"Everybody is a story. When I was a child, people sat around kitchen tables and told their stories. We don’t do that so much anymore. Sitting around the table telling stories is not just a way of passing time. It is the way the wisdom gets passed along. The stuff that helps us to live a life worth remembering."-Rachel Naomi Remen
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This past week while sharing food and drink with co workers, I was reminded of the goodness of this that fills not just ones stomach but the deepest places in us.
These pictures are from months ago when visiting Fukushima, Aizu ( 鶴ヶ城)Tsuruga Castle with dear friends. At one point during dinner, the conversation turned to history of samurai and I had to have a silent giggle to myself thinking of this day as I remembered the memories. But what I've learned in reflection is these stories are meant to be shared. When we visited Aizu Tsuruga Castle we learned about the history of the place... there were stories being shared. Dinner reminded me of the importance of doing life together with others as well as sharing the stories. We are each rich with history and therefore each and of ourselves a story to be shared. Each new place we go and person we share an experience with creates a new story.
They say that helping, fixing, and serving represent three different ways of seeing life.
When you help, you see life as weak.
When you fix, you see life as broken.
When you serve, you see life as whole.
Fixing and helping may be the work of the ego, and service the work of the soul.
If this is the case, then simply sitting around a table in the company of friends, family or co workers sharing stories is a valuable thing...
If not the finest!
Stories are your offering served up to those whose company you are within.
You are making the world more whole by doing so... please tell your story!
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| love me some Japanese grandma... they have the BEST stories. |
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| it was not easy to get this photo and if you really know me... you know why! |
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