...thought line has been about two experience I had when I was responsible to lead two groups.
On one day is was a group telling the story of their life in ten minutes in terms of how they have connected, or not, to religion or religious humans.
Another day it was a group who shared the story of their lives in terms of how they messed up - usually with the help of others.
Both group experiences have left behind a finger print on my soul.
Dwelling there, in that special place where we need touching, are a wondrous experiences from purely listening to stories.
It was like having a 'ten minute Level Five'.
These are the words I scrawled in my little book about the experiences::
powerful
liberating
releasing
gripping
movie-like
enticing
opening
developing
beautiful
"When we tell stories,
we touch hearts.
If we talk about theories
and speak about ideas,
the mind may assimilate them
but the heart remains untouched.
It is the story of a specific person
that is the way to the heart."
Jean Vanier.
