Stories of refuge, healing, homecoming, and connection to inspire you, nurture you and boost you up, the way your grandmother (Tata, Sitty, Bubba, Abuela, Safta, Babushka, Oma) would.
Stories give us a compass to travel an unknown road to our desired destination. What stories have shaped your compass? How have you travelled the unknown road? What have you learned in the way?
“All the hearts of the people are my identity so take away my passport.” (Mahmoud Darwish, Palestinian poet). Get to know a little about me so that you have a context for the stories that I tell and we create a place of belonging and community together.
How do you change your perspective? How do you react when you do that? Have you been surprised? Shocked? Relieved? How was the perspective shift changed your journey?
How do you handle yourself when you literally fall in front of other people? And you keep falling no matter how hard you try not to. Do you feel shame? Do you avoid being around others because of that? Falling is not just a physical act- it’s also part of life. How do you get up and carry on with a pep in your step? Who has taught you? Who has inspired you?
I reflect on lessons I learned from my father who what would have been his 68th birthday. What wisdom can you glean when you take a small step on your journey?
Life is tough and throws things at us that we never signed up for, but what has such unwanted experiences brought you as a gift? Were you surprised by what it revealed about you and taught you?
How do you know when it is time to make a change in your life? How do you do it? Does it seem murky and messy? Well, it is! Welcome to the rest of humanity and you are not alone. Read about my reflection on listening TJ others stories as they figure out how to take the first baby step towards change.
