Really enjoyed this piece and your reflection on the helpful story. Where would we be without them? Storytelling as a (community) practice is deeply nourishing in many ways.
I agree that we, as humans, are most moved by true, helpful stories, by your definition, that do not hold back from revealing real vulnerability (not the buttoned up pretty & fake vulnerability). Loved your line on when you have “shared from the scars more than the wounds.”
I’ve been reflecting about this: how certain pieces of art (stories, writing, music, paintings, you name it) move us more than others, touching us at our core. It’s often unexplainable in our language why one song, for example, moved us more than the next. I generally come to the conclusion that we can feel the authenticity, the depth, the vulnerability below the surface and are more moved by ones that are your definition of helpful.
I love that and yes, totally feel this - how a piece of music has the power to touch us somewhere that is beyond words, that truths and depths lie beneath what can be our attempts at articulation. Stories and art in all its forms, it's a life saver (I mean that sincerely)
This is so helpful to read as I'm putting together a writing sample for a program I hope to be accepted! Thank you so much 💜
I'm so glad - and good luck, I hope you get accepted too, you definitely should! xx
Thank you 🙏🏾
Really enjoyed this piece and your reflection on the helpful story. Where would we be without them? Storytelling as a (community) practice is deeply nourishing in many ways.
I agree that we, as humans, are most moved by true, helpful stories, by your definition, that do not hold back from revealing real vulnerability (not the buttoned up pretty & fake vulnerability). Loved your line on when you have “shared from the scars more than the wounds.”
I’ve been reflecting about this: how certain pieces of art (stories, writing, music, paintings, you name it) move us more than others, touching us at our core. It’s often unexplainable in our language why one song, for example, moved us more than the next. I generally come to the conclusion that we can feel the authenticity, the depth, the vulnerability below the surface and are more moved by ones that are your definition of helpful.
I love that and yes, totally feel this - how a piece of music has the power to touch us somewhere that is beyond words, that truths and depths lie beneath what can be our attempts at articulation. Stories and art in all its forms, it's a life saver (I mean that sincerely)