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Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2004 04:25:10 -0500
MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Some folks keep hidden their tales of abuse. Some folks keep secret their story about overcoming. Some stories give strength to a person while other hurt or destroy their self esteem, yes. So I'm wondering why people keep stories, or more so, how stories effect them - positive or negative. -----Original Message----- From: Laura Simms [mailto:storydevi@earthlink.net] Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2004 2:47 AM To: David Cc: HEALINGSTORY@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU Subject: Re: [HEALINGSTORY] Healing Story Question What an interesting question. What made you think about this... it seems to me that there are stories, and ways of telling these stories, that open us up and wean us from fixed tales we tell ourselves. These fixed tales, sometimes ingested so insidiously and secretly that we are totally ruled by them without remembering that we have constructed them and believe in them. The tales that unravel the fixation, awaken awareness, provide ceaseless alternatives and disturb the habits of comfortable self destruction. And then there are tales that shut us down or merely entertain us so that we are not penetrated at all and can hold firm our own opinions and fears, etc.. where concept meets concept - there are also secret tales that need to do their work and demand time and process as they ripen and refresh with image and unnerving dream or a kind of needed pleasure of unfolding journey knowledge. these may remain within for a long time marinating before being told. is this what you were thinking about. Laura ------------------------------- To Unsubscribe from Healingstory send the message: unsubscribe healingstory to: listserv@maelstrom.stjohns.edu ------------------------------- | ||