I’ve found my storytelling soul sister. Or one of them, at least.
Her name is Lisa Congdon. The title of her book is You Will Leave a Trail of Stars.
It’s a book filled with inspiration and wisdom, but the passage below is the one I adore most.
I often say that the most important audience for every story you tell is you.
Storytelling need not involve a microphone, a stage, or even other people. If you’re simply finding and telling stories about your life to yourself, the benefits will be enormous.
Truly.
Lisa Congdon would seem to agree.
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“Sometimes we walk through life under the illusion that we aren’t enough – that our life experience is too boring, too uninteresting, too ridden with mistakes, or too shameful and that we don’t deserve success or happiness. But what if we changed the story we told ourselves? What if we began to own the idea that all of our life experiences make us wiser, more enlightened, more compassionate, and more judicious, not less so? Owning and valuing your experience – no matter how unconventional – is some of the most important work we can do.”
― Lisa Congdon, You Will Leave a Trail of Stars
