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Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2001 02:09:36 +0000
Julie "Jukey" wrote: Dear Trudy, I can't tell you the signifance that pain serves in yours' or anyone else's life. I can share that somewhere in the recesses of your conscious the answers or present and waiting to let you hear. Think about creating a story as told by Trudy to tell her what is the significance of pain in her life. If, for example, pain says, "Trudy, I don't know what I'm doing in your life. You tell me the story that got me in it." Or, maybe pain says, "Trudy, tell me a story about how you allow me, pain to be of a service to you, that you don't like." The above may sound silly and that is okay. Silly stories are stories too. My point is I learned more about myself, and during my years of counseling, other people began to discover that they could control the "willy-nilly" emergence of their "yuck." When, through the use of storytelling, short 1 person plays, etc. they saw the purposes and power that they gave their "yuck," they also discovered that they could take those pieces of their power back. Hence....some of the yuck faded. I view Storytelling, mine and other peoples power comes from the joint efforts of the Teller and Listner. If I don't like a persons story or the way the Teller told it, I also use these as opportunities to learn something about me. Sometimes what I learn is that the story, the Teller and/or both showed me something that I may not like about me....and or anyone. As a Teller and Listner, I determine the "what," "how," ect. The Power level of the Story's impact, type of Power, etc. that I've allowed it to have on me. As I know that you well know Trudy, you and all of us are capable of doing this for ourselves. I bet you do it more than you realize.....so, consider giving yourself 10 pats on the back for having more understanding of Trudy that she knows she has. Also, consider creating and telling a Trudy a story about her wisdom, understanding and compassion. Love, Peace, Joy, Julie K. SOULSjourney-meaning we're all Souls on our journey through human reality to heal, hurt, heal, grown and grown and grown. > Dear List, > My name is Trudy Terry. I have been a storyteller in > many settings for a long time. Currently because of > medical problems I am housebound. Story has been > healing in many relationships in my life. Now I am > looking for stories to help heal my body and show me > how to get on with my life. I know very little so I > will be a listener on this list for the most part. > > Right now I am thinking about the story of the wild > swan princes and their sister who suffered so to free > them from the curse. The pain she was willing to > endure to set them free was signifigant. What > signifigance does pain play in our lives? > > Trudy Terry > > > ===== > Love mercy, do justice, walk humbly with thy God. > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail. > http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ | ||