vision bright-white with anticipation.
The passage of time, the bruising, the scarring...have caused me to almost forget who I was. What I was. How I was. I remember that girl, that young woman, with awe and respect. She was amazing! She stood between a rifle and her dog and said, "No." She knew that God was bigger than anyone would say...so she began saying it. She stepped away from the cruel words and hands, from conventional safety...and followed God-in-her-heart. She was amazing!
I remember her...I welcome her home...I honor her."
mbaileyk@sbcglobal.net "In the moments when I am listening to - or reading - the story of myself, I reclaim the possibilities that I thought were lost forever because of my unhappy childhood. I realize that in writing a new story of Me, I can get all of that back, and start over. What freedom!"
Anonymous
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