60 Seconds for Wednesdays on Whidbey: This I Believe About Stories - Maybe You’d Like to Learn How

<p>Hello to you listening in <a href="https://www.visitspokane.com/" target="_blank">Spokane, Washington</a>!</p><p>Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds for Wednesdays on Whidbey and your host, Diane Wyzga.</p><p>“<i>I will tell you something about stories, he said</i></p><p><i>They aren’t just entertainment.</i></p><p><i>Don’t be fooled.</i></p><p><i>They are all we have, you see,</i></p><p><i>all we have to fight off</i></p><p><i>illness and death</i>.”   ~ Leslie Marmon Silko, Haida Ceremony [<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Golden-Spruce-Story-Madness-Greed/dp/0393328643" target="_blank">The Golden Spruce by John Vaillant, p. 145</a>]</p><p><a href="https://www.encyclopedia.com/history/united-states-and-canada/north-american-indigenous-peoples/haida" target="_blank">Haida Nation</a></p><p>I may be an old fashioned storyteller clinging to the oral tradition, especially when working with your narratives that function as origin stories, creation myths, messages of all kinds to be seen, heard, understood, repeated and followed, as well as cautions for the young and memories for the elders. </p><p>Why do I insist on the music of the spoken word? Because that’s where the magic happens: at the intersection of the story, the listener, and the teller’s voice with its cadence, tone, inflection, repetition, pacing, and energy.</p><p>So much gets lost in translation to the printed page. What we yearn for without even knowing it is human connection. My clients learn how to connect with their stories and with themselves to be in better service to their purpose.</p><p><strong>Question</strong>: What would you like to learn about the power of story? When you’re ready I can help.  </p><p><strong>You’re invited</strong>: “<i>Come for the stories - stay for the magic</i>!” <strong>Speaking of magic, I hope</strong> you’ll subscribe, follow, share a 5-star rating and nice review on your social media or podcast channel of choice, and join us next time! Remember to stop b