“The shortest distance between two people is a story”
Patti Digh
Taking the time to connect to others by listening to their story would help us understand each other a lot more. Many of us started at the same place and perhaps took divergent paths. It is interesting to think if not for that one difference, we might have ended up at the same place.
Hear, hear. Add in some good food too. Stories and meals make the world go round.
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Oh, how I love a good story shared over a meal, Ally! Thank you.
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So many of my best friendships began with a question and a story. Great one-liner!
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Mine, too, Dan. I am also finding that people with opposing views – well, we often walked a similar path. We just ended up experiencing different things.
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Listening seems to be a dying art, as does debate!
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It does and we all have a deep desire to be heard, don’t we?
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I fear there are more and more across the world who are never, and will never be, heard.
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And that is why perhaps we need to be their voice.
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So long as we speak their words and not the words we think they should be speaking!
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Exactly, Peter.
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Oh Maggie, you have no idea how much I needed to see that quote today! Touches my heart & soul.
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I am so glad it touched you as it did me. It really resonates with me and my desire to find connection points.
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Beautiful thought.
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I think so, too Sadje.
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What a wonderful quote! I’m with Ally, add some food and we’re exactly where we should be!
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Our ancestors’ tables were often much larger!
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Reblogged this on J-Dubs Grin and Bear It and commented:
Maggie knocked it out of the park with this one y’all. Sharing the goodness of telling our stories.
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Thanks for the reblog, Jill. 💕
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You’re welcome 🙂
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That’s just a wonderful way of looking at life 💜💜
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You found another great quote, Maggie.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Pete, I am taking an online class with Patti. She has a wealth of knowledge.
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